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DataPoint: Payroll Expenses on the Rise

April 2, 2025

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According to the 2025 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report, the highest percentage of dealers — 45.6—  expect their payroll expenses to go up 1-3% this year. Another 39.2% of dealers expect payroll expenses to be up 4-6%, Nearly 30% of dealers said they expect their payroll to be up 7% or more. 


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Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt is the Executive Editor of Farm Equipment and the host of Ag Equipment Intelligence’s On The Record. An award-winning writer, she worked 7 years in business-to-business trade media before joining Lessiter Media in 2012. She is a journalism graduate of Marquette University.

Contact: kschmidt@lessitermedia.com