In which sectors will skilled workers and managers earn the best salary in 2020?
What role does the subject and the region play?
A current salary report provides answers.
In 2020, too, many specialists and executives in Germany will receive
top salaries
.
Where you earn the most money depends, among other things, on the profession, the industry, the subject, the size of the company and the region.
The
2020 Salary Report provides
an overview of the
current salaries in Germany
.
In the jungle of salaries, it is difficult to keep track of things.
After studying or training, many are wondering in which professions and industries they can earn the most money.
A current salary study shows where the highest salaries * are waiting for you.
Salary 2020: earnings depend on various factors
The current salary report 2020 from the Stepstone job portal shows: In Germany,
skilled workers
and managers earn an
average of
58,800 euros a year
.
For executives, the salary averages 74,400 euros, while skilled workers without personnel responsibility get around 24,000 euros less per year.
That doesn't sound bad at first, but salaries in Germany vary a lot.
The differences between occupational groups, sectors or even regions are great, so the average of all salaries can only be a rough guide.
If you want to earn a lot, you have to get detailed information.
The decisive course is often already set when
choosing the subject and training
, as these already specify a certain professional field or even the profession.
According to this, the earning potential varies with the choice of industry, company size, state and of course professional experience and responsibility.
In order to show how much Germans earn and what factors influence their salaries, Stepstone analyzed the data of around
128,000 specialists and executives
, which were collected from October 2018 to October 2019.
We show you the result here.
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The highest salaries are possible with these subjects
If you look at the salaries of employees with a university degree, you can see very quickly which studies will earn you a lot of money later.
Medical, computer science and engineering students in particular have the edge when it comes to salaries.
space | Subject | Annual gross salary |
|---|---|---|
1 | Medicine and dentistry | 92,200 euros |
2 | law Sciences | 77,900 euros |
3 | industrial engineering | 72,400 euros |
4th | Engineering | 70,900 euros |
5 | business Informatics | 70,300 euros |
Source: Stepstone Salary Report 2020
After graduation:
starting salary - which young professionals earn the most?
This is where you earn the most money
"Keep your eyes open when choosing a career": What already applies to your studies continues later with your actual career choice.
But not only doctors, lawyers and financial specialists really come up trumps here.
You also earn good money as a consultant, banker or engineer.
space | job | Annual gross salary |
|---|---|---|
1 | doctors | 92,316 euros |
2 | Financial experts | 76,354 euros |
3 | Lawyers | 70,042 euros |
4th | banker | 65,006 euros |
5 | Engineers | 64,541 euros |
6th | Business consultant | 63,893 euros |
7th | distribution | 63,837 euros |
8th | IT | 60,545 euros |
9 | marketing | 60,424 euros |
10 | staff | 58,408 euros |
Source: Stepstone Salary Report 2020
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In these industries, high salaries attract
Anyone who has already decided on a career also determines an important factor for their salary with the industry.
Banks, the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the automotive and chemical industries are particularly attractive here with generous paychecks.
space | Branch | Annual gross salary |
|---|---|---|
1 | Banks | 69,703 euros |
2 | Pharmaceutical industry | 69,515 euros |
3 | Vehicle construction / suppliers | 68,778 euros |
4th | Chemical and petroleum processing industries | 66,972 euros |
5 | Consumer and consumer goods | 65,789 euros |
6th | Aerospace | 65,545 euros |
7th | Mechanical and plant engineering | 64,892 euros |
8th | Insurance | 64,766 euros |
9 | Medical technology | 64,556 euros |
10 | Energy and water supply / disposal | 64,300 euros |
Source: Stepstone Salary Report 2020
Salaries according to education and professional experience
When it comes to professional experience, the longer you have been working in your profession, the higher your salary will increase - regardless of your educational qualification.
It is certainly no secret that academics earn more on average than those who work in apprenticeships.
work experience | Annual gross salary for academics | Annual gross salary of non-academics |
|---|---|---|
up to 2 years | 46,093 euros | 34,443 euros |
3-5 years | 55,985 euros | 40,913 euros |
6-10 years | 68,197 euros | 48,019 euros |
11-25 years | 84,661 euros | 56,797 euros |
more than 25 years | 94,493 euros | 59,544 euros |
Source: Stepstone Salary Report 2020
Executives: This is how much you earn with personnel responsibility
Managers with personnel responsibility earn an average of 74,744 euros gross per year in Germany.
The actual salary for bosses
depends on the number of employees
who report to them: the more employees, the more responsibility - and the higher the check at the end of the month.
Number of subordinate employees | Average annual gross salary |
|---|---|
1-4 employees | 63,696 euros |
5-14 employees | 74,422 euros |
15-49 employees | 82,903 euros |
50-100 employees | 91,676 euros |
more than 100 employees | 111,719 euros |
Source: Stepstone Salary Report 2020
Salary by state: flexibility pays off
If you are looking for a job and want to earn as much as possible, you should primarily move to the south of Germany.
Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg
beckon with a strong economy
.
However, the front runner in terms of salaries is Hesse.
No wonder, because the banking metropolis of Frankfurt attracts people from the financial sector - who in turn earn good money.
space | Federal state* | Annual gross salary |
|---|---|---|
1 | Hesse | 64,335 euros |
2 | Bavaria | 62,243 euros |
3 | Baden-Württemberg | 61,677 euros |
4th | Hamburg | 59,111 euros |
5 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 58,815 euros |
6th | Rhineland-Palatinate | 55,933 euros |
7th | Bremen | 55,786 euros |
8th | Saarland | 55,692 euros |
9 | Berlin | 54,392 euros |
10 | Lower Saxony | 54,150 euros |
11 | Schleswig-Holstein | 52,563 euros |
12 | Thuringia | 48,334 euros |
13 | Saxony | 47,292 euros |
14th | Saxony-Anhalt | 46,890 euros |
15th | Brandenburg | 46,575 euros |
16 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 45,135 euros |
Source: Stepstone Salary Report 2020
Surprising:
in these regions women earn more than men
Salary according to company size: the bigger, the better
The size of the company also plays a significant role in terms of salary.
Employees in medium-sized companies earn around ten percent below the average, while employees in corporations with more than 1,000 employees are around 15 percent higher.
Number of employees | Annual gross salary | compared to the average salary |
|---|---|---|
1-500 employees | 52,869 euros | - 10% |
501-1,000 employees | 60,806 euros | + 3% |
more than 1,000 employees | 69,558 euros | + 18% |
Source: Stepstone Salary Report 2020
(as) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen central editorial network.
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