The "Salary Report 2020" names the "top earners" of the year. The gross average salary in Germany is available for comparison. Here are the new numbers.
- The gross average salary in Germany in 2020 will be around 58,800 euros.
- The StepStone Salary Report 2020 shows that.
- The salary report also provides figures on the highest paid occupations in 2020.
Salary Report 2020 provides new figures on occupations
In which job * can you expect particularly good salaries ? If you ask yourself this question, you can use the figures from the "Salary Report 2020" of the StepStone job portal, which provides an overview of the average salaries of employees in Germany - broken down by professional field, region, industry and professional experience. The " Top earners 2020 " are also listed here . The gross average salary in Germany is accordingly in 2020 at around 58,800 euros .
Another result: "In regional comparison, employees * earn above average in southern Germany . The best pay is made up of companies in Hesse . The average salary here is EUR 64,300. This is followed by employers from Bavaria (EUR 62,200) and Baden-Württemberg ( 61,700 euros). " This distribution is also reflected in the "Top 3" of the big cities. Frankfurt am Main (71,000 euros) is therefore in first place, ahead of Munich (67,400 euros) and Stuttgart (66,400 euros).
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In these "top occupations 2020" there is the most salary
According to the portal, "degree courses" are ahead for those courses of study whose graduates earn the highest salaries : " Physicians (92,200 euros) earn the highest salaries after their extensive training. Lawyers also complete a complex course of study . Legal graduates are included on average 77,900 euros. Industrial engineers (72,400 euros), whose combination of expertise in the natural sciences, technology and economics is very much in demand, are also very well paid. "
According to the 2020 Salary Report - measured by the average gross annual salary - these are the " top occupations 2020 ":
1st place | doctors | 92,300 euros |
place 2 | Financial experts | 76,400 euros |
place 3 | Lawyers | 70,000 euros |
4th place | Bankers | 65,000 euros |
5th place | Engineers | 64,500 euros |
Rank 6 | IT experts | 63,900 euros |
Source: StepStone Salary Report 2020. All salary data are given in euros. All salary figures refer to the average gross annual salary including bonuses, commissions, bonuses etc.
Industry and size of the company: effects on salary
The salary often depends on the industry . But switching to a larger company can also be worthwhile if you want to improve your salary *. For example, the salary report also shows "that larger companies pay higher salaries than smaller companies." Companies with at least 1,000 employees therefore pay their employees 69,600 euros, which is around 18 percent above the overall average. "Small and medium-sized employers with a maximum of 500 employees are around 10 percent below average at EUR 52,900."
However, according to the experts, professional experience , (academic) training or, for example, the question of whether personnel responsibility is part of the task area or not also play a role. With 74,400 euros, managers receive an average of around 24,000 euros more than specialists without personnel responsibility.
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