Do you work in the automotive industry and in management there? Then you are definitely one of the higher earners. Find out where you can make the most money here.
- The chosen course of study has a decisive influence on how much people will earn later.
- But good salaries and wages can also be achieved without a degree * - if you stick to special industries.
- Read here where you can expect the best salaries in Germany .
In order to earn a lot of money later, school graduates should ask themselves the question early on: In which industry would I like to work later? Depending on the decision, huge sums of money can be won - or not . After all, anyone who studies the humanities and goes into research will usually earn significantly less than someone who studies business administration and later works in controlling in a large corporation.
On average, a full-time employee in Germany earned 3,994 euros gross per month last year , according to the Federal Statistical Office. In 2018 it was still 3,880 euros. However, two thirds of German monthly salaries are below the average, as reported by Welt.de. The high salary of a third of Germans is responsible for the high average income - the following high-income professions are mainly involved:
- Doctors : 92,300 euros gross salary per year
- Asset advisors , controllers and other financial experts : EUR 76,400 gross annually
- Lawyers : 70,000 euros gross annual salary
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Earnings by industry: The following employers pay the best salaries
Not only the economic situation of a company, but also the complexity of the training and the influence of a union play an essential role when it comes to the level of salaries and wages. In the following industries, employees receive the highest amounts, as Welt.de reported (the information is gross monthly salaries without special payments):
- Finance and insurance (service sector): 5,393 euros
- Energy supply (manufacturing industry): 5,137 euros
- Information and communication (service sector): 5,178 euros
- Freelance scientists and technicians (service sector): 4,944 euros
- Education (public and personal services): 4,493 euros
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Women earn less than men - these are the reasons
With regard to gender, there are still clear differences in terms of salary or wages. In 2019, men across Germany earned an average of 4,181 euros gross per month, while women only earned 3,559 euros. “At the moment, the so-called gender pay gap, i.e. the pay gap between men and women, is 22 percent. This means that women receive an average of 22 percent less salary, calculated per hour, than men, ”says Roland Günther from the Federal Statistical Office. The reasons for this, the figures expert for salaries and wages in Germany, on the one hand, that women often work in professions and industries that tend to be paid less than the professions and industries in which men are predominantly active. "In addition, women are more often employed in mini-jobs and they have less management responsibility than men," says Günther. (Jg) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editorial network .
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