Firefighters risk their lives in rescue operations.
But how high is your salary?
Is your commitment also financially worthwhile?
Firefighters perform at their best every day: they put out fires, provide first aid in the event of an accident or help the population in storms and floods.
But do you get paid properly?
What is the salary * of a firefighter?
Fireman salary: Payment is based on the salary table
Around 34,000 people work in the professional fire service in Germany.
This is proven by figures from the German Fire Brigade Association from 2018. Most of them do their job as civil servants.
Accordingly, their
salary
depends on whether they are classified in the middle, upper or higher service.
The categorization is based on the level of training and seniority.
However, there are differences from state to state.
For example, a
fire chief
as a beginner in the
middle service, salary level A7
,
receives
around 2,600 euros in Bavaria, while in Hesse only around 2,300 euros are paid.
As chief
fire chiefs
in
level A8
, Bavarian firefighters earn around 2,800 euros, in Hesse only 2,640 euros.
Also read:
Salary: How much do Germans earn on average?
Salary during training: this is the amount of money that fire service trainees get
The basic training to become a firefighter, the so-called preparatory service, takes one and a half to two years.
According to the portal Bildung.de, the monthly salary of a firefighter in training is
1,004 euros gross
.
Salary at the volunteer fire brigade: That's how much the volunteers earn
By the way, in addition to the professional
fire
brigade, thousands of helpers also work for the
volunteer fire brigade
.
Although their work is voluntary, these employees still receive a small allowance.
You can find out how high this "salary" is at the volunteer fire brigade here.
(as) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen central editorial network.
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