Bad news for pensioners: This is how long you theoretically have to work to get a civil service pension. Full-time employees in Germany earn an average of 4,323 euros gross per month, according to the Federal Statistical Office.
Based on this value, employees must earn more than twice the average salary to reach the average pension value. The average pension in Germany is 2,630 euros. According to the pension atlas, men receive an average gross pension of 1,728 euros, women only receive 1,316 euros.