Railway board members will not receive any bonuses for 2023. In the future, the payments, which are primarily linked to long-term goals, should be lower.

According to the annual report for 2022, Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz will receive a bonus of more than 1.26 million euros. Infrastructure director Berthold Huber will receive 699,000 euros in ‘variable remuneration’. Human resources director Martin Seiler, who is currently negotiating new collective agreements with the train drivers' union GDL, will receive an additional 736,000 euro.