Angela Merkel: That's how high your salary as Federal Chancellor is

She has held the most important office in Germany since 2005 - but hardly anyone knows how much wealth the Chancellor really has.

She is considered the "mother of the nation" and has held this position for more than 15 years - but hardly anyone knows how much she actually earns.

Many assume that, since she holds one of the highest offices in the Federal Republic and directs important government affairs, she is certainly also a millionaire.

After all, she is one of the best-paid politicians in Germany.

In addition, she has not only been Federal Chancellor since 2005, but also served as Federal Minister for 15 years.

In the course of time, a lot of money will surely come together.

Or?

Is she a millionaire?

Chancellor Merkel really deserves that much

Basically: How much Angela Merkel earns is not information that is kept in a top secret in some archives, but

is publicly available

.

The same applies to the salaries of ministers and all members of the Bundestag.

If you google it, you will quickly find what you are looking for - and learn that Merkel

receives

around

25,000 euros a month

under the Federal Ministerial Law

.

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In addition, she is still entitled to half a diet, i.e. half of a member's monthly salary, which has been

more than 10,000 euros

since July 1, 2019

.

In addition, there is a

reduced, tax-free flat fee of around 4,420 euros

.

This means that the Chancellor has a

total monthly income of around 39,420 euros

.

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Several million euros - that's how much money Angela Merkel is said to have in her account

Before that, as a member of the Bundestag (2000-2005), she had earned a total of around 400,000 euros. She held the post of General Secretary for two years and earned the equivalent of 140,000 euros. Added to this are the 550,000 euros as Federal Minister (1994-1998) and for her membership in the Bundestag. If you add this up to her earnings from her chancellor years, you get a whopping € 5,536,000 million for the duration of her entire political career. After deducting the cost of living, Merkel's

estimated fortune is currently around 3.5 million euros

.

That's a hefty sum - but it should not be forgotten that this is not just any job.

After all, it has to make important decisions about Germany's future and take responsibility for more than 82 million German citizens.

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