Salary: What is the average salary in Germany?
Created: 2022-02-09Updated: 2022-02-09 7:11 PM
By: Andrea Stettner
How much do German workers earn?
Statistics reveal how high the average income of men and women actually is.
The salary* of employees in Germany could not be more different: while some are living at the subsistence level month after month despite their job, others earn 10,000 euros a month and more.
But how high is the average income in Germany?
Average salary in Germany: What do employees earn?
According to the Federal Statistical Office, full-time employees earn an average salary of
3,975 euros
per month (as of 2020).
Special payments in the form of vacation, Christmas bonuses or bonuses were not taken into account here.
In the context of a documentary on ZDF, on the other hand, 2,990 euros were paid
called
average income
.
Basically, it is difficult to determine how high the average salary of Germans actually is, since the value is constantly changing and several studies come to different conclusions.
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The average income in Germany varies depending on the population group.
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What is average salary?
To determine the average salary,
all salaries are added up and divided by the total number
.
This results in an average value that should promise orientation in the salary jungle.
In fact, however, the average salary should be treated with caution, since very high and very low salaries can greatly distort the average.
In fact, in 2018 only a third (37%) of all full-time employees earned more than the average.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, two-thirds (63%) had gross earnings below the average salary.
Extremely high salaries had pushed the average earnings "up".
Gender pay gap between men and women
Women and men still earn different amounts, because there is a difference of
around 600 euros
between them .
Men should receive 3,964 euros, while women can expect an average of 3,330 euros.
Salaries of specialists and executives
While the average salary of all employees is around
3,975 euros
, specialists and managers earn
significantly more on average
.
How much exactly and in which industries, with which subjects, you will find out in this article.
Average income of Germans by federal state
In 2018, content.de determined the
average salaries for trainees and graduates
.
The values give an insight into what job entrants can expect.
Those who have been in the profession for a longer period of time can expect more money:
federal state | Starting salaries after training (gross annual salary) | Starting salaries after a university degree (gross annual salary) |
|---|---|---|
Hesse | 33,509 euros | 51,517 euros |
Baden-Wuerttemberg | 32,704 euros | 50,278 euros |
Bavaria | 31,628 euros | 48,624 euros |
Hamburg | 31,527 euros | 48,469 euros |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 30,071 euros | 46,230 euros |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 29,227 euros | 44,933 euros |
Bremen | 28,558 euros | 43,904 euros |
Saarland | 28,528 euros | 43,859 euros |
Berlin | 27,809 euros | 42,753 euros |
Lower Saxony | 27,117 euros | 41,688 euros |
Schleswig Holstein | 26,100 euros | 40,126 euros |
Thuringia | 23,226 euros | 35,708 euros |
Saxony | 22,858 euros | 35,141 euros |
Brandenburg | 22,641 euros | 34,807 euros |
Saxony-Anhalt | 22,403 euros | 34,442 euros |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 21,847 euros | 33,587 euros |
Source: halt.de (as of: 2018)
Important note: These values are by no means binding and only indicate approximate salaries.
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