5 industries in Germany that pay top - more than 50,000 euros per year
Created: 2022-10-24 09:20
By: Jason Blaschke
Not only the job decides how much you earn in the end.
There are also some major differences from industry to industry - a comparison is worthwhile.
Stuttgart – The war between Russia and Ukraine and the associated energy crisis has been driving up consumer prices in Germany and across Europe for months – in July alone inflation in Germany was 7.5 percent, according to the Federal Statistical Office.
Although there are various reliefs such as the 300-euro energy flat rate, it is often not enough, especially for people who have little money.
Not only the profession defines the salary, the industry is also decisive
The large social organizations in Germany are therefore appealing to politicians to relieve even more of the burden on primarily socially disadvantaged citizens.
Michaela Engelmeier, Chairwoman of the Social Association Germany (SoVD), lacks quick help for people on low incomes who do not receive housing benefit in the third relief package.
“The 300 euro energy flat rate is not enough.
We need inflation money.”
Conversely, especially now, in the energy and price crisis, everyone who has a well-paid job is benefiting.
And an analysis by
kununu.de
shows that you don't even have to have studied to have one of the 5 jobs that pay really well.
But not only the profession is decisive for how high the salary prospects are - the choice of industry also determines how much you can earn in a job.
Ranking of the 10 best-paying industries – over 50,000 euros possible
This is primarily interesting if you are doing a job that is in demand in several sectors - such as a clerk in foreign trade or customer service.
It is all the more important to know which sectors pay well and which pay less.
In order to determine this, the Internet portal
kununu evaluated
1.4 million salary details for more than 900 occupations and sorted them by industry.
The following criteria were applied:
Only the occupations that are represented in at least 30 branches were included.
Only occupations for which at least 5,000 salary details are available were taken into account.
General job titles such as team leaders are not included in the selection.
It should also be noted that the salary information on
kununu is
based on voluntary user reviews and cannot be verified.
Therefore, rankings and the 5 training courses that later promise a top salary should always be treated with caution.
Nevertheless, the information can be a good orientation and help to select the right industry.
Overall, the
kununu
ranking includes 29 industries, the following are the ten that pay the best:
industry | Annual gross salary (⌀) in EUR |
banks | 53,847 |
insurance | 53,295 |
mechanical engineering | 53,258 |
Chemistry | 52,668 |
automobile | 51,979 |
Medicine/Pharmaceutical | 51.153 |
Industry | 51,074 |
energy | 50,579 |
Financial | 49,653 |
medical technology | 49,184 |
The banking industry pays the best of all - primarily in 5 selected professions
Incidentally, the worst performer in the ranking is the tourism and catering industry with an average gross annual salary of EUR 37,384.
However, some of the data sets are from 2021, which is why there may be deviations in the ranking - past minimum wage increases or financial developments in an industry cannot be taken into account.
In addition, a well-paid job is not necessarily always the right one.
The ranking of the 5 jobs where earning money is a lot of fun shows that you can sometimes find fulfillment even in lower-paying jobs.
However, if you have a knack for numbers, you can earn well in banking and insurance.
With an average annual gross salary of almost 54,000 euros, the banking sector is the clear winner in the ranking of the best-paying sectors.
According to reports from
kununu
, the following jobs in the industry are best paid:
Portfolio Manager (⌀ EUR 81,000, up to EUR 138,700 possible)
Financial broker, trader (⌀ EUR 72,000, up to EUR 128,400 possible)
Risk manager (⌀ EUR 75,600, up to EUR 118,900 possible)
Asset Manager (⌀ EUR 68,700, up to EUR 110,000 possible)
Banking industry wins: Which companies are best rated by kununu users
The salaries mentioned are, like the remuneration by industry, values that are based on voluntary information from users.
All values refer to the gross annual salary.
Global-Finanz Aktiengesellschaft Finanz- und Vermögensplanung, Sascha Rabe DVAG and Volksbank Karlsruhe Baden-Baden are named
as the best-rated companies in the banking sector on
kununu .
In other words, the salaries are generally higher here.
