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Pensions: These federal states have the most – Bavaria far behind

2022-10-28T11:16:20.060Z


Pensions: These federal states have the most – Bavaria far behind Created: 10/28/2022 12:17 p.m By: Patricia Huber When it comes to pensions, there are major regional differences. But there is also a big gap in the salaries of men and women. Berlin – More and more pensioners are complaining about low salaries. Women in particular are often left behind, as they are often missing out on importan


Pensions: These federal states have the most – Bavaria far behind

Created: 10/28/2022 12:17 p.m

By: Patricia Huber

When it comes to pensions, there are major regional differences.

But there is also a big gap in the salaries of men and women.

Berlin – More and more pensioners are complaining about low salaries.

Women in particular are often left behind, as they are often missing out on important pension points due to raising children or working part-time.

However, pensioners' salaries in Germany also vary considerably from state to state.

Pension: These federal states have the most

On average, the old-age pensions are highest in Saarland, where pensioners after 35 insurance years earn an average of 1593 euros gross per month.

This is shown by the Pension Atlas 2022 published in Berlin by the German Pension Insurance Association.

The different pension amounts reflect differences between the regions, for example on the job market.

In the following list you can read which federal states have the highest pensions on average:

  • Saarland: 1593 euros

  • North Rhine-Westphalia: 1564 euros

  • Hamburg: 1531 euros

  • Hesse: 1524 euros

  • Baden-Württemberg: 1521 euros

  • East Berlin: 1515 euros

  • Rhineland-Palatinate: 1492 euros

  • Schleswig-Holstein: 1483 euros

  • Lower Saxony: 1471 euros

  • Bremen: 1466 euros

  • Bavaria: 1458 euros

  • Pension levels: These countries bring up the rear

    West Berlin (EUR 1,426), Brandenburg (EUR 1,402), Saxony (EUR 1,364), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (EUR 1,363) and Saxony-Anhalt (EUR 1,353) are in the bottom places when it comes to average pension levels.

    Thuringia brings up the rear.

    There, the monthly gross salary of 1346 euros is on average 247 euros lower than in Saarland.

    The differences are due to regionally different opportunities for working and earning money.

    Regarding the comparatively high pensions in the Saar, Rhine and Ruhr regions, the pension insurance company states: "Previously, many men worked here in well-paid jobs in the mining industry and now receive comparatively high pensions as a result."

    Pension: Women get less than men

    On average, women in all regions receive lower pensions than men – but the differences are by far not the same everywhere.

    "Overall, it is noticeable that the difference between the average pensions for men and women in eastern Germany is smaller than in the west," says the pension atlas.

    "The most important reason: women in the East were less part-time employees."

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    As a result, women in the former GDR were more likely to earn a level comparable to that of their male colleagues.

    When it comes to pensions, women in North Rhine-Westphalia currently earn an average of 510 euros less per month than men.

    In Saxony, this difference is only 264 euros.

    Pension: Entry age is increasing

    The average age at which pensions were claimed for the first time has risen.

    In 2000, the average age for women was 62.3 and for men 62.2 years.

    Last year, people were significantly older on average when they retired – women 64.2 years and men 64.1 years.

    According to pension insurance, a major reason is that, unlike today, early retirement pensions could sometimes be claimed at the age of 60 in the past, both for women and because of unemployment.

    In addition, the limit for the standard old-age pension will gradually increase to 67 years by 2029.

    (dpa/ph)

    Source: merkur

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