Salaries in Germany - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Germany is, by default, in the range of 2,641.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 8,545.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Germany is

80% of people earn:

2,641 - 8,545 EUR

10% earn less lthan 2,641 EUR

10% earns more than 8,545 EUR

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Distribution of employees in Germany into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Germany by age in EUR.

<24

Average 3,946

Median 3,789

10% 2,599

25% 3,110

75% 4,610

90% 5,487

25-34

Average 5,192

Median 4,625

10% 2,335

25% 3,255

75% 6,487

90% 8,726

35-44

Average 6,030

Median 5,561

10% 3,215

25% 4,184

75% 7,356

90% 9,418

45-54

Average 5,606

Median 4,784

10% 2,047

25% 3,117

75% 7,154

90% 10,127

55+

Average 5,076

Median 4,383

10% 1,965

25% 2,919

75% 6,447

90% 9,016

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Germany (EUR).

Men

5,500 EUR

4,741 EUR

Women

In general, in Germany, men earn 16.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Germany

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Germany (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

16,330.00 EUR

2. Leasing Director Leasing

13,445.00 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

13,382.00 EUR

4. Managing Director Top Management

12,292.00 EUR

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

11,993.00 EUR

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

11,559.00 EUR

7. Head of product development Management

11,522.00 EUR

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

11,165.00 EUR

9. Marketing Director Top Management

10,937.00 EUR

10. Sales Director Top Management

10,799.00 EUR

11. Head of the Legal Department Management

10,552.00 EUR

12. Plant manager Top Management

10,345.00 EUR

13. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

10,160.00 EUR

14. Publishing House Director Top Management

10,114.00 EUR

15. Finance Manager Management

10,053.00 EUR

16. Technical Director Top Management

10,014.00 EUR

17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

9,856.00 EUR

18. Logistics Director Top Management

9,569.00 EUR

19. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

9,552.00 EUR

20. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,490.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in Germany

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Germany (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

2,306.00 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

2,457.00 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,513.00 EUR

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

2,540.00 EUR

5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,629.00 EUR

6. Cleaner General labour

2,663.00 EUR

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,704.00 EUR

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

2,740.00 EUR

9. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

2,744.00 EUR

10. Packer Production

2,754.00 EUR

11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,781.00 EUR

12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,794.00 EUR

13. General Labourer General labour

2,795.00 EUR

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,798.00 EUR

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,817.00 EUR

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,824.00 EUR

17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

2,846.00 EUR

18. Cashier Banking

2,851.00 EUR

19. Florist Service Industries

2,865.00 EUR

20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

2,867.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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Data scientist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

11,855 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,250 EUR

Anually salary

142,260 USD

Anually salary

123,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-29 08:12:26

Regional Manager
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,593 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,700 EUR

Anually salary

79,116 USD

Anually salary

68,400 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-28 22:05:46

Logistics Clerk
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,065 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,650 EUR

Anually salary

36,780 USD

Anually salary

31,800 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-28 18:08:52

Doctor
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Germany

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

9,715 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,400 EUR

Anually salary

116,580 USD

Anually salary

100,800 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-28 18:01:36

Project Assistant
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,526 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,184 EUR

Anually salary

30,312 USD

Anually salary

26,208 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-27 17:03:18

Painter
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,886 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,360 EUR

Anually salary

46,632 USD

Anually salary

40,320 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-27 15:26:48

IT Security Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,940 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000 EUR

Anually salary

83,280 USD

Anually salary

72,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-27 13:31:15

Technical Writer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,928 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,667 EUR

Anually salary

23,136 USD

Anually salary

20,004 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-27 12:55:27

Courier
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Germany

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,303 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,856 EUR

Anually salary

39,636 USD

Anually salary

34,272 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-26 23:00:19

Radiology Assistant
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Germany

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

5,985 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,175 EUR

Anually salary

71,820 USD

Anually salary

62,100 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-26 22:36:57

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Salaries in Germany - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Germany into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Germany by age in EUR.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Germany (EUR).

The best paid positions in Germany

The worst paid positions in Germany

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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