Salaries in Germany

The salary range of employees working in Germany is, by default, in the range of 29,628 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 95,448 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Germany is

80% of people earn:

30K - 95K EUR

10% earn less lthan 30K EUR

10% earns more than 95K EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Germany into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Germany by age in EUR.

<24

Average 43K

median 42K

10% 28K

25% 34K

75% 51K

90% 61K

25-34

Average 57K

median 51K

10% 25K

25% 35K

75% 72K

90% 98K

35-44

Average 66K

median 61K

10% 36K

25% 46K

75% 80K

90% 102K

45-54

Average 62K

median 52K

10% 22K

25% 34K

75% 79K

90% 112K

55+

Average 57K

median 49K

10% 22K

25% 33K

75% 72K

90% 101K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

61,332 EUR

53,028 EUR

Women

In general, in Germany, men earn 15.7% 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

2,042,914 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

1,950,898 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,853,582 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

1,804,493 EUR

5. Managing Director Top Management

1,635,408 EUR

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,610,712 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,595,290 EUR

8. Head of product development Management

1,545,898 EUR

9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,523,851 EUR

10. Lead developer Information Technology

1,452,269 EUR

11. Sales Director Top Management

1,442,030 EUR

12. Plant manager Top Management

1,387,313 EUR

13. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

1,363,690 EUR

14. Publishing House Director Top Management

1,356,245 EUR

15. Head of the Legal Department Management

1,355,702 EUR

16. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,353,086 EUR

17. Technical Director Top Management

1,350,936 EUR

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

1,349,061 EUR

19. Marketing Director Top Management

1,337,527 EUR

20. Naval Officer Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,294,104 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

310,353 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

330,104 EUR

3. Cook Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

333,648 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

337,363 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

339,997 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

340,993 EUR

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

352,951 EUR

8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

354,195 EUR

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

354,588 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

359,784 EUR

11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

365,190 EUR

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

367,399 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

369,148 EUR

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

371,670 EUR

15. Packer Production

373,952 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

375,157 EUR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

375,816 EUR

18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

376,253 EUR

19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

377,434 EUR

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

379,087 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Chemical Engineer
Chemical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,173 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,583 EUR

Anually salary

74,076 USD

Anually salary

66,996 EUR

Posted: 2025-04-06 15:41:05

Client officer
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,160 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,667 EUR

Anually salary

61,920 USD

Anually salary

56,004 EUR

Posted: 2025-04-05 08:23:32

IT Security Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,529 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000 EUR

Anually salary

66,348 USD

Anually salary

60,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-04-04 03:03:31

User Experience Expert
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,450 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,833 EUR

Anually salary

77,400 USD

Anually salary

69,996 EUR

Posted: 2025-03-31 13:01:08

Systems Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,154 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,470 EUR

Anually salary

85,848 USD

Anually salary

77,640 EUR

Posted: 2025-03-30 23:28:50

Welder
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Germany

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,529 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,192 EUR

Anually salary

42,348 USD

Anually salary

38,304 EUR

Posted: 2025-03-30 09:48:16

Project Coordinator
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,146 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,750 EUR

Anually salary

49,752 USD

Anually salary

45,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-03-28 23:47:59

Team leader
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

8,550 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,733 EUR

Anually salary

102,600 USD

Anually salary

92,796 EUR

Posted: 2025-03-28 16:01:38

Telecommunication network installer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Germany

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,344 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,024 EUR

Anually salary

40,128 USD

Anually salary

36,288 EUR

Posted: 2025-03-27 21:12:56

Sales Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Germany

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

9,951 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,000 EUR

Anually salary

119,412 USD

Anually salary

108,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-03-27 07:06:44

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