Salaries in Germany
€3,453a month
Median monthly salary, 2022.
- Yearly
- €41,440
- Equals
- $3,855
Top 10 highest paying
- CEO€112,300
- Traditional chiefs and heads of village€110,000
- Finance manager€105,900
- Operations manager€104,700
- Product manager€102,900
- Insurance agent€95,990
- Specialist doctor€95,290
- Lawyer€95,060
- IT project manager€94,200
- Head of marketing€92,080
Top 10 lowest paying
- Legislators€14,420
- Fast food worker€16,910
- Garment presser€22,590
- Fiacre driver€22,800
- Picker and packer€23,000
- Water-based fisheries worker€24,160
- Hand and pedal vehicle drivers€24,480
- Water and firewood collectors€25,170
- Farm hand€25,210
- Street vendor€25,450
By major occupation group
| Managers | €7,846 a month |
| Professionals | €5,121 a month |
| Armed forces | €4,099 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | €3,757 a month |
| Clerical support workers | €3,032 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | €3,015 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | €2,849 a month |
| Service and sales workers | €2,464 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | €2,437 a month |
| Elementary occupations | €2,085 a month |
All jobs
- Accountant€81,620
- Accounts assistant€51,460
- Accounts clerk€56,030
- Actor€47,280
- Actuary€76,740
- Agricultural technician€48,980
- Aid worker€49,480
- Air traffic controller€67,230
- Air traffic safety technician€47,880
- Aircraft technician€71,520
- Airline pilot€68,650
- Animal carer€35,880
- Announcer€66,070
- Anthropologist€66,560
- Apiarists and sericulturists€32,030
- Aquaculture support worker€32,030
- Architect€58,790
- Art director€61,000
- Artist€71,050
- Astrologer€30,040
- Astrophysicist€82,280
- Athlete€78,170
- Audio-visual technician€49,720
- Audiology technician€38,540
- Audit clerk€66,150
- Auto mechanic€45,060
- Avionics mechanic€53,770
- Ballet dancer€49,070
- Bartender€31,200
- Basketmaker€32,750
- Beautician€30,470
- Benefits officer€59,950
- Bicycle mechanic€34,360
- Bike assembler€29,550
- Bindery worker€38,510
- Blacksmith€34,760
- Blaster€44,980
- Boiler operator€44,270
- Bricklayer€46,640
- Broadcast engineer€85,150
- Builder€47,360
- Bus driver€44,800
- Butcher€34,750
- Buyer€67,250
- Cabinetmaker€40,310
- Call centre agent€30,360
- Candle factory worker€32,910
- Car assembler€47,110
- Car cleaner€32,880
- Car electrician€56,310
- Car painter€44,720
- Career coach€70,310
- Caretaker€44,050
- Carpenter€44,340
- Carpet worker€29,830
- Cashier€33,170
- CEO€112,300
- Cheese maker€54,070
- Chef€48,010
- Chemical engineer€83,540
- Chemical engineering technician€64,060
- Chemical operator€52,810
- Chemical products plant and machine operators€61,310
- Chemist€80,260
- Chief engineer€82,280
- Childcare centre manager€68,640
- Civil engineer€72,430
- Civils worker€46,410
- Cleaner€31,080
- Cleaners€41,510
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classified€52,880
- Client information workers not elsewhere classified€33,580
- Clinical research assistant€39,790
- Cnc operator€45,390
- Coffee taster€32,730
- Commodity trader€64,100
- Community health worker€55,850
- Companion€28,690
- Concrete finisher€46,470
- Construction foreman€63,880
- Construction manager€71,540
- Construction worker€36,590
- Cook€35,980
- Corporate trainer€70,930
- Correctional officer€44,440
- Corrugator operator€46,010
- Courier€40,120
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classified€34,870
- Crane operators€49,880
- Crop producer€29,390
- Crop team leader€42,330
- Croupier€37,090
- Cure operator€38,570
- Customer service clerk€35,060
- Customs agent€57,630
- Customs officer€53,830
- Dance teacher€36,740
- Data administrator€71,090
- Data centre operator€76,580
- Data entry clerk€40,550
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified€77,340
- Day care worker€42,760
- Debt collector€54,160
- Deep-sea fisherman€30,370
- Dental hygienist€34,400
- Dentist€73,820
- Dietitian€48,030
- Doctor€89,400
- Door to door seller€29,700
- Draughtsperson€57,180
- Driving instructor€46,540
- Earthmoving and related plant operators€50,710
- Economist€81,510
- Education officer€50,130
- Electric powerline worker€53,090
- Electrical assembler€37,790
- Electrical engineer€85,880
- Electrical technician€64,720
- Electrician€47,220
- Electronic engineer€79,600
- Electronics engineering technician€66,090
- Elementary school teacher€62,280
- Embalmer€40,290
- Embroiderer€35,160
- Employment agent€54,370
- Energy manager€79,300
- Environment engineer€71,410
- Environmental protection professionals€66,570
- Esol teacher€48,280
- Event coordinator€48,020
- Executive assistant€57,410
- Fabric cutter€43,480
- Fabric dyer€38,860
- Façade cleaner€35,700
- Facility manager€85,860
- Factory labourer€39,820
- Farm equipment operator€37,700
- Farm hand€25,210
- Farm hands€33,310
- Fast food worker€16,910
- Fiacre driver€22,800
- File clerk€49,100
- Fill operator€27,520
- Finance adviser€85,850
- Finance manager€105,900
- Financial analyst€82,260
- Financier€88,290
- Fire alarm technician€54,820
- Firefighter€63,900
- Fisheries boatman€30,370
- Fishery production manager€71,630
- Fitness club manager€51,850
- Flight attendant€43,790
- Food and related products machine operators€38,810
- Food service worker€30,770
- Food stall holder€26,680
- Forest ranger€49,000
- Forest worker€39,250
- Forester€77,910
- Forestry advisor€65,490
- Forestry technician€47,930
- Forklift operator€37,860
- Fruit, vegetable and related preservers€31,190
- Fur animal rearer€48,790
- Garage manager€83,270
- Gardener€35,090
- Garment presser€22,590
- Gas station salesperson€32,000
- General manager€66,430
- Geologist€66,260
- Glassblower€39,910
- Glassmaker€46,390
- Glazier€42,200
- Gluing operator€27,950
- Grader€53,240
- Grinder€48,070
- Guide€28,700
- Gym worker€36,600
- Hairdresser€26,830
- Hand and pedal vehicle drivers€24,480
- Head of marketing€92,080
- Health professionals not elsewhere classified€44,540
- Health records clerk€56,330
- Health screener€39,070
- Heat treat operator€45,250
- Hide machine operator€30,400
- High school teacher€68,420
- Historian€73,460
- Horticulturist€43,070
- Hotel manager€57,000
- Hotel receptionist€35,300
- House manager€44,420
- Household manager€36,950
- Housekeeper€32,830
- HR manager€89,870
- Hunter€30,640
- Hvac mechanic€51,170
- Industrial engineer€86,770
- Industrial painter€39,920
- Information clerk€44,350
- Insulator€47,780
- Insurance agent€95,990
- Insurance seller€71,410
- IT presales technician€72,580
- IT project manager€94,200
- IT technician€64,820
- IT trainer€65,630
- Jeweller€36,760
- Journalist€62,060
- Judge€77,440
- Kitchen assistant€30,390
- Laboratory technologist€53,340
- Landscape architect€55,120
- Laser technician€65,540
- Laundry worker€30,790
- Lawyer€95,060
- Legal aide€69,690
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classified€84,840
- Legal secretary€44,600
- Legislators€14,420
- Librarian€61,580
- Library assistant€49,370
- Livestock and dairy producers€34,730
- Livestock farm labourers€31,490
- Loan officer€80,170
- Logistics manager€71,840
- Loss adjuster€47,730
- Machine oiler€53,490
- Mail carrier€38,160
- Management consultant€76,240
- Manufacturing director€83,190
- Market trader€40,500
- Marketing specialist€67,240
- Mechanical engineer€86,390
- Mechanical engineering technician€62,800
- Medical assistant€41,580
- Medical herbalist€39,830
- Medical laboratory technician€51,050
- Medical transcriber€48,670
- Medical writer€56,250
- Metal caster€52,260
- Metal filer€46,090
- Metal furnace operator€47,080
- Metal molder€45,900
- Metal worker€52,360
- Metallurgist€56,910
- Metalworker€46,070
- Meteorologist€76,810
- Meter reader€51,400
- Midwife€58,150
- Midwife assistant€44,150
- Military officer€53,170
- Mine engineer€85,770
- Mine supervisor€81,050
- Miners€57,850
- Mining assistant€52,240
- Mixed farmer€37,300
- Motorcyle courier€30,280
- Museum curator€60,660
- Museum technician€55,550
- Music teacher€63,240
- Musician€70,420
- Network engineer€69,260
- Networks engineer€69,140
- Nursing assistant€41,490
- Nursing associate professionals€54,930
- Nursing home manager€79,810
- Odd job persons€26,520
- Office clerk€54,170
- Office manager€77,600
- Operations manager€104,700
- Optician€37,120
- Optometrist€45,200
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionals€55,000
- Paper maker€51,720
- Paramedic€53,360
- Paramedical practitioners€59,450
- Passport officer€44,620
- Pastry cook€35,760
- Patent agent€75,210
- Pawnbroker€29,720
- Payroll clerk€40,250
- Performer€45,760
- Personal care attendant€41,630
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified€41,240
- Personnel clerks€59,240
- Pest control technician€41,680
- Petty officer€44,000
- Pharmacist€72,780
- Photo retoucher€41,720
- Photographer€39,800
- Physical therapist€41,560
- Piano tuner€41,290
- Picker and packer€23,000
- Plasterer€39,640
- Plumber€47,780
- Police detective€59,300
- Police officer€52,140
- Policy analyst€76,350
- Potter€42,220
- Poultry sexer€34,030
- Power plant operator€67,910
- Prepress technician€41,700
- Preschool teacher€51,770
- Preschool teaching assistant€47,700
- Primary school manager€81,120
- Print operator€44,540
- Prison teacher€63,610
- Process operator€85,030
- Product designer€64,560
- Product manager€102,900
- Production line coordinator€56,400
- Production supervisor€63,900
- Professor€68,770
- Project manager€84,890
- Promotions demonstrator€25,560
- Proofreader€55,440
- Psychologist€62,730
- Public health inspector€64,240
- Public relations professionals€67,990
- Pulp control worker€40,520
- Quality inspector€62,820
- Radiologic technologist€55,540
- Rail conductor€43,170
- Real estate agent€54,530
- Receptionist€34,760
- Registered nurse€70,140
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified€42,430
- Religious professionals€66,690
- Religious worker€63,230
- Rental sales worker€40,730
- Restaurant manager€45,660
- Retail sales associate€39,160
- Retail store supervisor€51,670
- Riding instructor€35,060
- Rig driller€51,010
- Rigger€40,640
- Roofer€45,560
- Runway model€26,100
- Sales engineer€80,540
- Sales representative€66,720
- Sawmill operator€39,410
- Scribes and related workers€37,240
- Secretary€48,260
- Security guard€42,770
- Senior government officials€87,860
- Set designer€41,100
- Sewing machine operator€30,600
- Sex worker€26,160
- Shelf stacker€30,880
- Ship pilot€63,280
- Ships’ deck crews and related workers€48,950
- Shoemaker€35,500
- Shop keeper€59,260
- Sign installer€37,650
- Signalman€47,380
- Slitter operator€48,950
- Social care worker€53,040
- Social media manager€83,310
- Social services manager€68,490
- Social worker€59,870
- Software developer€76,350
- Software programmer€61,920
- Software tester€70,370
- Soldier€47,230
- Sorter€44,870
- Special needs teacher€59,980
- Specialist doctor€95,290
- Speech therapist€42,910
- Sport coach€47,360
- Statistician€82,610
- Steel erector€45,120
- Stock coordinator€40,580
- Stone fabricator€47,620
- Stone planer€45,830
- Stonemason€41,140
- Store manager€81,280
- Street and related service workers€25,530
- Street sweeper€45,660
- Street vendor€25,450
- Subsistence crop farmers€26,270
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherers€29,160
- Subsistence livestock farmers€26,560
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmers€26,300
- Survey enumerator€55,900
- Surveyor€68,150
- Switchboard operator€37,410
- Systems administrator€66,430
- Systems analyst€78,980
- Tailor€34,070
- Tanner€40,510
- Tax officer€53,390
- Taxi driver€31,170
- Technical aide€58,800
- Telecom administrator€70,130
- Teller€71,720
- Tent builder€42,850
- Test engineer€85,860
- Textile braider€33,560
- Textile machine operator€38,730
- Therapy assistant€37,230
- Tile installer€41,430
- Tobacco dryer€32,290
- Trades union official€86,470
- Traditional chiefs and heads of village€110,000
- Traditional therapist€39,550
- Train driver€51,010
- Translator€51,950
- Transport clerks€49,480
- Travel agent€42,510
- Tree doctor€35,960
- Truck driver€38,350
- Typist€53,320
- Underwater welder€39,550
- Upholsterer€37,390
- Urban planner€69,510
- UX designer€48,330
- Vet technician€36,810
- Veterinarian€61,460
- Vocational teacher€59,940
- Waiter€32,860
- Warehouse worker€34,910
- Waste collector€26,880
- Watch maker€51,330
- Water and firewood collectors€25,170
- Water plant operator€56,310
- Water-based fisheries worker€24,160
- Web developer€59,970
- Web technician€68,080
- Welder€46,120
- Wind technician€56,090
- Winder operator€36,360
- Window washer€38,110
- Wood treater€33,260
- Woodworker€39,870
- Zoologist€70,900
Source: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, gross pay by major occupation group. How we calculate