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Salaries in Germany - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Germany is, by default, in the range of 2,580.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 8,039.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Germany is
80% of people earn:
2,580 - 8,039 EUR
10% earn less lthan 2,580 EUR
10% earns more than 8,039 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 3,660
Median 3,506
10% 2,389
25% 2,870
75% 4,278
90% 5,113
25-34
 
 
Average 4,922
Median 4,384
10% 2,204
25% 3,078
75% 6,156
90% 8,289
35-44
 
 
Average 5,654
Median 5,215
10% 3,003
25% 3,915
75% 6,900
90% 8,844
45-54
 
 
Average 5,316
Median 4,518
10% 1,907
25% 2,928
75% 6,795
90% 9,664
55+
 
 
Average 4,806
Median 4,185
10% 1,933
25% 2,825
75% 6,082
90% 8,418

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

Men
5,199 EUR
4,528 EUR
Women
In general, in Germany, men earn 14.8% 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
14,677.00 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
13,626.00 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
12,797.00 EUR
4. Country Manager/Director Top Management
11,617.00 EUR
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
11,313.00 EUR
6. Managing Director Top Management
10,879.00 EUR
7. Head of product development Management
10,606.00 EUR
8. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
10,587.00 EUR
9. Sales Director Top Management
10,248.00 EUR
10. Technical Director Top Management
9,909.00 EUR
11. Plant manager Top Management
9,838.00 EUR
12. Head of the Legal Department Management
9,762.00 EUR
13. Agile Coach Information Technology
9,734.00 EUR
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
9,671.00 EUR
15. Solution architect Information Technology
9,638.00 EUR
16. Marketing Director Top Management
9,631.00 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
9,618.00 EUR
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
9,558.00 EUR
19. SRE – Site Reliability Engineer Information Technology
9,543.00 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
9,441.00 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
2,109.00 EUR
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,392.00 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,418.00 EUR
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,503.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
2,534.00 EUR
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,551.00 EUR
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,605.00 EUR
8. Packer Production
2,621.00 EUR
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,635.00 EUR
10. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,650.00 EUR
11. General Labourer General labour
2,660.00 EUR
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,664.00 EUR
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,669.00 EUR
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,673.00 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,688.00 EUR
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,703.00 EUR
17. Florist Service Industries
2,727.00 EUR
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
2,743.00 EUR
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,745.00 EUR
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
2,754.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
506 EUR (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,591 EUR (gross)
LatviaLatvia
1,803 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,129 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Welder
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,536 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,045 EUR
Anually salary
54,432 USD
Anually salary
48,540 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-18 17:12:05
Male
Quality Inspector
Car Industry
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,467 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,875 EUR
Anually salary
65,604 USD
Anually salary
58,500 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-16 20:22:06
Male
Engine Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,243 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000 EUR
Anually salary
26,916 USD
Anually salary
24,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-16 17:02:13
Male
Sales Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
17,289 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,416 EUR
Anually salary
207,468 USD
Anually salary
184,992 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-15 22:06:41
Male
Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Germany
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,804 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500 EUR
Anually salary
33,648 USD
Anually salary
30,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-09 16:03:09
Female
SAP specialist
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,149 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,808 EUR
Anually salary
37,788 USD
Anually salary
33,696 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-08 22:47:56
Male
Landscape Architect
Service Industries
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,467 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,200 EUR
Anually salary
29,604 USD
Anually salary
26,400 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-08 09:08:47
Male
DevOps Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,411 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,500 EUR
Anually salary
100,932 USD
Anually salary
90,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-07 16:07:25
Female
Logistics Manager
Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
6,822 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,083 EUR
Anually salary
81,864 USD
Anually salary
72,996 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-07 01:28:37
Male
Sailor
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,738 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,550 EUR
Anually salary
20,856 USD
Anually salary
18,600 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-10-03 20:15:52
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Germany is 5,047 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Germany are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Country Manager/Director, Pilot.

The worst-paid positions in the country Germany are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Germany, regardless of the work they do, women earn 12.91% less than men.

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