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Salaries in Germany - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Germany is, by default, in the range of 2,660.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 8,387.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
2,660 - 8,387 EUR
10% earn less lthan 2,660 EUR
10% earns more than 8,387 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 3,851
Median 3,706
10% 2,562
25% 3,054
75% 4,491
90% 5,335
25-34
 
 
Average 5,106
Median 4,574
10% 2,347
25% 3,244
75% 6,362
90% 8,514
35-44
 
 
Average 5,919
Median 5,484
10% 3,222
25% 4,156
75% 7,194
90% 9,151
45-54
 
 
Average 5,583
Median 4,799
10% 2,110
25% 3,167
75% 7,104
90% 9,990
55+
 
 
Average 5,058
Median 4,411
10% 2,041
25% 2,979
75% 6,401
90% 8,858

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

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Men
5,441 EUR
4,681 EUR
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Women
In general, in Germany, men earn 16.2% 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
15,763.00 EUR
2. Leasing Director Leasing
13,302.00 EUR
3. IT Director Top Management
12,972.00 EUR
4. Managing Director Top Management
12,131.00 EUR
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
11,766.00 EUR
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
11,287.00 EUR
7. Head of product development Management
11,267.00 EUR
8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
11,057.00 EUR
9. Sales Director Top Management
10,620.00 EUR
10. Marketing Director Top Management
10,575.00 EUR
11. Plant manager Top Management
10,226.00 EUR
12. Agile Coach Information Technology
10,145.00 EUR
13. Head of the Legal Department Management
10,119.00 EUR
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
10,052.00 EUR
15. Solution architect Information Technology
10,046.00 EUR
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
9,996.00 EUR
17. SRE – Site Reliability Engineer Information Technology
9,946.00 EUR
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
9,923.00 EUR
19. Technical Director Top Management
9,827.00 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
9,755.00 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
2,253.00 EUR
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,486.00 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,513.00 EUR
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,601.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
2,634.00 EUR
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,653.00 EUR
7. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,701.00 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,706.00 EUR
9. Packer Production
2,725.00 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,741.00 EUR
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,744.00 EUR
12. General Labourer General labour
2,765.00 EUR
13. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,781.00 EUR
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,782.00 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,794.00 EUR
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,804.00 EUR
17. Florist Service Industries
2,834.00 EUR
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
2,851.00 EUR
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,851.00 EUR
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
2,863.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
2,480 EUR (gross)
LatviaLatvia
1,746 EUR (net)
PolandPoland
2,671 EUR (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,394 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Welder
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,595 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,950 EUR
Anually salary
55,140 USD
Anually salary
47,400 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-27 22:25:50
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Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,944 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,250 EUR
Anually salary
59,328 USD
Anually salary
51,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-27 21:48:17
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Tailor
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,356 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,025 EUR
Anually salary
28,272 USD
Anually salary
24,300 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-26 22:48:25
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Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,213 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,762 EUR
Anually salary
38,556 USD
Anually salary
33,144 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-22 12:10:37
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Refrigeration Mechanic
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,155 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,712 EUR
Anually salary
37,860 USD
Anually salary
32,544 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-21 12:33:47
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Back Office Specialist
Banking
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
9,016 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,750 EUR
Anually salary
108,192 USD
Anually salary
93,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-21 12:06:30
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Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,886 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,200 EUR
Anually salary
58,632 USD
Anually salary
50,400 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-20 22:36:25
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Sales Manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
11,537 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,917 EUR
Anually salary
138,444 USD
Anually salary
119,004 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-20 19:08:34
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Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Germany
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,714 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,192 EUR
Anually salary
44,568 USD
Anually salary
38,304 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-20 15:20:09
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Ward domestic
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Germany
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,759 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,512 EUR
Anually salary
21,108 USD
Anually salary
18,144 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-05-19 20:51:16
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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 5,247 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Germany are Chief Executive Officer, Leasing Director, IT Director, Managing 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 13.97% less than men.

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