Average salary in Germany (2026)

Average hourly pay in Germany

The median posting in Germany pays €20.19 an hour: €42,000 a year over 2,080 hours (40 hours a week for 52 weeks). The middle half pays €17.21–€25.48 an hour.

Average monthly salary in Germany

The median posting in Germany pays €3,500 a month (€42,000 a year ÷ 12), and the middle half €2,983–€4,417 a month. These are base pay before tax, in euros (EUR).

Pay by role

1. Pflegefachkraft€51.6K median, €46.9K–€53.4K typical, 135 postings
2. Verkäufer€15.00/hr (€31.2K/yr) median, €10.00–€16.50/hr typical, 101 postings
3. Praxisanleiter€45.6K median, €45.6K–€45.6K typical, 66 postings
4. Key Lead€36.5K median, €36.5K–€37.5K typical, 62 postings
5. Physiotherapeut€43.5K median, €43.5K–€45.5K typical, 60 postings
6. Brand Representative€29.3K median, €29.3K–€30K typical, 58 postings
7. Erzieher€48K median, €47.8K–€50K typical, 57 postings
8. Pflegefachkraft für€42K median, €42K–€44.9K typical, 55 postings
9. Ausbildung€15.6K median, €14.7K–€16.5K typical, 55 postings
10. Assistant Manager€40K median, €40K–€41.5K typical, 54 postings

Companies

1. Länk · €42K median, 4,043 postings
2. Sanovetis · €114K median, 251 postings
3. AVART Personal · €50K median, 192 postings
4. Abercrombie · €36.5K median, 175 postings
5. TimePartner Personalmanagement · €35.4K median, 147 postings
6. Lidl · €37K median, 145 postings
7. DHL · €37K median, 132 postings
8. Unternehmensgruppe PflegeButler · €47.5K median, 122 postings
9. ARWA Personaldienstleistungen · €34.5K median, 121 postings
10. NOVOTERGUM · €43.5K median, 99 postings

States and cities

• North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · €42K median, 4,171 postings
• Bavaria, Germany · €42K median, 2,695 postings
• Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · €42K median, 2,406 postings
• State of Berlin, Germany · €48K median, 1,955 postings
• Hesse, Germany · €46.4K median, 1,322 postings
• Lower Saxony, Germany · €42K median, 1,321 postings
• Hamburg, Germany · €42.6K median, 895 postings
• Saxony, Germany · €41.8K median, 800 postings
• Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · €42K median, 502 postings
• Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · €42K median, 454 postings
• Bremen, Germany · €39.5K median, 361 postings
• Brandenburg, Germany · €43.7K median, 327 postings
• Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · €42K median, 264 postings
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · €42K median, 243 postings
• Thuringia, Germany · €37.6K median, 172 postings
• Saarland, Germany · €42K median, 106 postings

Pay transparency

1.6% of the 1,347,089 open job postings in Germany list a pay range. See every state and country

Newest postings in Germany

1. Group HR Operations DirectorHR Search · Germany · €130K/yr · Posted Nov 14, 2026
2. Group Rewards LeadHR Search · Germany · €130K/yr · Posted Nov 14, 2026
3. Senior Manager, AI Training & EnablementWiley · Remote · $89.1K–$128K/yr · Posted Nov 14, 2026
4. Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer (m/w/d)QAVION GROUP · Remote · €80K–€150K/yr · Posted Nov 14, 2026
5. SAP Retail ConsultanyRecruit 121 Group · Remote · €110K/yr · Posted Nov 14, 2026
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