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Germany Wages: Minimum and Average

Germany Wages Data

Indicator Data Period
Minimum Wages 12 EUR/Hour | 2056.577 USD/Month 2023
Wages 4100 EUR/Month | 4391.649 USD/Month 4Q/21
Wage Growth  -3.7 % 4Q/22
Wages High Skilled 3550 EUR/Month | 3999.73 USD/Month 2017
Wages Low Skilled  2050 EUR/Month | 2309.703 USD/Month 2017


Latest data on Minimum Wages (EUR/Hour)

Minimum Wages
                     Germany - Historical Data (EUR/Hour)

What is minimum wage in Germany?

  • Minimum Wages in Germany remained unchanged at 12 EUR/Hour (2056.577 USD/Month) in 2023. The maximum rate of minimum wage for employees was 9.5 EUR/Hour and minimum was 8.5 EUR/Hour.
  • Data published Yearly by DESTATIS.

Historical Data (EUR/Hour) by years

Data
Period
Date
12 2023 20.01.2023
12 2022 30.06.2022
9.82 2022 25.01.2022
9.5 2021 05.02.2021
9.35 2020 29.01.2020
9.19 2019 16.01.2019
8 2018 19.06.2018
8.84 2017 11.08.2017


Historical Chart by chancellors (EUR/Hour)

Minimum Wages in Germany by chancellors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Angela Merkel 22.11.2005 - 8.5000 8.0000 8.8400 8.0000 -5.88%


Latest data on Wages (EUR/Month)

Wages
                     Germany - Historical Data (EUR/Month)

What is average wage in Germany?

  • Average Wages in Germany increased to 4100 EUR/Month (4391.649 USD/Month) in the forth quarter of 2021. The maximum rate of average wage for employees was 4035 EUR/Month and minimum was 1832 EUR/Month.
  • Data published Quarterly by Federal Statistical Office.

Historical Data (EUR/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
4100 4Q/21 13.04.2022
4130 3Q/21 25.01.2022
4094 2Q/21 27.09.2021
4010 1Q/21 13.07.2021
4033 4Q/20 30.03.2021
3978 3Q/20 28.12.2020
4021 1Q/20 11.08.2020
4035 4Q/19 21.04.2020


Historical Chart by chancellors (EUR/Month)

Wages in Germany by chancellors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Angela Merkel 22.11.2005 - 3745.0000 3809.0000 3809.0000 3745.0000 1.71%


Latest data on Wage Growth  (%)

Wage Growth 
                     Germany - Historical Data (%)

What is the growth rate of wages in Germany?

  • Wage Growth in Germany decreased by 3.7 % in the forth quarter of 2022 over the same quarter in the previous year. The maximum growth was 6 % and minimum was -4.7 %
  • Data published Quarterly by Federal Statistical Office.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
-3.7 4Q/22 23.03.2023
-5.7 3Q/22 19.01.2023
-4.4 2Q/22 23.11.2022
-1.4 4Q/21 26.03.2022
0 3Q/21 18.01.2022
3 2Q/21 25.09.2021
-2 1Q/21 03.07.2021
0.4 4Q/20 27.03.2021


Historical Chart by YoY chancellors (%)

Wage Growth  in Germany by chancellors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Wages High Skilled (EUR/Month)

Wages High Skilled
                     Germany - Historical Data (EUR/Month)

How much is average wage for high skilled employees in Germany?

  • Average wages for high skilled employees in Germany remained unchanged at 3550 EUR/Month (3999.73 USD/Month). The maximum level was 3550 EUR/Month and minimum was 3400 EUR/Month.
  • Data published Yearly by Wageindicator Foundation.

Historical Data (EUR/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
3550 2017 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by chancellors (EUR/Month)

Wages High Skilled in Germany by chancellors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Wages Low Skilled  (EUR/Month)

Wages Low Skilled 
                     Germany - Historical Data (EUR/Month)

How much is average wage for low skilled employees in Germany?

  • Average wages for low skilled employees in Germany decreased to 2050 EUR/Month (2309.703 USD/Month). The maximum level was 2100 EUR/Month and minimum was 1950 EUR/Month.
  • Data published Yearly by Wageindicator Foundation.

Historical Data (EUR/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
2050 2017 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by chancellors (EUR/Month)

Wages Low Skilled  in Germany by chancellors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Germany

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 65.83 65.83
Unemployment Rate Apr/23 5.6 % 5.6
Job Vacancies Apr/23 773 K 777
Labor Force Participation Rate 4Q/22 79.8 % 79.8
Living Wage Individual 2017 1397.089 USD/Month 1363.288

Wages in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Austria 2021 2700.734 USD/Month 3131.394
Ireland 4Q/22 3856.454 USD/Month 3719.336
Luxembourg 2021 6289.099 USD/Month 5855.258
Spain 4Q/22 2429.488 USD/Month 2176.684
Iceland 2022 5796.98 USD/Month 5510.001
Norway 1Q/23 4890.882 USD/Month 4708.239
Belarus Apr/23 634.921 USD/Month 641.284
Belgium 2016 3849.76 USD/Month 3801.21
Bulgaria Mar/23 1069.639 USD/Month 1002.273
Croatia Mar/23 1130 USD/Month 1106
Cyprus 4Q/22 2727.341 USD/Month 2219.58
Czech Republic 4Q/22 1963.218 USD/Month 1803.491
Denmark 2021 6405.745 USD/Month 6266.402
Estonia 4Q/22 1901.365 USD/Month 1798.53
Euro Area 4Q/22 2213.081 USD/Month 2180.946
Finland 4Q/22 4077.895 USD/Month 4063.969
France 2021 3557.312 USD/Month 3534.818
Germany 4Q/21 4391.649 USD/Month 4257.758
Hungary Mar/23 1665.91 USD/Month 1531.084
Italy 2021 2651.057 USD/Month 2506.454
Latvia Dec/22 1206.11 USD/Month 1107.564
Lithuania 1Q/23 2099.378 USD/Month 2035.111
Macedonia Mar/23 928.764 USD/Month 896.241
Malta 4Q/22 159.329 USD/Month 157.366
Moldova 4Q/22 650.238 USD/Month 600.029
Montenegro Mar/23 1038.978 USD/Month 1026.124
Poland 1Q/23 1689.048 USD/Month 1596.345
Portugal 2023 1097.877 USD/Month 1091.45
Romania Mar/23 1573.885 USD/Month 1477.811
Russia Feb/23 811.331 USD/Month 788.472
Serbia Mar/23 790.828 USD/Month 752.659
Slovakia Mar/23 1566.985 USD/Month 1434.172
Slovenia Mar/23 2347.825 USD/Month 2284.631
Sweden Feb/23 2794.455 USD/Month 2794.455
Switzerland 2022 7423.219 USD/Month 7356.861
Ukraine Jan/22 398.627 USD/Month 477.275
United Kingdom Aug/19 2798.54 USD/Month
Albania 4Q/22 650.855 USD/Month 607.464
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mar/23 1086.191 USD/Month 1042.005
Kosovo Dec/18 558.79 USD/Month 559.9