2025-07-27 08:00
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2025-07-27 08:00
The median monthly salaries in Germany amounted to EUR 4013 gross in 2024 – the Federal Employment Agency said. In the west of the country, an employee earned an average of 578 euros more than in the East.
The median was calculated for a set of full -time employees employed, subject to health insurance contributions.
The data of the Federal Employment Agency shows that in 2024 German employees earned 217 euros more than in 2023 a month. Thus, the limit of 4,000 was exceeded for the first time. Euro of the average salary.
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The increase in wages (5.7 percent) was higher in Germany last year than inflation (2.2 percent), which means that in 2024 the purchasing power of German employees increased.
In Germany, there is still a large difference between the eastern trade union countries (former GDR) and the western countries. In the former, an employee earns an average of 578 euros less in a month.
Disproportion is also divided into sex. Men receive a higher salary by 345 euros than women. Much less than the statistical German, because at 973 euros, foreigners earn.
The highest salaries are paid in Germany in professions related to medicine, computer science and education. The least money is obtained in gastronomy and hotel industry. (PAP)
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