The median monthly income for full-time workers in Germany rose by 4.1 per cent or €150 ($163) to €3,796 in 2023, according to new data released by the German Employment Agency on Monday.
The main reason for the increase was higher wage settlements. Only the salaries of full-time employees subject to social security contributions were included in the statistics.
The median salary is not an average one, but rather describes the income where there are just as many people with a higher income as with a lower income.
According to the Nuremberg-based agency, the gap between men and women has widened once again.
While the median salary for men was just over €3,930, women earned slightly more than €3,563. The difference of €367 is €2 greater than in 2022.
Compared across Germany’s 16 states, the highest median salary of €4,304 was measured in Hamburg, followed by Baden-Württemberg with €4,134.
The lowest median incomes were paid in the eastern German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (€3,098) and Thuringia (€3,109). The order was unchanged compared with the previous year.
However, education and age also play an important role in the level of income. In 2023, over 55-year-olds had an average income of €3,860, while people under 25 only received an average of €2,897.
Graduates earned €5,688, while people without a school-leaving qualification earned an average of €2,831.
The German employers’ association bpa noted that, according to the statistics, geriatric nurses earned more on average than the median salary across all professions combined for the first time in 2023. Nursing staff saw an increase of 8% to €3,901.
“The renewed strong increase in wages for geriatric nurses to almost €4,000 euros makes it clear that geriatric nursing is a secure and well-paid job,” said the bpa’s president, Rainer Brüderle.
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