Salary data in Germany.
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For Germany, the comparison uses gross monthly earnings in euros (EUR).
Median โ the middle value: half of all employees earn more than this, and half earn less.
For salaries of 1 000, 1 500, and 6 000, the median is 1 500 โ the middle value โ while the average is 2 833, pulled upward by the highest salary.
That's why the median is a more realistic measure of a typical salary.
Received hourly amount: 18.94 โฌ. The monthly figure is calculated as 18.94 โฌ ร 173.33 working hours.
Median โ the middle value: half of all employees earn more than this, and half earn less. For salaries of 1 000, 1 500, and 6 000, the median is 1 500 โ the middle value โ while the average is 2 833, pulled upward by the highest salary. That's why the median is a more realistic measure of a typical salary. Received hourly amount: 18.94 โฌ. The monthly figure is calculated as 18.94 โฌ ร 173.33 working hours.3 282.93 โฌ
12.4%
Comparison: 2018 โ 2022Average โ the total of all salaries divided by the number of employees.
For salaries of 1 000, 1 500, and 6 000, the median is 1 500 โ the middle value โ while the average is 2 833, pulled upward by the highest salary.
That's why the median better reflects a typical salary.
Received hourly amount: 22.23 โฌ. The monthly figure is calculated as 22.23 โฌ ร 173.33 working hours.
Average โ the total of all salaries divided by the number of employees. For salaries of 1 000, 1 500, and 6 000, the median is 1 500 โ the middle value โ while the average is 2 833, pulled upward by the highest salary. That's why the median better reflects a typical salary. Received hourly amount: 22.23 โฌ. The monthly figure is calculated as 22.23 โฌ ร 173.33 working hours.3 853.20 โฌ
Data: 2022
Data coverage: 2002 โ 2022
Update frequency: Published annually
Last published: 2022