2025 GERMANY
SALARY BENCHMARKING
About this report
This report includes detailed scaled salary information for industry specific full-time professional positions across Germany.
The scope of the data is national.
The data for each position is broken down in three banding categories:
Band A → Ideal starting salary offer when stepping up into a position. Lowest end of the market’s pay norm.
Minimum experience in the position and still developing relevant skills.
Band B → Salary offer sitting within the 50th percentile; median range of the market. The candidate has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.
Band C → Top end of salary offers for hiring or retaining individuals.
Higher experience, superior skills, finer institutional/business knowledge and exceeding responsibilities. Market’s rarest resource and top talent’s worth according to market key factors and dynamics.
Salary bandings provide:
a standardised framework for setting and comparing salaries across roles and departments. help in maintaining or setting consistency in pay structure. comparison with current compensation packages against industry standards and competitors. support to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talent. predictable salary expenses and aids in financial planning and forecasting. career development and progression support by providing clear salary ranges for different levels of roles. framework for salary negotiations during recruitment and performance reviews help in maintaining internal equity
Distribution of the average net income
Benefits
Legally mandated benefits
Minimum wage
Overtime
Retirement/Public pension plans
Holiday entitlement
Holiday pay
Parental leave (paternity/maternity/adoption leave)
Antenatal care
Statutory sick pay
Caregiver benefits
Health insurance
Unemployment insurance
Extra benefits
Private medical
Car allowance / company car
Bonus(es)
Extra pension schemes
Cycle to work scheme
Company stock options or equity grants
Additional paid time off
Flexible working
Discount schemes
Wellbeing funds
Childcare allowance
Sachbezüge (vouchers) : work meals
Gym subsidies
Business travel insurance
BUSINESS PLANNING & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
SALES & PARTNERSHIPS
MERCHANDISING & E-COMMERCE
Positions
DIGITAL & MARKETING
LOGISTICS & WAREHOUSE
Positions
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
Positions
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
HOSPITALITY
HOSPITALITY – HR & TRAINING
HOSPITALITY FINANCE – IT – PROCUREMENT
CORPORATE – OFFICE MANAGEMENT