Wages in Germany: Merkur.de published a new wage ranking that confirmed the fact that the best-paid people in Germany are doctors. Medical practitioners in managerial positions earn over EUR 196,000 a year.
From the published list, we learnt which other specialists can count on great salaries in Germany and what earnings can be counted on by hairdressers, waiters, nurses and drivers.
Germany’s best-paid jobs
Anyone who wants to earn good wages in Germany should think about being a doctor as medical practitioners have a good reputation in Germany. This was demonstrated by the new 2021 payroll atlas of the Salary.de internet portal.
The number one best-paid job was the chief physician. Currently, the mean earnings for this position are EUR 196,300 gross a year. They are followed by senior doctors with an equally impressive gross annual salary of € 121,700. For comparison: specialists in other industries and managers earn only EUR 43,200 gross a year (median *).
Anyone looking for wholesome salaries outside of medicine will also find good salaries in other management positions, such as sales control (EUR 94,800 gross) and regional sales (EUR 90,800 gross), as can be seen in the published list:
| place | position | Median * salary (gross) per year | Average salary (gross) per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief physician, resident physician | 196 251 euro | 212,808 euros |
| 2 | Senior doctor | 121,748 euros | 129,697 euros |
| 3 | Sales control / sales management | 94 796 euros | EUR 103.836 |
| 4. | Regional sales manager of investment goods | 90,812 euros | 96 868 euros |
| 5 | Commercial manager | 90,661 euros | 101,900 euros |
| 6. | IT industry management | 88,610 euros | 96,076 euros |
In many other occupations, Germans earn so little that their monthly salary is barely enough for them to survive. The sad “first place” in the ranking of the worst paid jobs is occupied by kitchen helpers, who have to deal with an average salary of just 23,454 euros per year . Hairdressers are right behind them, and waiters are in third place.
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The worst paid jobs in Germany:
| place | position | Median * salary (gross) per year | Average salary (gross) per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchen help | 21,907 euros | 23,454 euros |
| 2 | Hairdresser | 23,202 euros | 24,434 euros |
| 3 | Waitress | 23,619 euros | 24,884 euros |
| 4 | customer service call center employee | 25,200 euros | 28,101 euro |
| 5 | Receptionist | 25 372 euro | 27,282 euros |
| 6 | Cashier | EUR 26 572 | 28,363 euros |
| 7 | Cook | 27,195 euros | 29,053 euros |
| 8 | Dental assistant | 27,993 euros | 29,461 euros |
| 9 | Nursing staff | 28 002 euro | 30,357 euro |
| 10 | Professional driver | 28,436 euros | 30,467 euros |
Source: Merkur.de