Median equivalised net income in Germany
Median equivalised net income in Germany was €28,891 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Germany, 2025
€28,891
Change from 2024
+4.6%
European Union, 2025
€22,939 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€20,416 per year
Position in 2025
9th of 31
Median equivalised net income in Germany over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €28,891 per year | €22,939 per year |
| 2024 | €27,619 per year | €21,582 per year |
| 2023 | €26,274 per year | €20,290 per year |
| 2022 | €24,925 per year | €19,092 per year |
| 2021 | €24,946 per year | €18,381 per year |
| 2020 | €26,008 per yearb (break in time series) | €18,291 per year |
| 2019 | €23,515 per year | €17,325 per year |
| 2018 | €22,713 per year | €16,832 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2017 | €21,920 per year | €16,281 per year |
| 2016 | €21,275 per year | €15,847 per year |
| 2015 | €20,668 per year | €15,422 per year |
| 2014 | €19,733 per year | €15,101 per year |
| 2013 | €19,582 per year | €14,962 per year |
| 2012 | €19,595 per year | €14,924 per year |
| 2011 | €19,043 per year | €14,652 per year |
| 2010 | €18,797 per year | €14,521 per year |
| 2009 | €18,586 per year | €14,564 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2008 | €18,309 per year | €14,015 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2007 | €17,777 per year | €12,902 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2006 | €15,663 per year | €12,677 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2005 | €16,393 per yearb (break in time series) | €12,707 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2001 | €15,758 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +4.6% from €27,619 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €20,668 per year, the figure has changed by +39.8%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €22,939 per year.
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