Net annual earnings in Germany
A single worker on average pay in Germany took home €36,535 per year in 2025.
Germany, 2025
€36,535
Change from 2024
+3.0%
European Union, 2025
€29,954 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€25,273 per year
Net annual earnings 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 | €36,535 per year | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | €35,483 per yearb (break in time series) | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €37,908 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €35,597 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €32,850 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €31,293 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €31,486 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €30,420 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €29,469 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €28,986 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €28,411 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €27,791 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €27,171 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €26,730 per year | – |
| 2011 | €26,088 per year | – |
| 2010 | €25,374 per year | – |
| 2009 | €23,871 per year | – |
| 2008 | €23,842 per year | – |
| 2007 | €23,195 per year | – |
| 2006 | €22,505 per year | – |
| 2005 | €22,363 per year | – |
| 2004 | €21,993 per year | – |
| 2003 | €21,067 per year | – |
| 2002 | €20,872 per year | – |
| 2001 | €20,407 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.0% from €35,483 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €28,411 per year, the figure has changed by +28.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €29,954 per year.