Short answer
Salary, unemployment, minimum wage and labour-market context. This page uses country-level data for Germany and links each visible figure to its recorded source.
Work metrics for Germany
| Metric | Value | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average monthly gross earnings | 4,851 EUR/month | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) | |
| Childcare worker median gross salary | 4,091 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Cleaner median gross salary | 2,445 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Cook median gross salary | 2,882 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| EU Blue Card salary threshold | 50,700 EUR/year | Make it in Germany | |
| EU Blue Card shortage/new entrant threshold | 45,934.2 EUR/year | Make it in Germany | |
| Electrician median gross salary | 3,765 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Engineer median gross salary | 7,083 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Logistics worker median gross salary | 3,820 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Median monthly net salary | 3,450 EUR/month | Eurostat | |
| Nurse median gross salary | 4,329 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Physician median gross salary | 7,058 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Plumber median gross salary | 3,717 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Registered unemployment rate | 6.4 % | Statistik der Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit | |
| Retail salesperson median gross salary | 2,849 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Software developer median gross salary | 6,097 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Statutory minimum wage | 13.9 EUR/hour | BMAS — statutory minimum wage from January 2026 | |
| Truck driver median gross salary | 3,048 EUR/month | Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit Entgeltatlas | |
| Unemployment rate | 3.71 % | World Bank Data |
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