As of 2022, the average annual wage of Germany was 45,457 euros per year, a growth of almost 6,000 Euros when compared with 2000. From 2000 until 2007, wages rose by less than a thousand euros, with wage growth accelerating mainly in the period after 2010.
Comparisons with rest of the EU
Within the European Union Luxembourg had an average annual salary of over 75 thousand Euros, with Germany having an annual salary comparable to other large European Countries, such as the United Kingdom and France. In neighboring Poland, the average annual salary was just over 32 thousand U.S dollars, meaning that German’s earned, on average, almost twice of what their Polish counterparts did.
German economy slowing in 2019
While Germany initially had one of the strongest recoveries from the 2008 financial crash and as of 2020 had the largest economy in Europe its economy has started to slow in recent years. For 2023 the German economy is forecasted to contract by 0.11 percent, while 2024 will mark a slight improvement with growth of 1.1 percent. Although the economic outlook is set to improve slightly, it remains to be seen if the low levels of growth predicted in the coming years will have an impact on German wages.
Average annual wages in Germany from 1991 to 2022
(in euros)
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