Europe · Salary · 2026
Germany salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | €12,500 | €16,000 | €21,000 | $18,560 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | €9,500 | €12,500 | €16,500 | $14,500 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | €5,800 | €7,200 | €9,000 | $8,352 |
Plant director Manufacturing | €8,000 | €10,000 | €13,000 | $11,600 |
Operations director Manufacturing | €8,300 | €10,500 | €13,500 | $12,180 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | €5,400 | €6,300 | €7,600 | $7,308 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | €7,800 | €9,500 | €12,000 | $11,020 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | €5,800 | €7,000 | €8,800 | $8,120 |
Government relations lead Government relations | €7,000 | €8,800 | €11,000 | $10,208 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | €9,000 | €11,500 | €15,000 | $13,340 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | €7,000 | €8,800 | €11,500 | $10,208 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | €4,700 | €5,600 | €6,800 | $6,496 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | €4,600 | €5,500 | €6,800 | $6,380 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | €4,200 | €5,000 | €6,300 | $5,800 |
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| Statutory minimum wage | €13.90 gross per hour from 1 January 2026 (€14.60 from 1 January 2027) |
| Mini-job cap 2026 | €603 / month |
| Employer social insurance | About 21% of gross on 2026 ceilings (pension / unemployment €8,450; health / care €5,812.50), plus accident insurance |
| 13th month | Not a national statute; often Tarifvertrag or contract |
Full labour-law stack: hiring guide for Germany.
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