In 2023, 27 percent of full-time employees subject to social insurance contributions in Germany earned between 3,000 and 4,000 euros per month. The share of employees in that salary bracket has been growing year over year.
Distribution of full-time employees subject to social security contributions in Germany from 2013 to 2023, by income group
(gross monthly income)
As of December 31 of each year; apprentices/trainees are not included. The statistic is based on all full-time employees subject to social security contributions with available information on salaries.
Figures were calculated based on data provided by the source.
¹ From 2023 onwards, the income groups "Up to 1,000 euros" and "Over 1,000 to 2,000 euros" were combined as "Up to 2,000 euros". The income group "Over 6,000 euros" was added.
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (July 19, 2024). Distribution of full-time employees subject to social security contributions in Germany from 2013 to 2023, by income group (gross monthly income) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559123/full-time-employees-by-income-group-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. "Distribution of full-time employees subject to social security contributions in Germany from 2013 to 2023, by income group (gross monthly income)." Chart. July 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559123/full-time-employees-by-income-group-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (2024). Distribution of full-time employees subject to social security contributions in Germany from 2013 to 2023, by income group (gross monthly income). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559123/full-time-employees-by-income-group-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. "Distribution of Full-time Employees Subject to Social Security Contributions in Germany from 2013 to 2023, by Income Group (Gross Monthly Income)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559123/full-time-employees-by-income-group-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Distribution of full-time employees subject to social security contributions in Germany from 2013 to 2023, by income group (gross monthly income) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559123/full-time-employees-by-income-group-germany/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
Distribution of full-time employees subject to social security contributions in Germany from 2013 to 2023, by income group (gross monthly income) [Graph], Bundesagentur für Arbeit, July 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559123/full-time-employees-by-income-group-germany/
