The personnel costs of the construction industry in Germany have increased a lot between 2020 and 2022. Personnel costs have continuously risen during the past decade years. On average, construction companies spent roughly 50,480 euros on each employee in 2022. Personnel costs are made up of wages, salaries and employers' social security costs. They also include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the employer, as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions.
Annual personnel costs per employee of the construction industry in Germany from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000 euros)
*Break in time series. Figures after 2021 refers to costs per full-time equivalent employee, this difference in calculation may reduce the comparability of the figures.
Supplementary notes
Figures for 2005 to 2020 obtained from the following table in Eurostat.
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Eurostat. (April 7, 2025). Annual personnel costs per employee of the construction industry in Germany from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432801/personnel-costs-construction-industry-germany/
Eurostat. "Annual personnel costs per employee of the construction industry in Germany from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 euros)." Chart. April 7, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432801/personnel-costs-construction-industry-germany/
Eurostat. (2025). Annual personnel costs per employee of the construction industry in Germany from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432801/personnel-costs-construction-industry-germany/
Eurostat. "Annual Personnel Costs per Employee of The Construction Industry in Germany from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432801/personnel-costs-construction-industry-germany/
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Annual personnel costs per employee of the construction industry in Germany from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 euros) [Graph], Eurostat, April 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432801/personnel-costs-construction-industry-germany/