Overview

• Destatis reports the annual median net equivalence income at €27,619, or about €2,302 per month.
• The 25th income percentile stands at €19,914 annually (€1,659 monthly), while the 75th percentile reaches €38,216 (€3,185 monthly).
• Median monthly net incomes vary by household type, from €1,900 for single adults to €3,790 for childless couples, €2,765 for single parents and €5,213 for couples with children.
• The Bundesagentur für Arbeit and the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft set middle-class thresholds for singles at €1,850–€5,780 per month, with higher incomes deemed income-rich.
• Tech and transport roles top earnings with median gross salaries of €5,907 per month in IT and €10,207 for pilots, and annual gross pay ranges from over €53,000 in Hesse to under €40,000 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.