Overview
- Average hourly wages for nursing staff increased to €23.70, a 4.9% rise that is smaller than last year’s roughly 9% jump.
- Pay varies by state, led by Hamburg at €24.55 per hour and trailing in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at €22.44, with larger gains reported in Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony.
- By role, assistants without formal training average €20.26 per hour, one‑year trained assistants €22.62 and qualified nurses €27.06, according to the GKV snapshot.
- The GKV estimates residents’ personal co-payments will rise by about €100 per month on average, with roughly €30 typically offset by relief supplements.
- Long-term care insurance faces about €260 million in additional annual costs, and GKV chief Oliver Blatt urges policymakers to curb the burden on residents.