MANUFACTURING & LABOR WORKERS / SALARY
GERMANY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

0.91 EUR = 1 USD

€55,114 EUR

$60,870 USD

Berlin

€36,737 EUR

€24,447 EUR

$27,000 USD

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Average Salary / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany

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Average salary for Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany is €55,114 EUR per year. The most typical earning is €24,447 EUR. All data are based on 27 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of €59,940 EUR. Women receive a salary of €40,654 EUR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of €70,081 EUR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of €54,960 EUR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of €96,611 EUR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive €76,963 EUR.

Levels / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

Salary Levels (EUR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
€9,100 EUR - €13,599 EUR	0	n/a
€13,600 EUR - €18,099 EUR	0	n/a
€18,100 EUR - €22,599 EUR	1	100% 3.7%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
€22,600 EUR - €27,199 EUR	5	96.3% 18.52%
€27,200 EUR - €31,699 EUR	2	77.78% 7.41%
€31,700 EUR - €36,199 EUR	0	n/a
€36,200 EUR - €40,699 EUR	1	70.37% 3.7%
€40,700 EUR - €45,299 EUR	2	66.67% 7.41%
€45,300 EUR - €49,799 EUR	2	59.26% 7.41%
€49,800 EUR - €54,299 EUR	1	51.85% 3.7%
€54,300 EUR - €58,899 EUR	0	n/a
€58,900 EUR - €63,399 EUR	4	48.15% 14.81%
€63,400 EUR - €67,899 EUR	0	n/a
€67,900 EUR - €72,399 EUR	4	33.33% 14.81%
€72,400 EUR - €76,999 EUR	1	18.52% 3.7%
€77,000 EUR - €81,499 EUR	1	14.81% 3.7%
€81,500 EUR - €85,999 EUR	0	n/a
€86,000 EUR - €90,499 EUR	1	11.11% 3.7%
€90,500 EUR - €95,099 EUR	0	n/a
€95,100 EUR - €99,599 EUR	0	n/a
€99,600 EUR - €104,099 EUR	1	7.41% 3.7%
€104,100 EUR - €108,699 EUR	0	n/a
€108,700 EUR - €113,199 EUR	0	n/a
€113,200 EUR - €117,699 EUR	0	n/a
€117,700 EUR - €122,199 EUR	0	n/a
€122,200 EUR - €126,799 EUR	0	n/a
€126,800 EUR - €131,299 EUR	0	n/a
€131,300 EUR - €135,799 EUR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
€135,800 EUR - €144,899 EUR	0	n/a
€144,900 EUR - €153,899 EUR	1	3.7% 3.7%
€153,900 EUR - €162,999 EUR	0	n/a
€163,000 EUR - €171,999 EUR	0	n/a
€172,000 EUR - €181,099 EUR	0	n/a
€181,100 EUR - €190,099 EUR	0	n/a
€190,100 EUR - €199,199 EUR	0	n/a
€199,200 EUR - €208,299 EUR	0	n/a
€208,300 EUR - €217,299 EUR	0	n/a
€217,300 EUR - €226,399 EUR	0	n/a
€226,400 EUR - €316,899 EUR	0	n/a

Gender / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	22	€59,940 EUR
2	Women	3	€40,654 EUR

Education / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	10	€70,081 EUR
2	Bachelors Degree	7	€54,960 EUR
3	Some College	4	€42,918 EUR
4	High School	6	€38,572 EUR

Experience / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	3	€96,611 EUR
2	12-16 Years	3	€76,963 EUR
3	8-12 Years	4	€62,113 EUR
4	1-2 Years	1	€61,208 EUR
5	4-8 Years	7	€54,145 EUR
6	0-1 Year	5	€32,234 EUR
7	2-4 Years	3	€29,698 EUR
8	16-20 Years	1	€28,793 EUR

Age / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	1	€146,954 EUR
2	56-60	1	€79,951 EUR
3	51-55	1	€69,629 EUR
4	36-40	5	€67,093 EUR
5	46-50	1	€62,928 EUR
6	31-35	5	€52,878 EUR
7	26-30	10	€45,725 EUR
8	21-25	1	€24,628 EUR
9	n/a	2	€23,541 EUR

Work Type / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	1	€61,208 EUR
2	Permanent	22	€57,133 EUR
3	Contract	4	€42,737 EUR

Cities / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Stuttgart	5	€85,202 EUR
2	Mannheim	2	€75,876 EUR
3	Bremen	1	€62,928 EUR
4	Karlsruhe	1	€61,208 EUR
5	Hamburg	5	€58,673 EUR
6	--Other--	4	€50,252 EUR
7	Bielefeld	2	€47,083 EUR
8	Berlin	2	€36,761 EUR
9	Düsseldorf	1	€28,793 EUR
10	Bochum	1	€26,348 EUR
11	München	1	€23,360 EUR
12	Dresden	2	€22,726 EUR

Careers / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Manufacturing Worker Lead	1	€79,951 EUR
2	Manufacturing	11	€67,274 EUR
3	Warehousing Employee Lead	2	€57,858 EUR
4	Other Manufacturing Career	5	€54,689 EUR
5	Quality Coordinator	2	€47,807 EUR
6	Quality Controller	1	€37,032 EUR
7	Warehousing Employee	4	€30,332 EUR
8	Manufacturing Packaging Worker	1	€24,628 EUR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Production Engineer

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hamburg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€51,300 EUR

Operations Manager Emea

Posted 12 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operations, EMEA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hamburg	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€69,000 EUR

Production

Posted 21 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Specially production of manufacturing and supply chain."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bielefeld	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	€69,600 EUR

Lifter Driver

Posted 04 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have worked in Italy for 15 years as a courier driver, packaging andchef helper. 
Now living in Germany and working as a forklifted. 
I also have a license obtained in Germany."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Düsseldorf	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	€28,800 EUR

Forklift Operator

Posted 25 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product transport inside warehouse area."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dresden	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€25,700 EUR

Quality Inspector

Posted 26 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I do what i have to do."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	€37,000 EUR

Qa/qc Manager

Posted 15 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"MANAGE ALL QC ACTIVITIES AT THE QC LAB IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION. 
MONITOR, IMPROVE, BOTH CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING DAILY ACTIVITIES 
COORDINATE THE QC AND QA ACTIVITIES FOR TIMELY COMPLETION OF BATCH RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTS. 
DEVELOP NEW TESTING PROTOCOLS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. 
MANAGE A TEAM OF 5 PEOPLE IN THE LAB. 
ETC."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stuttgart	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€44,300 EUR

Lean Manager

Posted 01 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lean manufacturing in operations excellence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stuttgart	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	€74,100 EUR

Project Leader

Posted 05 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Continuous Improvement within Manufacturing and Logistics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	€48,600 EUR

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