Salaries in Germany

Salaries in Germany vary greatly. Companies may pay a salary dictated by the location, union agreement, skills or seniority. There are many more factors that are taken into account when a company arrives at a salary than in other countries. This adds complexity and can make it difficult to understand what a competitive or reasonable salary is.

Multi-lingual roles tend to be centred in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Krefeld, Hamburg and Munich.

Berlin has a large number of contact centres (150+) and the majority of multi-lingual customer service roles in Germany are based here. The salaries rarely range plus or minus 10-20% and offer similar terms and conditions.

Frankfurt tends to offer more finance, banking, operations and managerial roles. The salaries here are some of the highest in the country mirroring the costs of living. The companies in this location tend to hire “one-off” positions rather than high volume support roles as the costs of employing staff in Frankfurt are much higher.

Contact Centre
Agent	€14,500-30,000	Team Lead	€22,000-50,000

Information Technology
Technical Support 1st line	€18,000-35,000	Technical Support 2nd/3rd line	€22,000-55,000
Localization	€28,000-55,000	Development	€25,000-70,000
Gaming	€20,000-36,000	QA/Test	€20,000-50,000

Sales
Telesales	€15,000-35,000	IT Sales	€24,000-60,000
Account Manager	€25,000-55,000	Business Development	€30,000-70,000

Shared Services and Finance
Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable	€22,000-36,000	Collections	€22,000-30,000
Payroll	€24,000-42,000	Part Qualified Accountant	€28,000-50,000
Qualified Accountant	€36,000-75,000	Finance Manager	€45,00-80,000