Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Germany

Germany: Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by was 52,900 Euro in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
52,900 Euro
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
10th
of 40 countries
All-time high
52,900 Euro
in 2023
All-time low
31,500 Euro
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Germany, 2000–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201120232000: 31.5k Euro2001: 32.2k Euro2002: 32.6k Euro2003: 33.2k Euro2004: 33.4k Euro2005: 33.4k Euro2006: 33.8k Euro2007: 34.2k Euro2008: 35.0k Euro2009: 35.1k Euro2010: 36.0k Euro2011: 37.1k Euro2012: 38.1k Euro2013: 38.8k Euro2014: 40.0k Euro2015: 41.2k Euro2016: 42.1k Euro2017: 43.3k Euro2018: 44.7k Euro2019: 46.2k Euro2020: 46.3k Euro2021: 47.8k Euro2022: 49.8k Euro2023: 52.9k Euro

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.

Analysis

Germany recorded 52,900 Euro for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Germany peaked at 52,900 Euro in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,500 Euro, in 2000.

Germany ranks 10th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry in Germany, 2000 to 2023.
Year Euro Change
2000 31,500 Euro
2001 32,200 Euro +2.2%
2002 32,600 Euro +1.2%
2003 33,200 Euro +1.8%
2004 33,400 Euro +0.6%
2005 33,400 Euro +0.0%
2006 33,800 Euro +1.2%
2007 34,200 Euro +1.2%
2008 35,000 Euro +2.3%
2009 35,100 Euro +0.3%
2010 36,000 Euro +2.6%
2011 37,100 Euro +3.1%
2012 38,100 Euro +2.7%
2013 38,800 Euro +1.8%
2014 40,000 Euro +3.1%
2015 41,200 Euro +3.0%
2016 42,100 Euro +2.2%
2017 43,300 Euro +2.9%
2018 44,700 Euro +3.2%
2019 46,200 Euro +3.4%
2020 46,300 Euro +0.2%
2021 47,800 Euro +3.2%
2022 49,800 Euro +4.2%
2023 52,900 Euro +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33,440 Euro 31,500 Euro 35,100 Euro 10
2010s 40,750 Euro 36,000 Euro 46,200 Euro 10
2020s 49,200 Euro 46,300 Euro 52,900 Euro 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 7 Austria 56,300 Euro compare
  2. 8 France 55,200 Euro compare
  3. 9 Finland 53,200 Euro compare
  4. 11 Guadeloupe 51,000 Euro compare
  5. 12 Mayotte 49,400 Euro compare
  6. 12 Sweden 49,400 Euro compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Germany?
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Germany was 52,900 Euro in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 52,900 Euro in 2023.
What is the lowest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 31,500 Euro in 2000.
How does Germany rank for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by?
Germany ranks 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry
Unit
Euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
354 places, 8,566 data points, 2000–2024
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