Experienced Administrative Assistant

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€36,000

Median

€42,000

75th percentile

€49,000

For reference: the statutory minimum wage in Germany has stood at €13.90 gross per hour since January 1, 2026 — roughly €2,410 gross a month for a full-time role at 40 hours/week. (BMAS: Mindestlohn steigt zum 1. Januar 2026 auf 13,90 Euro)

Gross fixed salary per year for an Administrative Assistant (Kaufmännische:r Mitarbeiter:in) with 5-9 years of experience at a German SMB (10-80 employees). Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart pull the range up by 5-10 %; rural regions and eastern Germany pull it down by 5-10 %. Salary portals rarely break this generalist title out by experience band; this range anchors on the reported ceiling for experienced Kaufmännische:r Mitarbeiter:in profiles (up to roughly 55 k€) and on the experience-tiered data published for the closely comparable Kaufmännische:r Sachbearbeiter:in role (a specialized sibling role, see 'Confusing Administrative Assistant and Sachbearbeiter:in' above), scaled to this role's broader, less specialized scope using the entry-level band's shape above. A specialization (sales back-office, order processing in wholesale) still pulls toward the upper end.

Sources: jobvector Gehaltsreport Kaufmännischer Mitarbeiter 2026; Gehalt.de Kaufmännische/-r Sachbearbeiter/-in, Gehalt nach Berufserfahrung 2026; Stepstone Gehaltsdaten Kaufmännische:r Mitarbeiter:in Deutschland 2026