Dental Assistant

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€26,000

Median

€32,000

75th percentile

€38,000

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 a Zahnmedizinische:r Fachangestellte:r (ZFA, the German dental assistant qualification) with 0-5 years of experience in a German dental practice (single or group practice, an MVZ, a small chain practice). Tariff-bound practices that apply the collective agreement for dental assistants of the AAZ and the Verband medizinischer Fachberufe pay by activity group and years of service; non-tariff-bound practices orient themselves on this structure. Large cities such as Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart as well as chain and MVZ structures sit 5-10 % above the median; rural single practices and eastern Germany sit 5-10 % below. Profiles with an additional qualification (dental-hygiene assistance, prophylaxis, ZMP, ZMF, ZMV, practice management, billing expertise in BEMA and GOZ) or deeper implantology and orthodontics routine sit at the top end of the range. No structural variable component; many practices pay Christmas or holiday pay per tariff and occasionally an attendance bonus or revenue share in the prophylaxis area.

Sources: Destatis Verdiensterhebung (April 2025, Berufsgruppe 8114 Zahnmedizinische Fachangestellte); Tarifvertrag der Zahnmedizinischen Fachangestellten (TV-ZFA), AAZ und Verband medizinischer Fachberufe, Stand 2026; Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Berufenet Zahnmedizinische:r Fachangestellte:r; Glassdoor Gehaltscheck Zahnmedizinische:r Fachangestellte:r Deutschland 2025-2026