Dispatcher

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€35,000

Median

€44,000

75th percentile

€55,000

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 Dispatcher with 2 to 8 years of experience at a German freight or logistics SMB (fleet of 20 to 200 trucks, groupage, part or full loads, regional or national). Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and the Rhine-Main area pull the range up by 6 to 10 percent; the East and rural regions sit 5 to 8 percent lower. Profiles with a track record of running international routes, command of common TMS systems (Transics, Soloplan, TimoCom, CarLo) or dangerous-goods experience (ADR) sit at the top of the range. Shift and night allowances are common in the sector and come on top depending on the collective agreement (Tarifvertrag) or works agreement; a structured OTE does not usually exist for this role.

Sources: Destatis Verdiensterhebung (April 2025), Berufsgruppe Disposition und Logistik; StepStone Gehaltsdaten Disponent Deutschland 2026; ver.di Logistik-Tarifvertrag, Eingruppierungs-Rahmen für Disposition; Glassdoor Gehaltsdaten Disponent Logistik Deutschland