Junior Electrical Engineer

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€44,000

Median

€51,000

75th percentile

€60,000

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 Electrical Engineer with 0 to 2 years of experience (a recent Bachelor's or Master's graduate) at a German SMB in machinery and plant engineering, energy technology or automation. Master's graduates typically start 4 to 5 k€ above Bachelor's graduates. Appointment as the responsible qualified electrician (Elektrofachkraft) under DGUV V3 is rare on day one at this level and usually follows after a supervised first year. Berlin, Munich and Baden-Württemberg pull upward; Mittelstand locations in eastern Germany trend downward.

Sources: StepStone Gehaltsdaten Elektroingenieur:in Deutschland; get in Engineering: Gehalt Elektroingenieur:in (Berufseinstieg); Gehaltsvergleich.com Elektroingenieur:in nach Erfahrung und Alter