Electrical Engineer

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€54,000

Median

€67,000

75th percentile

€88,000

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 3 to 8 years of experience at an SMB (machinery and plant engineering, energy technology, automation). The range opens up clearly at the top once a collective agreement (Tarifvertrag) applies (IG Metall ERA, pay grades EG 13-15 with performance and workload allowances). At non-tariff-bound SMBs the median is typically 5 to 10 percent lower than at tariff-bound companies of the same size.

Sources: Destatis Verdiensterhebung, Ingenieurberufe Elektrotechnik (April 2025); StepStone Gehaltsdaten Elektroingenieur:in Deutschland; VDE Gehaltsreport Elektro- und Informationstechnik 2025; IG Metall ERA-Entgelttabelle Metall- und Elektroindustrie 2026