Junior Financial Controller
Junior Financial Controller salary data: P25, median, and P75 base pay, sourced.
Salary band
Base salary, gross annual
- 25th percentile
- €45,000
- Median
- €52,000
- 75th percentile
- €62,000
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 entry-level Financial Controller (0 to 2 years of experience, typically a recent business-administration graduate or a candidate stepping up from a controlling internship or working-student role) at a German SMB. Berlin, Munich and other tech- or industry-heavy metros pull upward; regional and rural placements trend downward. Early SAP CO or Power BI exposure and a completed internship in controlling or accounting pull up within the band; a purely academic profile with no placement pulls down. As at mid level, this position carries no structural variable component.
Sources: Stepstone Gehaltsdaten Junior Controller:in Deutschland 2026; Stepstone Gehaltsreport 2026, Schwerpunkt Controlling; Destatis Verdiensterhebung (April 2025, Berufsgruppe 7220 Finanzdienstleistungen, Rechnungswesen und Controlling)