Logistics Manager

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€55,000

Median

€70,000

75th percentile

€92,000

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 Logistics Manager with 5-12 years of experience at a German SMB (a site with its own logistics and 30-150 staff in warehousing, shipping and transport). Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Hamburg pull the range up by 8-12 %; rural regions and the East pull it down by 5-10 %. Profiles with multi-site responsibility, carrier-tender experience above €5M in volume, S&OP build-up or a WMS rollout sit at the top end. The role usually has no structural variable component; some employers pay an annual bonus of 5-15 % on OTIF, inventory or freight-cost targets.

Sources: Destatis Verdiensterhebung (April 2025), Berufsgruppe Lager-, Logistik- und Verkehrsführung; StepStone Gehaltsreport 2026, Cluster Logistikleitung; Kienbaum Vergütungsstudie Logistik und Supply Chain Management 2025; Glassdoor Gehaltsdaten Logistikleiter Deutschland