Medical Receptionist

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€28,000

Median

€34,000

75th percentile

€42,000

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 Medizinische:r Fachangestellte:r (MFA, the German medical assistant role) with 0-5 years of experience at a German medical practice (single or group practice, MVZ medical care center, small practice network). Practices bound by the MFA collective agreement (Tarifvertrag der Medizinischen Fachangestellten, TV-MFA, negotiated by the AAA and the medical professions association) pay by activity group (I to VI) and years of service; non-bound practices loosely follow these rates. Large cities (Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Stuttgart) and MVZ structures sit 5-10 % above the median; rural single practices and eastern Germany sit 5-10 % below. Profiles with an additional qualification (practice manager, hygiene officer, wound management, oncology) or deep EBM billing routine land at the top of the range. No structural variable component; many practices pay a Weihnachtsgeld (Christmas bonus) or Urlaubsgeld (holiday bonus) under the TV-MFA and occasionally an attendance premium.

Sources: Destatis Verdiensterhebung (April 2025, Berufsgruppe 8113 Medizinische Fachangestellte); Tarifvertrag der Medizinischen Fachangestellten (TV-MFA), AAA und Verband medizinischer Fachberufe, Stand 2026; Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Berufenet Medizinische:r Fachangestellte:r; Glassdoor Gehaltscheck Medizinische:r Fachangestellte:r Deutschland 2025-2026