Warehouse Manager

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€42,000

Median

€55,000

75th percentile

€72,000

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 Warehouse Manager with 4-10 years of experience in a German logistics or production warehouse (30-200 employees, one or two shifts, warehouse area of 3,000 to 20,000 square meters). Southern Germany (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg) and the Rhine-Main region pull the range up by 6-10 %, especially in automotive, e-commerce and pharma logistics. Structurally weaker regions and pure contract-storage sites sit 5-10 % below. Tariff-bound operations (the ver.di logistics Tarifvertrag, the freight and logistics Tarifvertrag) pay above the median plus shift and hardship allowances, which are not included here. Profiles with demonstrable WMS-migration or warehouse-layout experience (SAP EWM, Reflex, Manhattan) and a documented productivity gain above 15 % sit at the top end. A variable component is rare outside top management; the norm is an annual bonus of 5-8 % on achieved KPIs (delivery reliability, pick productivity, inventory accuracy).

Sources: StepStone Gehaltsreport 2026, Lagerleitung und Logistikleitung; Destatis Verdiensterhebung (April 2025), Verkehr und Lagerei; ver.di Logistik-Tarifverträge und Entgelttabellen 2025-2026; Glassdoor Gehaltsübersicht Lagerleiter Deutschland