Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Germany

Germany: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
5th
of 26 countries
All-time high
29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2025
All-time low
24,977 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2016
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Germany, 2015–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k2015202020252015: 25.1k US dollars, exchange rate converted2016: 25.0k US dollars, exchange rate converted2017: 25.7k US dollars, exchange rate converted2018: 25.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2019: 25.8k US dollars, exchange rate converted2020: 25.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2021: 25.6k US dollars, exchange rate converted2022: 25.4k US dollars, exchange rate converted2023: 28.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted2024: 28.5k US dollars, exchange rate converted2025: 29.3k US dollars, exchange rate converted

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.

Analysis

In 2025, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Germany stood at 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Germany peaked at 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24,977 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 2016.

That places Germany 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 25,390 US dollars, exchange rate converted 24,977 US dollars, exchange rate converted 25,845 US dollars, exchange rate converted 5
2020s 27,101 US dollars, exchange rate converted 25,445 US dollars, exchange rate converted 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 United Kingdom 32,912 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  2. 3 Ireland 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  3. 4 Australia 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  4. 6 Belgium 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  5. 7 New Zealand 28,311 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  6. 8 Canada 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Germany?
Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Germany was 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 24,977 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2016.
How does Germany rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
Germany ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Unit
US dollars, exchange rate converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
36 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2025
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Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.