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
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Germany, 2015–2025
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.
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Germany, year by year
| Year | US dollars, exchange rate converted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25,100 US dollars, exchange rate converted | — |
| 2016 | 24,977 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 25,733 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 25,295 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25,845 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 25,527 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 25,584 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 25,445 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 28,291 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 28,457 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +3.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,905 US dollars, exchange rate converted, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Germany's 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted, 1.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 2 Slovenia 17,326 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 2 United Kingdom 32,912 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 2 Croatia 13,153 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 3 Ireland 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 3 Poland 14,889 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 4 Australia 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 4 Lithuania 14,075 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 5 Estonia 12,014 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 6 Belgium 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 6 Latvia 10,034 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 7 New Zealand 28,311 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 7 Türkiye 7,909 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 8 Canada 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 148.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 654.77 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 478.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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.