The Germany median is US$74,032 per year.
Showing amounts in USD (USD default; source data is EUR). FX as of Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:02:31 +0000. Convert currencies
The Germany national median for an electrical engineer is 66.300 € a year, or about 5.500 € a month before tax.
The closest engineering peer is mechanical engineer at 62.700 €, so an electrical engineer earns 5.7% more at the national median in Germany.
Germany is 2nd of 2 countries for this role once medians are converted at the same exchange rate (US$74,000). The United States pays 46% more (96.720 € at today's rate).
That median is about 1.2× GDP per person (US$60,500, World Bank 2025). That is a rough sign of how far the role pays above the average national income.
| # | Country | Median (USD) | In EUR | vs Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$108,000 | 96.720 € | +46% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$74,000 | 66.300 € | — |
If a remote employer paid the U.S. median for the same job (US$108,000), that would be about 96.720 €, 1.46× the local median.
Our simplified income-tax model for Germany leaves about 49.891 € a year from the 66.300 € median, 4.158 € a month at a 25% effective rate. Approximation of German income tax; excludes social contributions and solidarity surcharge.
Consumer prices in Germany rose 2.2% in 2025 (World Bank). Matching that on the 66.300 € median takes a raise of about 1.459 €.
Unemployment was 3.7% of the labour force in 2025.
Germany has 19 public holidays in 2026 (Nager.Date); at the median, one working day is worth about 255 € before tax.
Figures are estimates, updated 2026-11-01. See our methodology for sources and limitations.