What parcel carriers earn

Published on: April 9, 2019 / Updated on: April 9, 2019 – Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Online retail is booming, with more and more people ordering online. Consequently, a large number of packages are on their way and need to be delivered to customers – but delivery drivers are not benefiting much from this surge in orders. According to the German Federal Government, in response to a parliamentary inquiry , the earnings of parcel delivery drivers have declined over the past ten years. While a full-time driver without a collective bargaining agreement earned an average of €2,747 in 2007, this figure had fallen to just €2,582 by 2017. Although earnings for drivers covered by collective bargaining agreements increased slightly, the rise over the past ten years was significantly less than in the overall economy.

The online trade is booming, more and more people are ordering online. Correspondingly many parcels are on the way and have to be delivered to the customers – but the parcel messengers benefit little from the booming order situation. As the federal government (Germany) states in response to a small request , the earnings of parcel delivery companies have fallen over the past ten years. In 2007, a full-time courier without a fixed rate received an average of 2,747 euros, whereas in 2017 it was only 2,582 euros. Colleagues with a collective bargaining agreement saw their earnings rise slightly, but by ten-year comparison, they were significantly lower than in the economy as a whole.

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