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+++ What you earn in the digital advertising industry +++ Salary comparison: The top industries for managers +++ These companies pay the best +++ This is how much women earn less +++ Gender Pay Gap: The regional differences in the gender pay gap Equality in the Swiss world of work +++ Number of female CEOs is significantly overestimated +++ Salary comparison: economic factor of the capital +++ The influence of the capital +++ Stuttgart top, Schwerin flop +++ Salary comparison: This is how much is earned in the federal states + ++ New Bitkom study: This is what start-up employees earn +++ Good salary prospects? +++ Where graduates in the EU find it difficult/easy to find a job +++ Who works the most hours per year? +++ Longer working hours do not ensure higher productivity +++ At what age do you earn the best? +++ Where you earn the best +++ Board members earn 71 times as much as their employees +++ Who knows what I earn +++ Only almost every second person gets vacation pay +++ The most boring jobs +++ Who gets vacation pay? +++ People work more in the East but earn less +++ Full-time and part-time work in Germany +++ What skilled workers would give up for more free time +++ Where no minimum wage is often paid +++ Why skilled workers say “no” + ++ Unlimited vacation for everyone? +++ The remuneration motivates Europeans the most +++ You would have to be a football coach +++
What you earn in the digital advertising industry
Anyone who works in the digital advertising industry will not get rich - this is the result of a joint study by the online portal Lohn.de with the specialist magazine Werben und Selling and the personnel consultancy Designerdock. The salary level is therefore exactly 100 percent, with the leader in mechanical engineering reaching 125.2 percent.
However, the salary in the agencies also differs significantly depending on the job, as the graphic from Statista shows. Accordingly, a business development manager earns a good 50,000 euros gross per year, while an art director's media value is a good 41,000 euros. Designers and copywriters are in a much worse position with a gross annual salary of around 33,000 euros.
Salary comparison: The top industries for managers
What does the boss actually earn? many employees ask themselves is now answered by the salary data platform Lohn.de. Accordingly, salaries are highest in bank management. Managers here earn just under 187,000 euros gross per year. There are also over 180,000 management personnel in the chemical industry, as the graphic from Statista shows. At the bottom of the ranking of 24 sectors is healthcare with 90,500 euros and retail with 82,500.
For the study, 4,825 salary data from managing directors were evaluated. All employees are managers with personnel responsibility.
These companies pay the best
Anyone who works at Intel in Germany can consider themselves lucky: the electronics manufacturer pays the highest salary in this country. This was the result of an evaluation by the job evaluation platform Glassdoor, which Business Insider reports on. The data for the ranking refers to the period of the last two years. All companies with more than 20 applications on Glassdoor were recorded. The median income at Intel is therefore 77,500 euros. The Airbus Group follows in second place with 76,500 euros, as the graphic from Statista shows. Third place goes to IT giant IBM from the USA with a median income of 66,918 euros. In total, the 12-place ranking includes nine German and three international companies. Car manufacturer Audi pays the “lowest” salary at 60,270 euros per year and is in 12th place.
Women earn so much less
Women in Germany earn an average of 21 percent less money than men - the wage gap is that big in few European countries. The general difference in earnings, also known as the gender pay gap, varies within the industries. 2017 salary report from the online job exchange Stepstone shows how big the wage gap is Doctors and medical professionals earn the best overall, but the gap is also the largest here. On average, women earn a good 30 percent less than their male colleagues, as the graphic from Statista shows. The difference is smallest in IT professions. Women here “only” earn an average of just over 7,000 euros, i.e. around 11 percent less per year.
Gender Pay Gap: The regional differences in the wage gap
Women in Germany earn significantly less than men. But if you look at the individual cities, districts and federal states, it becomes clear that the values vary greatly. In some new federal states, women are even ahead, as the graphic from Statista shows. The differences are most extreme in the districts of Dingolfing-Landau, where women earn 38 percent less, and Cottbus, where women earn 17 percent more than men.
The major differences can be attributed to the regional economic structure. study , the gender pay gap is particularly high in federal states with a heavily industrial economy . In the Dingolfing-Landau example, this is the motor vehicle industry and some large companies where almost half of all men work. If the economy is more focused on the service sector and public services, as in the example of Cottbus with hardly any industry, women earn better.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the gender pay gap in this country is 21 percent, which is higher than in most European countries. According to the IAB calculation, which is based only on data from full-time employees, women in Germany earn a total of 14.2 percent less. Since women work part-time more often than men, the IAB makes it clear that the regional differences in earnings tend to be underestimated in the calculation.
Gender equality in the Swiss world of work
In Switzerland, too, women still have a worse status than men in the world of work. In almost all industries, women are underrepresented in senior positions and earn up to 21 percent less than their male colleagues. Legal equality between women and men has only been provided for in the Swiss Confederation since 1996. Nevertheless, the country occupies first place in the ranking of the United Nations members with the lowest gender inequality and is therefore ahead of model students such as Sweden and Norway.
As this graphic shows, women are overrepresented in traditionally female domains such as domestic help, nursing, education or in retail, but particularly promising industries and better positions in the IT industry or management still remain firmly in the hands of men. However, according to a historical analysis of the development of equality on the labor market by the news platform swissinfo, an increase in the employment of women since 1970 has primarily taken place in highly qualified professions - but often only on a part-time basis.
The number of female CEOs is significantly overestimated
Only three percent of the 500 largest companies worldwide have a woman at the top. Ipsos survey cannot really believe this : the proportion is overestimated in all 27 participating countries - and significantly so.
As the Statista graphic shows, respondents in Mexico are the most wrong at 29 percent. In Germany the proportion was estimated at 15 percent. The South Koreans are closest to reality: They said that nine percent of CEOs are female.
Salary comparison: capital city as an economic factor
In many federal states, the capital is also the economic center. What would Bavaria be without Munich? Or Baden-Württemberg without Stuttgart? an analysis by the online platform Lohn.de , both cities are significantly increasing the average salary of their residents. While Bayern without Munich lose a full 17 percent of their average salary, in Baden-Württemberg it is as much as 19 percent.
The situation is different in Hesse, for example, where Frankfurt is a strong economic center away from the state capital. Schwerin's influence is also rather small in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: with the state capital, employees there earn a good 33,000 euros per year, without it it is only a little more than 1,000 euros less. The situation is similar in Thuringia, where Erfurt only makes a difference of three percent.
The influence of the capital
The capitals are the economic engines in many federal states. This is shown by a current evaluation by the comparison portal Lohn.de. The frontrunner is Munich: If you take the data from the Bavarian capital into account, the average salary is 44,605 euros per year - without the data from Munich it drops by over seven percent. In Thuringia, excluding the state capital Erfurt, it is 3.4 percent less, as the graphic from Statista shows. The differences are smallest in the federal states on which the city states border. These were not included in the analysis, but are likely to have an impact on the surrounding area, especially in the case of Berlin and Hamburg. The only thing that makes no difference is Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse. The entire Rhine-Main area, especially the financial metropolis of Frankfurt, is responsible for the high salary level.
Stuttgart top, Schwerin flop
The salary level in Germany varies significantly within the federal states. But what does it look like if only the state capitals are compared? Do you earn better in Kiel than in Erfurt? Or in Wiesbaden more than in Hanover? The online platform Lohn.de has evaluated more than 750,000 compensation data current salary atlas
Accordingly, employees in Stuttgart earn the best compared to other cities. Your wage level is 127.6%. For Munich it is 126.1%. Schwerin, Erfurt and Potsdam are at the bottom of the list. The capital doesn't really shine either: Berlin has a wage level of 93.6 percent of the Germany-wide average.
Salary comparison: This is how much is earned in the federal states
Specialists and managers in Germany earn an average of 52,000 euros gross per year. This emerges from the current salary report from Stepstone. A comparison of the federal states shows that the Hessians earn the best, followed by Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The lowest earnings are in Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony, as the graphic from Statista shows.
When it comes to salary, it's not just the location that plays a role, but also the industry, professional group and qualifications. For example, a degree in medicine (79,500 euros) or law (74,000 euros) usually leads to high salaries in later professional life, while academics with a degree in design (46,000 euros) or educational sciences (45,100 euros) are paid below average.
New Bitkom study: This is what start-up employees deserve
Beginners in start-ups earn less than in established companies. This is the result of a survey by the industry association Bitkom among 143 founders. They were asked what they pay their employees on average. A junior in an IT or Internet start-up earns an average of 31,400 euros gross per year, as the graphic from Statista shows. Nevertheless, start-ups are attractive to many young employees thanks to flat hierarchies and flexible working situations. There would also be the opportunity to accompany innovations from the very beginning and thus gain professional experience, says Bitkom managing director Niklas Veltkamp. And this is noticeable in the account: According to the survey data, a senior earns an average of 46,500 euros per year. Anyone who even gets promoted to a management position earns just under 56,000 euros. The C-Level brings in an average of 71,500 euros.
Good salary prospects?
For the study is after the study: Choosing the right job, in addition to personal interests, also the situation on the job market and the salary options. As the graphic from Statista shows, according to the current salary report from StepStone, are the top earners among academics. You go home with an average gross annual salary of just under 80,000 euros. Law graduates earn an average of 74,000 euros in their later professional lives. At the bottom of the rankings are educational scientists and social educators, with only around 45,000 euros per year. Designers are just ahead at a good 46,000 euros. The salary data of 60,000 specialists and managers, including all bonuses, commissions and bonuses, were evaluated for the report.
Where graduates in the EU find it difficult/easy to find a job
In Germany, many students are afraid of starting a career. While training usually prepares you directly for your future job, only a few courses of study provide direct career preparation. But at least in Germany, this does not hinder entry opportunities for university graduates. Over 90 percent of all graduates of a vocational school or university in the Federal Republic find a job corresponding to their training within the first three years. Only in Malta and Iceland are the chances even better.
Who works the most hours per year?
Swiss employees worked an average of 1,590 hours in 2015. This emerges from the “OECD Employment Outlook 2017” . This puts them ahead of Germany (1371 working hours) and France (1482 working hours). Mexicans worked the most hours per employee in 2015.
In recent years, the South Korean government has tried to reduce people's heavy workloads. But it didn't quite work out yet. South Koreans still work 2,213 hours on average. Contrary to common prejudices, the Greeks work the most in Europe, partly due to the financial crisis. They have a workload of 2042 hours. With 1719 working hours, Japan is just behind the USA (1779 working hours).
Longer working hours do not ensure higher productivity
In Germany, the 40-hour week formally applies to most industries. In fact, in the Federal Republic people work an average of five hours less per week than this working time regulation requires. Our graphic shows that this does not necessarily have a negative impact on our work productivity. With 34.9 hours per week and a value of 127.2 on the productivity index per hour per week, Germany is in fourth place among the most productive EU countries per working week. Striking: Countries with a lower number of weekly working hours perform better on the productivity index than countries in which people work particularly long hours.
At what age do you earn the best?
Anyone who works as a specialist or manager in Germany can look forward to a continuously increasing salary up to the age of 45, as the graphic from Statista shows. The comparison platform Lohn.de evaluated the data of almost 218,000 specialists and managers in Germany for its 2017 salary report. For skilled workers, the gross annual salary increases continuously until the age of 40, and managers can even expect an increase up to the age of 60. But differences are not only evident in position, the gender pay gap, i.e. lower pay for female workers, is also clearly visible. Women earn less when they start their careers. This gap then continues to grow over the course of one's professional life and is particularly evident among managers. In addition, the academic degree is important for earnings. According to Lohn.de, academics with a master's degree in particular have above-average salary prospects.
Where you earn the best
According to the current OECD report “Taxing Wages 2018” , Switzerland is the country within the organization where employees receive the highest average salary, both gross and net. Luxembourg is in second place and Iceland is in third place. In order of gross salary, Germany follows in fourth place. However, when it comes to what the employees receive after taxes and contributions, things look less rosy for German employees: out of an average of 64,000 US dollars, only around 38,000 US dollars actually end up in the account. As the graphic from Statista shows, there is hardly any other country where this difference is so large. In an OECD comparison, only the Belgians have less net of the gross than the Germans.
Board members earn 71 times as much as their employees
In 2017, the boards of directors of DAX 30 companies earned an average of 71 times as much as one of their employees. This emerges from a survey by the trade union-affiliated Hans Böckler Foundation. In comparison, this is significantly more than in previous years, as the graphic from Statista shows. The difference is most clear at Deutsche Post, where an average manager has 159 times the number of employees, while the CEO has 232 times. The differences are lowest at Commerzbank with a manager salary 20 times and a CEO salary 25 times. When it comes to full board members, Adidas is ahead with 107 times, while SAP is 17 times ahead. For the evaluation, the foundation determined the companies' personnel costs and put them in relation to the salaries of the board members.
Who knows what I earn
For more than three quarters (76 percent) of employees in Germany, it would be okay if their colleagues knew what they earn. This is one of the results of a representative study by the job site Indeed , on behalf of which the market research company respondi asked 1,035 people in Germany about their relationship to salary issues. Young people between the ages of 16 and 29 are particularly relaxed, with 86 percent of them agreeing with this. However, just 29 percent of those surveyed said that their colleagues actually know what they earn.
The most boring jobs
Bored again after spending a week in the office? Many people seem to feel this way, particularly in legal professions, as a study by the salary comparison platform emolument.com shows. A full 81 percent of those working in this area said they were bored at work. Project management doesn't seem to offer any really compelling tasks either; 78 percent are bored here, as the graphic from Statista shows. The most exciting careers are in education, management and research and development. Very few working people get bored here. The survey surveyed 1,300 professionals from ten countries, including France, Spain and Great Britain.
Only almost every second person receives holiday pay
Around 43 percent of employees in Germany receive holiday pay from their employer. The proportion of men (50.7 percent) is higher than that of women (38.7 percent) and higher in the West than in the East. This is shown by a survey by the Hans Böckler Foundation . The information from around 6,600 employees was evaluated. Most employees with holiday pay are in the manufacturing sector, followed by transport and warehousing. The lowest proportions are in the information and communications industry and in education and teaching, as the Statista graphic shows.
Who gets holiday pay?
Every second employee in this country receives holiday pay - in companies subject to collective agreements this figure is 71 percent, and in companies without a collective agreement it is only 38 percent. This is shown by an evaluation by the Hans Böckler Foundation. The manufacturing sector is most likely to receive holiday pay, at 64 percent. In the energy supply sector, 55 percent of respondents receive their 13th monthly salary, as the Statista graphic shows.
In the East people work more but earn less
In eastern Germany, employees earn significantly less than in the west of the country - but they work more. This emerges from data from the Federal Statistical Office and the statistical offices of the states, which the Left parliamentary group evaluated. According to this, an employee in Thuringia does the most work with 1,371 hours, but only earns an average of 28,728 euros gross per year. Employees in Rhineland-Palatinate work 1,255 hours per year and earn 31,998 euros. The top earners are Hamburg residents with almost 41,000 euros. With 1,334 hours, they are in the upper middle range when it comes to working hours, as the Statista graphic shows.
Full and part-time work in Germany
Whether longer working hours ensure greater efficiency is controversial. From a labor market policy perspective, it would definitely make sense if all employees worked less, because then, in purely mathematical terms, more people could be employed overall. As our infographic shows, the proportion of employees in Germany who work part-time has increased since 1996.
However, the annual working hours of these employees have increased by an average of 66 hours per year over the past 20 years, from 644.8 to 711.2 hours. Overall, the number of employed people has increased by 5.2 million since 1996 to 39.3 million in 2016, of which almost 24 million worked full-time and 15.3 million worked part-time.
What professionals would give up for more free time
meinestadt.de wanted to know what motivates employees more . Overall, 52.5 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer to have more free time and 47.7 percent would prefer to have more money. The enthusiasm for more free time is greatest among 30 to 40-year-olds. Among the sectors, those surveyed in retail are most often in favor of more free time, and those who work in purchasing and procurement are most likely to want more money.
But what would the respondents give up or what would they do to have more free time? 22.5 percent say they would show more effort during working hours - so they wouldn't mind an increase in work if working hours were shortened. 20.7 percent would forego benefits such as a company car or cell phone or free coffee. 20 percent would like to shorten their break times, as the graphic from Statista shows. Only one in ten said they already had enough free time.
Where minimum wage is often not paid
On January 1, 2015, a statutory minimum wage was introduced in Germany. In order to ensure its enforcement on the German labor market, the Financial Control of Undeclared Work (FKS) carries out key audits nationwide. published in May 2018 in response to a small request from the Left Party shows the proportion of audits that resulted in criminal proceedings for non-payment of the minimum wage in the individual sectors . According to this, in relation to the total number of key audits in the individual sectors, the most criminal proceedings were in the areas of drywall and assembly construction, hotels and restaurants, scaffolding and the main construction industry. Here, companies violated the minimum wage law particularly frequently. A comparatively small proportion of criminal proceedings occurred in retail, hairdressing and the taxi industry. Members of the Bundestag from the Left Party criticize that compliance with the minimum wage in Germany is not being monitored enough overall. So far only 2.3 percent of all companies have been audited. This means that each company would only be audited every 40 years.
Why professionals say “no”.
New challenges, the next step on the career ladder or simply a change of scenery – there are many reasons for a new job. Once applicants and companies have come together enough for an interview to take place, a lot can still go wrong.
The online job platform Stepstone asked more than 20,000 skilled workers in Germany which criteria could lead to a job offer no longer being considered for them after the interview. Biggest factor: supervisors. 72 percent cite a bad impression of the future boss as the decisive factor in making a job offer uninteresting. Salary is close behind: 71 percent reject an offer if the remuneration does not meet expectations.
However, applicants are tolerant when it comes to punctuality, as the graphic from Statista shows. Very few people would turn down a job offer if they had to wait too long for their interview partners.
Unlimited vacation for everyone?
Flexible, new working models are becoming increasingly popular. Some companies, usually start-ups, even try to do it completely freely: the employees decide their vacation and salary themselves. This sounds like a distant dream in everyday German work life, because not everyone can have an annual salary of 100,000 euros with a right to 50 days of vacation - but they would Do employees really go overboard like that?
According to a current study by the career network Xing, not. Although the young would be interested in a vacation of their own choosing of the desired length, the older ones do not consider this approach to be practical, as the graphic from Statista shows. When it comes to the length of the vacation, they would even stay below 30 days. But even the young don't dream of three months of vacation a year: they would take around 34 days off a year.
Compensation is what motivates Europeans the most
What do employees expect from their employers and how can companies motivate their employees? This question is addressed in the study “The Workforce View in Europe 2018” by the personnel service provider ADP. It was carried out last year among almost 10,000 Europeans in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Great Britain and Switzerland.
For 12 percent of those surveyed, motivation is increased by vacation pay, 18 percent need recognition from management to stay motivated, and for 21 percent, the relationship with colleagues is what counts most. 22 percent enjoy a good work-life balance. By far, employees in Europe are motivated most by compensation and employer benefits, as the graphic from Statista shows.
You would have to be a football coach
National coach Joachim Löw is the reigning soccer world champion with the German national team - but he is not only ahead on the pitch, Löw also secures the top position in the salary comparison of the coaches. With an annual salary of 3.8 million euros, he earns better than Brazil's Tile or Didier Dechamps, who coaches France - both receive 3.6 million euros per year, according to the British newspaper Daily Mirror. The Spanish national coach Julen Lopetegui was in fourth place with 2.9 million euros, but was fired a day before the start of the World Cup. Russian coach Stanislav Cherchesov takes his place with 2.5 million euros per year. Egyptian coach Héctor Cúper secured tenth place with 1.5 million euros, as the graphic from Statista shows. According to the evaluation, Aliou Cissé from Senegal receives the lowest salary of 200,000 euros.
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