Salary expectations for an engineer in Germany

On public insurance I reckon you would take home around 2800 euros, closer to 3000 if you took out private insurance..

Guess I have to bring up the old question again.

Could anybody give me some idea how much a fresh chemistry Ph.D. earns in frankfurt?

I also noticed there is high tax rate in Germany (45% for singles? I cannot believe it!). I am wondering if there are things like "tax-return" in Germany. as in the U.S..

Thanks!

45 % is the top marginal income tax rate (42 % income tax + 5.5 % of 42 % Solidaritaetszuschlag = somewhere between 44 and 45 %), not the average tax rate. The average rate is much lower, depending on your exact income.

And this article says that the minimum starting salary of a chemistry ph.d. was 54,000 € (gross, p.a.) in 2004:

http://www.manager-magazin.de/koepfe/karri...,305386,00.html

Hi

I have secured a job offer in Ulm with a telecommunication MNC. I am being offered euro 4730 per month which comes to around EUR 56,750 P.A. with Christmas and Vacation bonus. Also included in the package is a incentive program targeted at 15%. According my calculation after all the deductions for taxes and insurance I net out at EUR2600 per month. Currently I am based in Singapore and I net out at EUR2200 per month. I have a bond with Singapore govt. for the scholarship they offered me for my undergrads (I am a Indian by Nationality). But the company has agreed to take me out my bond with Singapore govt. estimated at 12K EURO.

I want wondering for similar life style is this offer good enough? How much will I end up spending on food and accommodation. I am worried that if take up the offer my savings will be less than my current levels in Singapore. But the job and experience will be very exciting in Singapore.

Please kindly let me know your opinions.

Thanks,
Sukhoi

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Ulm is a very nice university town not far from Stuttgart (90 km) and Munich (130 km) and most aspects of life are considerably more affordable (cheaper) than in those real big (by German standards) cities

besides:

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm ... Germany´s healthiest "big" city (pop. 120.000)

Hi, folks,

Is there anybody can help me, I am going to interview in German next week, but I am not sure how much I can request,
I have worked in semiconductor for more than 16 years, and hold M.S. of Engineering degree. I have search the whole forum regarding salary, but I could not get answer, it seems German incoming tax is quite high, more than 40%. Is it true?

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I believe there are many entries in this forum concerning salary & tax.

For salary it is very dependent on your value - experience & knowledge plus what company you are considering - and where that is in Germany. Your profile doesn't give us very much to go on.

As for tax - if you are paying 40% TAX in Germany you have a better salary than mine
There is plenty on "tax" & other deductions/costs (like for medical insurance) if you search.

I'm sure you'll find quite a few relevant threads among the following search results for salary.

Currently I can get net pay around 45k Euro per year (after tax), I am living in Singapore, It is almost top 10% of Singapore salary distribution, I believe the cost for life is much lower than German, I am going to interview in Dresden, a big MNC, I just want to know if I can get more after tax in German, If I request for 100k Euro, is it Ok in German, because I think I only can maintain the same life quality if I get 100k Euro yearly salary.

My wife also has work, I checked German tax policy, one of us will take tax card category IV and other one has to take category V which is much more contribution.

You have to take into consideration that cost of living in Dresden isn't that much when compared to say, Munich. Rents are much cheaper there, so all the big companies (i.e. Infineon, AMD, Qimonda etc) all feel they can offer lower salaries. Maybe 80-90k Euro (including the 13th month pay and all extras) would be more realistic for 16 years of experience? It depends on exactly what's your specialty, are you more on the chip design/test side, or more on the process side?

I am working on process, for my past experience, I am also involve in some process integration and other process module, I has experience on process engineering and R & D.

Who the f*"k is going to pay you 100k in Dresden. I won't be surprised if after asking for that salary they have you removed from the premises take you to the airport and have stamped on your passport "Never to Return to Germany".

Be realistic.

I had an interview with a new solar company near Dresden for a process related job.
The manager told me he's expecting to pay people (new graduate) in the range of 30K-35K.
I was shocked.

I then took another offer with a much more reasonable pay. So, just an FYI.
In the States, I'd expect to have a base salary (for someone w/ MS degree or PhD degree) to be in the range of 60-70K.
Well, USD is weak now though.

Hi everybody,

I have been offered a job in Germany near Aschaffenburg. My title is Process Engineer. I would like to know how much CAD/CAM Designers, Process Engineers, CNC Programmers, etc. make per year.

I am not married and don't have children. How comfortable would I be on a 55000 EUR (Brutto - before tax) salary while living in Aschaffenburg?

This job offer is a great opportunity to learn new things, add international experience to my resume and travel around Europe. I just want to have a comfortable life, a half decent car and eat well.

waiting for your comments

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I am not an expert in this field. but have been doing a little research myself. Anyways, as other experts in this forum would say, a bit more clarification will be needed to answer u.

How old r u? What's ur educational qualification? have u worked b4? If yes, then how many yrs of experience do u have? is this 55k€ the salary been offered to u or are u going to negotiate to this pay? How about relocation costs?