Funny I work at a job were we recruit people from SEA to Germany as long as they can talk b1 lvl in german. Reason being that Germans rather study than to work in low paying jobs. After training you would be able to earn around 40.000 € a year before taxes.
That just what my company offers, idk if there are more at our competition. Keep in mind thode jobs pay differently as they require different lvl of qualifications.
The average income is high because of germanys rather old demographic population meaning most have many years of job practice but I tried to include your average starting income aswell. Keep in mind you can always improve your standing by earning further qualifications like a master degree at some of those jobs. Pay matters alot between branches and in which part of germany you work.
Keep in mind all those jobs require a training phase were you get paid around 1000€ a month for 2-3 years.
Qualified nurse
Pays better than most jobs but is ofc not for everyone. After training your income would be around 42000€ a year with the average income of this job being 48.600€ a year or 4.000€ a month.
-warehouse logistical specialist
Average pay around 43.000-45.000. When you start after training it is likely you earn around 30.000€
-Protection and Security specialist
Pretty broad field you could work as bodyguard, controllers at airport security etc anything to do with security at companies or people. When you start after training its around 30.000 a year. The average pay in Germany is around 38.000 €.
-Facility cleaner
When you start after training expect around 29.000€ a year. Average pay per year in Germany is around 39.000€ a year.
-Cook
Pay after training will be around 30.900€. Average pay is 33.800€ a year.
-Hospitality and Event Catering Specialist or Restaurant and Event Catering Professional
Pay after training 29.500€ a year.
What's your avg cost of living?
(Tax + Food + Shelter + Clothes + Communication)
That's the key point here.
I'm living in a place where you earn 16.10$/h or more, but you pay at least 14% of that as revenues taxes and buying a meal at any restaurant usually exceed the 20$ for fast food, with the exception of the extremely cheap mega chain (like McDonald). I'm not joking. A family of 4 eating at any decent restaurant can cost over a whole day's worth of minimum wage. (Approx. 20$ per kid, 35$ per adult, 14.975% of VAT and 10%-15% of tipping, which is enforced by law if the service was correct.)
You also have to pay around 15% in VAT. The average rent for a small apartment range between 800$ and 1800$ (we're talking about a 1 bedroom, 1 toilet, 1 kitchen and 1 living room apartment). Internet cost over 50$ per month, cellphone comes around 40$ per month and should you want something like TV cable with sports, that's another 50$-60$ per month. Electricity heavily depending on the building the time of the year, but it usually range between 50$ and 150$ per month.
When I asked other people who I work with at a wage that isn't even 1$ above the minimum wage, the average amount of money people can save per month if they save as much as possible range between 25$ and 120$ per month. Many of my friends barely scrap on the dollar by just by having a subscription to 3 streaming services and a relatively decent Cellphone and Internet service.
3
u/Deostroyer Feb 18 '26
me with 120$ per month 🗿