Average Mechanical Engineer Salary in Germany

Annual Base Salary - 52.554,00 €/year

The average annual salary of Mechanical Engineer is 52.554,00 €

36.380,00 €
Low
52.554,00 €
Average
75.970,00 €
High

The starting salary of Mechanical Engineer is between 30.923,00 € and 36.380,00 € whereas the maximum salary range is between 75.970,00 € and 87.366,00 €.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
30.923,00 €87.366,00 €
Average Hourly Pay - 20,36 €/hour

The average hourly pay of Mechanical Engineer is 20,36 €.

10,50 €
Low
20,36 €
Average
82,50 €
High

The starting hourly rate is between 9,00 € and 10,50 € for Mechanical Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between 82,50 € and 95,00 €.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
9,00 €95,00 €
Bonus Range: Tooltip
495,00 € - 10.600,00 €
495,00 €
87.366,00 €
Commission: Tooltip
0,00 € - 545,00 €
0,00 €
87.366,00 €
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
200,00 € - 47.840,00 €
200,00 €
87.366,00 €
  • Currency : EUR
  • Annual Salary : 52.554,00 €
  • Hourly Pay : 20,36 €
  • Weekly Pay : 953,00 €
  • Fortnightly Salary : 1.907,00 €
  • Monthly Salary : 4.132,00 €

Mechanical Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Mechanical Engineer. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Mechanical Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 94% while of female is only 6%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Mechanical Engineer salary in Germany on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Mechanical Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around 48.046,62 €.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of 2.741,21 € which would give a total wage of EUR50,787.83.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Mechanical Engineer salary would increase again to a total of 58.836,26 €, adding 8.048,43 € from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of 64.588,94 €.

And finally, once the Mechanical Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach 83.704,37 €.

Prominent Skills Affecting Mechanical Engineer Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Mechanical Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Mechanical Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Mechanical Engineer is Product Development which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 16% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Product Development.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be NX Unigraphics with 1%. It can be said that NX Unigraphics skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Mechanical Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is 47.824,00 € whereas the highest earning is 83.035,00 € which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of 83.035,00 € at 58%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 9% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 1% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 14% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 25% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 58% more than the average salary.