Press release No. 478 of 12 December 2019
WIESBADEN – Based on first calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the collectively agreed earnings are expected to increase by 3.1% in 2019, on an annual average, compared with 2018. This would be the highest increase since 2014. In 2018, collectively agreed earnings rose by an average of 2.9% from 2017. The calculation included the agreed monthly basic remuneration and agreed extra payments such as one-off payments, annual extra payments or agreed back payments. Excluding extra payments, the agreed monthly earnings are expected to be 2.7% higher than the 2018 average.
