Press release No. 142 of 23 April 2020
WIESBADEN – Employers in the German industry and the support services sector paid an average 35.90 euros per hour worked in 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that Germany ranked seventh within the European Union (EU 27 without the United Kingdom) in terms of labour cost level, in 2018 it had ranked sixth. This means that one hour worked in Germany cost slightly less in relative terms. Denmark had the highest labour costs per hour worked (46.30 euros), Bulgaria the lowest (6.00 euros).
Detailed data and time series relating to the labour cost indices by branches of economic activity can be called up free of charge via table 62421-0001 in the GENESIS-Online database.
Data for European comparisons are available under Europe in Figures.
