Press release No. 036 of 30 January 2023
- Adjusted gender pay gap at 7%
- Comparability with previous years limited due to new earnings survey
WIESBADEN – Women in Germany earned an average of 18% less per hour than men in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the average gross hourly earnings of women (20.05 euros) were by 4.31 euros lower than those of men (24.36 euros). When examined over a longer period, the unadjusted gender pay gap decreased. When measurement started in 2006, the gender pay gap was 23%. The unadjusted gender pay gap in eastern Germany is still markedly smaller than in western Germany. In 2022 it was 7% in eastern Germany and 19% in western Germany (2006: eastern Germany: 6%, western Germany: 24%).
