Average income of manufacturing employees up 2.6% in 1998
Avaldatud: 27 July 1999
In July 1999, the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) published new figures on the development of annual incomes in the manufacturing sector. According to the statistics, a full-time employee in manufacturing earned an average of DEM 68,646 in 1998, including collectively agreed annual income as well as other annual bonuses (Christmas bonus, holiday bonus, annual profit-sharing payments etc). In comparison with the previous year, average income increased by about 2.6% in 1998.
According to statistics released in July 1999 by the Federal Statistical Office, a full-time employee in German manufacturing earned an average of DEM 68,646 in 1998, which was 2.6% more than in the previous year.
In July 1999, the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) published new figures on the development of annual incomes in the manufacturing sector. According to the statistics, a full-time employee in manufacturing earned an average of DEM 68,646 in 1998, including collectively agreed annual income as well as other annual bonuses (Christmas bonus, holiday bonus, annual profit-sharing payments etc). In comparison with the previous year, average income increased by about 2.6% in 1998.
As the table below indicates, the figures for manufacturing show significant differences in income between: male and female employees; white- and blue-collar workers; and west and east German employees. On average, the annual income of a male worker (at DEM 71,820) was about 31% higher than that of a female worker (DEM 54,823). A white-collar worker (DEM 87,377) earned nearly 50% more than a blue-collar worker (DEM 58,311). Finally, the income of a west German employee (DEM 70,265) was about 40% higher than the income of an employee in east Germany (DEM 49,896).
| Group of employees | Germany | Western Germany | Eastern Germany |
|---|---|---|---|
| All categories Male Female | DEM 68,646 DEM 71,820 DEM 54,823 | DEM 70,265 DEM 73,520 DEM 55,769 | DEM 49,896 DEM 51,055 DEM 45,922 |
| Blue-collar workers Male Female | DEM 58,311 DEM 60,694 DEM 44,033 | DEM 59,676 DEM 62,163 DEM 44,793 | DEM 43,847 DEM 45,158 DEM 35,887 |
| White-collar workers Male Female | DEM 65,685 DEM 74,857 DEM 55,485 | DEM 89,066 DEM 96,702 DEM 66,725 | DEM 63,951 DEM 71,399 DEM 53,740 |
Source: Federal Statistical Office 1999.
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Eurofound (1999), Average income of manufacturing employees up 2.6% in 1998, article.
