Wages in Manufacturing in Germany increased to 115.86 points in February from 104.24 points in January of 2026. Wages in Manufacturing in Germany averaged 54.12 points from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 170.24 points in July of 2025 and a record low of 7.70 points in February of 1960. source: Deutsche Bundesbank

Wages in Manufacturing in Germany is expected to be 105.79 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Hourly Wages in Manufacturing Index is projected to trend around 106.73 points in 2027 and 108.01 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45519.00 45499.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Employment Change -0.10 -0.10 percent Mar 2026
Employment Rate 77.70 77.00 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 28767.80 28606.30 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate Harmonised 4.00 4.00 percent Mar 2026
Job Vacancies 641.21 637.64 Thousand Apr 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 80.80 80.40 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 124.27 123.49 points Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.10 1.10 percent Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 13.90 12.82 EUR/Hour Jan 2026
Part Time Employment 12132.60 11904.60 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 83.50 83.58 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 95.60 94.10 points Feb 2026
Retirement Age Men 66.33 66.17 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 66.33 66.17 Years Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons 3006.00 2986.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Change 20.00 3.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Apr 2026
Real Wage Growth 1.90 2.70 percent Dec 2025
Wages 4701.00 4479.00 EUR/Month Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 115.86 104.24 points Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 7.50 7.50 percent Mar 2026


Germany Hourly Wages in Manufacturing Index
In Germany, Wages in Manufacturing refer to negotiated wages and salaries per hour in the production sector, including construction. The figures are unadjusted, and include collectively agreed one-off payments and additional benefits, such as holiday pay, Christmas bonus, other bonus payments, capital formation benefits, and pension benefits.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
115.86 104.24 170.24 7.70 1960 - 2026 points Monthly
2015=100, NSA