After Fall in Inflation: German Real Wages up Again

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Real wages in Germany rose again last year.

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The real wages of the German population increased again last year: they increased by 1.9 percent compared to 2024 and thus the second year in a row. However, according to statisticians, the trend could soon flatten again.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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After the fall in inflation, Germany's workers left 1.9 percent more money to spend. Real wages are thus again almost as high as before the pandemic.

Handelsblatt

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Real wage plus despite stagnant productivity: Who benefited most in 2025 and why, according to statistics, the trend could soon flatten.

EU-Schwerbehinderung

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Nominal wages in Germany were 4.2% higher in 2025 than in the previous year. Consumer prices rose by 2.2% in the same period. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that real wages increased by 1.9% in 2025 compared to the previous year. After the declines in 2020 to 2023, real wages rose again in subsequent years. In 2025, the real wage index with 100 points thus almost returned to the real wage level of 2019 before the start of…

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Employees in Germany received higher real wages last year. Those who benefited most in 2025 and why the trend could soon flatten according to statistics.