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Austria's salary shock 2025: Who really earns what?
Stepstone's 2025 salary report analyzes wages in Austria and shows differences between federal states and professional groups.
Austria's salary shock 2025: Who really earns what?
A new salary report for 2025 is causing excitement in Austria! According to the “Krone”, the comprehensive analysis shows what wages Austrian professionals can expect. The report, prepared by the job platform Stepstone, suggests that there are significant differences in income across federal states. While the median salary in Hamburg is still an impressive 52,000 euros, the new federal states such as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the salary is only 39,500 euros, are struggling at the lower end of the scale.
Two federal states share second place in the salary ranking: Hesse and Baden-Württemberg with 50,250 euros each. Bavaria has also exceeded the 50,000 euro target with 50,000 euros and is showing a clear upward trend. The capital Vienna follows with a median of 48,250 euros, showing that eastern Austria continues to lag behind compared to western Austria, as statistics show. In East Germany, the average income excluding Berlin is just 39,250 euros, while in the West employees earn an average of 46,900 euros, an impressive imbalance of 16 percent.
Earnings with and without responsibility
The analysis also makes it clear that employees with personnel responsibility earn significantly more than their colleagues without. With a salary of 53,250 euros, employees with responsibility clearly stand out, while those without this area of responsibility only earn 43,300 euros. This trend is particularly clear in federal states such as Hamburg: Here, the salary for HR managers is 61,750 euros, above the 60,000 euro mark!
In summary, the salary report shows that the income differences between different regions and areas of responsibility are still enormous. For detailed information about salaries and the differences between federal states and cities, we recommend taking a look at the comprehensive analysis of the salary report published by the “Krone”. The data provides impressive evidence of which regions are holding their own in the competition for the best salaries and where there is still some catching up to do, which is also analyzed in detail by sdworx.de.