Employers
17
Federal + 16 states
Pay grades
11
A6 – A16
A13 leader
€6,806
Federal (Bund)
A13 spread
€676
between states
A13 top step across states
Federal (Bund): Top step gross €6,806. Saxony: Top step gross €6,769. Hesse: Top step gross €6,602. Baden-Wurttemberg: Top step gross €6,533. Thuringia: Top step gross €6,441. Berlin: Top step gross €6,427. Brandenburg: Top step gross €6,419. Rhineland-Palatinate: Top step gross €6,418. North Rhine-Westphalia: Top step gross €6,347. Bavaria: Top step gross €6,341. Saxony-Anhalt: Top step gross €6,335. Lower Saxony: Top step gross €6,323. Hamburg: Top step gross €6,287. Bremen: Top step gross €6,253. Saarland: Top step gross €6,216. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Top step gross €6,159. Schleswig-Holstein: Top step gross €6,130
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Salary by state
€6,806
Federal (Bund)
€6,769
Saxony
€6,602
Hesse
€6,533
Baden-Wurttemberg
€6,441
Thuringia
€6,427
Berlin
€6,419
Brandenburg
€6,418
Rhineland-Palatinate
€6,347
North Rhine-Westphalia
€6,341
Bavaria
€6,335
Saxony-Anhalt
€6,323
Lower Saxony
€6,287
Hamburg
€6,253
Bremen
€6,216
Saarland
€6,159
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
€6,130
Schleswig-Holstein
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Frequently asked questions
What is Beamtenbesoldung?
Besoldung is the statutory pay of civil servants. It depends on the pay grade (e.g. A13) and experience step, and since 2006 the federal government and each state set it independently.
How large are the differences between states?
Substantial: for A13 at the top step the range runs from €6,130 (Schleswig-Holstein) to €6,806 (Federal (Bund)) — €676 per month.
Why is civil servants' net pay higher?
Civil servants pay no statutory social-insurance contributions. Essentially only income tax is deducted from gross pay; in return they pay a private health insurance premium that Beihilfe partly reimburses.
What data does this page cover?
The A-grade pay scale (A6–A16) for the federal government and all 16 states, as of 2026, including family supplement and Beihilfe regime — more than 200 detail and comparison pages in total.
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