Pebio editorial team · Last updated: 31 October 2026
Elektromeister
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Salary: what employees earn
Actual salary (BA Entgeltatlas), not a pay scale. Median pay of full-time employees subject to social insurance; part-time is not included. The salary in your contract may differ.
Median per month (gross)
€5,744
Range per month (25% to 75%)
€4,747 – €7,021
- Region: Germany
- Applies to the occupational group KldB 26393 This occupational group covers several occupations, not only this one.
- Data import: October 2026
- Reference period of the figure: not stated in the dataset
- The source states the number of cases and the publication threshold.
Source: BA-Entgeltatlas
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Pay scales and minimum rates
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Statutory minimum wage
Statutory
€13.90 per hour
valid from 2026-01-01, until 2026-12-31
§ 1 Nr. 1 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2026 13,90 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“
Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27
Upcoming rates (1)
Statutory
€14.60 per hour
valid from 2027-01-01 · upcoming
§ 1 Nr. 2 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2027 14,60 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“
Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27
Terms explained
- Generally binding collective agreement (AVE)
- A collective agreement that the labour ministry has declared binding for all employers in a sector – even without union membership.
- Framework agreement (Manteltarifvertrag)
- Sets general working conditions such as working hours, leave and notice periods, not the level of pay.
- Pay agreement (Entgelttarifvertrag)
- Sets how much is paid per pay grade.
- Pay grade (Entgeltgruppe)
- The classification by task and qualification. It decides which amount in the pay table applies to you.
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Electrical craft business on the register
You run an electrical craft business or lead it as the responsible manager. You take technical, commercial and staffing decisions.
Why you fit
Entry is open to anyone who has passed the master exam in that craft or in a related craft that requires a licence. The master exam includes running such a business.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- A natural person, a legal person or a partnership is entered as the owner of a business in a licensed craft if the business manager meets the entry conditions for the craft to be practised or for a related craft. A person who has passed the master exam in the craft to be practised, or in a related licensed craft, is also entered.
Source: Crafts Code, section 7 (1) and (1a) · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- not documented yet
- Salary
- not documented yet
- Particulars
- Parts I and II require proof that you can run a business and take technical, commercial and staffing decisions. The work covers energy and building systems, automation and systems engineering, and building-system integration.
Source: Ordinance on the master exam in the electrical craft, section 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
Your next step: File the entry with your chamber and clarify who will be the business manager.
Entry in a grid-operator installer register
You install, extend, alter and maintain installations behind the house-connection fuse. Besides the grid operator, an entered installation firm may do that work.
Why you fit
This work is reserved for an entered installation firm. Your master exam covers planning, building, testing and maintenance.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- Work behind the house-connection fuse may be done, other than by the grid operator, only by a firm entered in an installer register. Entry may depend only on proof of sufficient professional qualification. This does not apply to maintenance, except the section between the house-connection fuse and the meter, including the meter.
Source: Low-voltage connection ordinance, section 13 (2) · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- not documented yet
- Salary
- not documented yet
Your next step: Ask the grid operator which proof the register requires before you accept work behind the fuse.
Business economist under the Crafts Code
You plan a company's development, lead it and put the goals into daily practice. That includes strategy, control, hiring and leading staff.
Why you fit
A master exam in a craft opens the exam. For this route the admission rule states no extra year of practice.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- A person who has passed a master exam in a craft is admitted. An industrial master, a Fachwirt, a Fachkaufmann, a Fachmeister, a state-certified technician or a comparable higher-education qualification needs at least one year of practice with substantial links to business leadership. Another relevant further-training qualification needs at least three years. The body may accept skills shown in another way.
Source: Ordinance on the craft business economist, section 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- Course and exam fees are funded up to 15,000 euros, and material costs of a comparable practical assignment up to half and at most 2,000 euros. 50 percent of this support is a grant, and beyond that there is an entitlement to a KfW loan.
Source: Upgrading Training Assistance Act, section 12 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Salary
- not documented yet
Your next step: Have admission checked against your master certificate and apply for funding before the course starts.
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Technical business economist
You design and run processes with an eye on cost, benefit, quality and deadlines. You lead projects, coordinate technical and commercial interfaces and lead staff.
Why you fit
Admission is open to an industrial-master exam or a comparable technical master exam. Whether your electrical master exam is comparable is decided by the competent body.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- Admission is open to an industrial-master exam, a comparable technical master exam or a state-recognised technician exam, or the technical commercial specialist exam, or a state-recognised engineering exam with at least two years of relevant practice. The body may also accept the necessary knowledge shown in another way.
Source: Ordinance on the technical business economist, section 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- Course and exam fees are funded up to 15,000 euros, and material costs of a comparable practical assignment up to half and at most 2,000 euros. 50 percent of this support is a grant, and beyond that there is an entitlement to a KfW loan.
Source: Upgrading Training Assistance Act, section 12 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Salary
- not documented yet
Your next step: Ask the competent body in writing about comparability before you book a course.
First degree in Bavaria after the master exam
You take a degree that leads to a first professional qualification. The access rule does not name the subject.
Why you fit
In Bavaria, people who have passed the master exam receive general access to higher education once they have completed a counselling interview at the institution.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- In Bavaria, holders of the master exam receive general access to higher education after a counselling interview at the institution. Subject-restricted access without that qualification requires a vocational qualification of at least two years, then as a rule at least three years of related full-time practice, a counselling interview, and a test or a trial course of at least one year.
Source: Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act, Art. 88 (5) and (6) · As of 16.05.2026 (text in force from)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- not documented yet
- Salary
- not documented yet
Your next step: Arrange the counselling interview. If the institution is not in Bavaria, check that Land's law first.
Authorisation to issue energy performance certificates
You issue energy performance certificates and apply the rules on energy-saving construction. If the training was limited to homes, you may issue certificates only for homes.
Why you fit
A person may be authorised if they meet the craft-register conditions for a licensed building, finishing or plant-engineering trade and also meet a further condition in subsection 2. Your master exam meets entry in the electrical craft.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- Among others, a person is authorised if they meet the craft-register conditions for a licensed building, finishing or plant-engineering trade and show a study route under subsection 2, training under Annex 11, or public appointment as an expert in energy-saving construction. A passed energy-advice qualification exam of the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control also authorises issuance. Training limited to homes covers only homes.
Source: Building Modernisation Act, section 88 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- not documented yet
- Salary
- not documented yet
Your next step: Ask the competent body whether your craft counts and which training under Annex 11 it accepts.
Inspection of air-conditioning systems
You inspect air-conditioning systems as a competent person. A person is competent in particular if they meet the craft-register conditions for a licensed plant-engineering trade.
Why you fit
In the energy and building specialism, your master exam also covers refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. The inspection rule does not name the electrical craft.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- An inspection may be carried out only by a competent person. A person is competent in particular if they meet the craft-register conditions for a licensed plant-engineering trade. A degree in supply engineering or building services is linked to at least one year of experience in planning, building, operating or testing ventilation and air-conditioning systems. A degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, process engineering or civil engineering is linked to at least three years, and so is another technical field with a focus on supply engineering or building services. The provision states no course length for the craft route.
Source: Building Modernisation Act, section 77 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- not documented yet
- Salary
- not documented yet
- Particulars
- In the energy and building specialism, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems are to be planned, built, tested, commissioned and maintained.
Source: Ordinance on the master exam in the electrical craft, section 2 no. 8 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
Your next step: Ask the operator or the authority whether your entry qualification is accepted for the inspection.
Public appointment as a sworn expert
You report on craft work and its value. You work independently, free of instruction, personally, conscientiously and impartially.
Why you fit
The chamber of crafts appoints and swears experts under the Trade Regulation Act. Appointment requires special expertise, a need for the subject area, and no concerns about suitability.
The route there
- Further training and exam
- On application, a person is publicly appointed who proves special expertise for a subject area if there is a need and no concerns about suitability. The person is sworn to work independently, free of instruction, personally, conscientiously and impartially. Appointment may be limited, time-bound and subject to conditions. The Länder may regulate insurance and continuing training by ordinance.
Source: Trade Regulation Act, section 36 (1) and (3) · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
- Duration
- not documented yet
- Cost
- not documented yet
- Funding
- not documented yet
- Salary
- not documented yet
- Particulars
- The chamber of crafts appoints and swears experts to report on craft work, craft activities and their value under sections 36 and 36a of the Trade Regulation Act.
Source: Crafts Code, section 91 (1) no. 8 · As of 2026-10-31 (retrieved)
Your next step: Ask your chamber for which subject areas it appoints experts and which bylaw applies.
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- VDE-Normen
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Source: Stellenanzeigen (BA-Volltext) · As of 2026-11-01
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