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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)

€4,000

Range per month (25% to 75%)

€3,381 – €4,758

  • Region: Germany
  • Applies to the occupational group KldB 33232
  • 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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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

Statutory minimum training pay (§ 17 BBiG), € gross per month

What counts is the year training starts, not the month of payment: whoever starts in 2026 keeps the 2026 rate.

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Generally binding collective agreement (AVE)
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Framework agreement (Manteltarifvertrag)
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Pay agreement (Entgelttarifvertrag)
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  • Certified Foreman (Building or Civil Engineering)

    You plan and steer construction processes, monitor quality and schedules and lead the crew on site. You carry training responsibility and coordinate with clients and authorities.

    Why you fit

    As a Vorarbeiter you already lead crews and know site routines. That practice is what the exam admission asks for.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    You are admitted with a final exam in a construction-sector trade and at least five years of relevant practice, with the training period counted towards it. With another trade it is at least six years, also counting the training period, and without training at least six years of relevant practice. Exam parts are construction management, building technology (you choose building or civil engineering), staff leadership and HR, and vocational and work pedagogy.

    Source: IHK Köln, Geprüfter Polier; PolierPrV 2012 § 2 Abs. 1 · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    The Aufstiegs-BAföG funds taking part in courses by public and private providers that prepare for regulated advanced-training exams under the Vocational Training Act or the Crafts Code (§ 2 para. 1 AFBG). Ask your provider and the funding office whether your course qualifies.

    Source: § 2 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    The exam is placed at level 6 (bachelor level) of the German Qualifications Framework. The ordinance names organising and monitoring processes in building or civil engineering as its aim.

    Source: IHK Köln; PolierPrV 2012 § 1 Abs. 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Your next step: Ask your chamber about admission and find a course provider.

  • State-Certified Technician in Building Technology

    At technical college you learn planning, design and delivery of construction, in Saxony with focus on refurbishment, building and civil engineering. Afterwards you work in planning, work preparation or site management.

    Why you fit

    Your site practice is the entry requirement. The school builds theory and engineering on top of it.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    In Saxony the college regulation lists building technology in the technology field with focus on refurbishment, building and civil engineering (§ 78). You are admitted with a relevant recognised vocational qualification and at least one year of relevant work (§ 6). Alternatively a non-relevant vocational school certificate and at least five years of relevant work suffice.

    Source: Schulordnung Fachschule Sachsen (FSO) §§ 6, 78 · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    In Saxony the technology course takes two years full-time (§ 79). Part-time, one class level usually takes two school years (§ 2 para. 2).

    Source: Schulordnung Fachschule Sachsen (FSO) §§ 2, 79 · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    In Saxony the college course can be combined with additional training for the Fachhochschulreife (§ 3 para. 3). That opens the way to university studies.

    Source: Schulordnung Fachschule Sachsen (FSO) § 3 Abs. 3 · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Your next step: Look up technical colleges for building technology in your state and check their admission rules.

  • Master Craftsman in Bricklaying and Concrete Construction

    You run a craft business technically and commercially, plan construction work and train apprentices. The master exam qualifies you for this.

    Why you fit

    If you work in masonry and concrete, you know the tasks that parts I and II examine. As a Vorarbeiter you bring leadership experience.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    The master exam in the licence-bound bricklaying and concrete trade has four independent parts: practical tasks, technical knowledge, business management with commercial and legal topics, and basics of training and instructing staff.

    Source: MaurerBetonbMstrV § 1 · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    The Aufstiegs-BAföG funds taking part in courses that prepare for regulated exams under the Crafts Code, including master exams under § 45 HwO (§ 2 para. 1 AFBG). Ask your provider and the funding office whether your course qualifies.

    Source: § 2 AFBG · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Ask your Handwerkskammer about admission and preparation courses for all four exam parts.

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  • Study Civil Engineering (without Abitur)

    You study at a university or university of applied sciences and later work in design, structural analysis, site management or project control. The demands are more theoretical than at technical college.

    Why you fit

    Your site practice shows you where theory matters. Advanced training and work experience open the way to university.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    In Baden-Württemberg, according to IHK Ulm: with a master exam, equivalent advanced training or a completed technical college you enter university with proof of a counselling session. Without advanced training you need at least two years of vocational training, as a rule three years of work in the matching field, the counselling proof and an aptitude test for a matching degree.

    Source: IHK Ulm, Hochschulzugang für Berufstätige · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Book a counselling session at your chosen university and clarify access.

  • Certified Technical Business Manager

    You combine technical knowledge with business tasks in companies of the construction and technology sector. The profile aims at leadership beyond the site.

    Why you fit

    If you are a technician or master you meet the admission. Your site experience gives you the technical background.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    You are admitted with a passed industrial master or comparable technical master exam or a state-recognised technician exam, with a passed exam as Technischer Fachwirt, or as a state-recognised engineer with at least two years of relevant work experience (§ 2 para. 1). Alternatively you can be admitted if you show knowledge, skills and experience in another way, for example through references (§ 2 para. 2).

    Source: TBetrWPrV § 2 · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Ask your IHK which of your qualifications is enough for admission.

  • Your Own Business with a Practice Licence (§ 7b HwO)

    You run your own business in a licence-bound craft without a master title. For this you need the authority's practice licence.

    Why you fit

    Those who have worked long in a leading role can use the Altgesellen rule. As a Vorarbeiter you gather exactly this experience.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    not documented yet
    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    Under § 7b para. 1 HwO you need a passed journeyman exam in the craft (or a related one), six years of work in total, four of them in a leading position. Leading means own decision powers in a business or an essential part of it. The work must include at least one essential activity of the craft.

    Source: § 7b HwO · As of 2026-10-31 (abgerufen)

    Your next step: Ask the Handwerkskammer whether your periods are enough for § 7b HwO.

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