Bremen civil servant pay table 2026 (Besoldung)
Basic pay, pay scale A, from 1 December 2024
| Grade | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5 | 2,797.04 | 2,860.87 | 2,924.67 | 2,988.50 | 3,052.30 | 3,116.13 | 3,179.96 | ||||
| A 6 | 2,838.91 | 2,908.97 | 2,979.05 | 3,049.11 | 3,119.20 | 3,189.29 | 3,259.36 | 3,329.43 | |||
| A 7 | 2,934.24 | 3,022.43 | 3,110.58 | 3,198.76 | 3,286.93 | 3,375.15 | 3,438.08 | 3,501.08 | 3,564.06 | ||
| A 8 | 3,023.71 | 3,099.03 | 3,212.05 | 3,325.06 | 3,438.04 | 3,551.09 | 3,626.40 | 3,701.69 | 3,777.06 | 3,852.37 | |
| A 9 | 3,192.88 | 3,267.00 | 3,387.61 | 3,508.21 | 3,628.80 | 3,749.43 | 3,832.31 | 3,915.24 | 3,998.15 | 4,081.06 | |
| A 10 | 3,406.40 | 3,509.42 | 3,663.89 | 3,818.46 | 3,972.99 | 4,127.48 | 4,230.51 | 4,334.19 | 4,439.55 | 4,544.93 | |
| A 11 | 3,858.97 | 4,013.32 | 4,167.69 | 4,322.43 | 4,480.34 | 4,585.58 | 4,690.87 | 4,796.14 | 4,903.40 | 5,010.78 | |
| A 12 | 4,294.71 | 4,482.75 | 4,671.01 | 4,860.40 | 4,988.42 | 5,116.43 | 5,244.44 | 5,372.44 | 5,500.46 | ||
| A 13 | 4,977.19 | 5,184.55 | 5,391.88 | 5,530.13 | 5,668.36 | 5,806.58 | 5,944.85 | 6,083.08 | |||
| A 14 | 5,272.06 | 5,540.95 | 5,809.81 | 5,989.06 | 6,168.36 | 6,347.60 | 6,526.86 | 6,706.13 | |||
| A 15 | 6,058.49 | 6,354.14 | 6,590.64 | 6,827.13 | 7,063.65 | 7,300.17 | 7,536.68 | ||||
| A 16 | 6,655.01 | 6,996.90 | 7,270.47 | 7,543.99 | 7,817.48 | 8,091.03 | 8,364.55 |
Status of the pay adjustment
Provisional: since the Senate decision of 7 October 2025 Bremen has paid the table of 1 December 2024, subject to the law. The law (Drucksache 21/1996) has passed its first reading; it provides for backdated increases from 2024, 2.8% from 1 April 2026, 2.0% from 1 March 2027 and 1.0% from 1 January 2028.
Table from 1 April 2026 (draft)
| Grade | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5 | 2,941.91 | 3,009.16 | 3,076.39 | 3,143.64 | 3,210.87 | 3,278.13 | 3,345.40 | ||||
| A 6 | 2,986.02 | 3,059.85 | 3,133.69 | 3,207.52 | 3,281.38 | 3,355.21 | 3,429.05 | 3,502.88 | |||
| A 7 | 3,086.47 | 3,179.39 | 3,272.29 | 3,365.20 | 3,458.11 | 3,551.06 | 3,617.38 | 3,683.75 | 3,750.11 | ||
| A 8 | 3,180.76 | 3,260.12 | 3,379.20 | 3,498.27 | 3,617.33 | 3,736.45 | 3,815.80 | 3,895.13 | 3,974.56 | 4,053.91 | |
| A 9 | 3,359.00 | 3,437.11 | 3,564.19 | 3,691.26 | 3,818.33 | 3,945.43 | 4,032.76 | 4,120.16 | 4,207.51 | 4,294.88 | |
| A 10 | 3,583.99 | 3,692.53 | 3,855.30 | 4,018.17 | 4,181.00 | 4,343.79 | 4,452.36 | 4,561.61 | 4,672.62 | 4,783.65 | |
| A 11 | 4,060.86 | 4,223.51 | 4,386.17 | 4,549.21 | 4,715.60 | 4,826.49 | 4,937.43 | 5,048.35 | 5,161.38 | 5,274.51 | |
| A 12 | 4,520.01 | 4,718.14 | 4,916.51 | 5,116.07 | 5,250.97 | 5,385.85 | 5,520.73 | 5,655.60 | 5,790.50 | ||
| A 13 | 5,239.12 | 5,457.63 | 5,676.09 | 5,821.76 | 5,967.42 | 6,113.06 | 6,258.76 | 6,404.41 | |||
| A 14 | 5,549.84 | 5,833.16 | 6,116.47 | 6,305.34 | 6,494.26 | 6,683.13 | 6,872.02 | 7,060.92 | |||
| A 15 | 6,378.50 | 6,690.02 | 6,939.22 | 7,188.41 | 7,437.64 | 7,686.85 | 7,936.07 | ||||
| A 16 | 7,007.04 | 7,367.30 | 7,655.57 | 7,943.77 | 8,231.94 | 8,520.19 | 8,808.39 |
Table from 1 March 2027 (draft)
| Grade | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5 | 3,000.75 | 3,069.34 | 3,137.92 | 3,206.51 | 3,275.09 | 3,343.69 | 3,412.31 | ||||
| A 6 | 3,045.74 | 3,121.05 | 3,196.36 | 3,271.67 | 3,347.01 | 3,422.31 | 3,497.63 | 3,572.94 | |||
| A 7 | 3,148.20 | 3,242.98 | 3,337.74 | 3,432.50 | 3,527.27 | 3,622.08 | 3,689.73 | 3,757.43 | 3,825.11 | ||
| A 8 | 3,244.38 | 3,325.32 | 3,446.78 | 3,568.24 | 3,689.68 | 3,811.18 | 3,892.12 | 3,973.03 | 4,054.05 | 4,134.99 | |
| A 9 | 3,426.18 | 3,505.85 | 3,635.47 | 3,765.09 | 3,894.70 | 4,024.34 | 4,113.42 | 4,202.56 | 4,291.66 | 4,380.78 | |
| A 10 | 3,655.67 | 3,766.38 | 3,932.41 | 4,098.53 | 4,264.62 | 4,430.67 | 4,541.41 | 4,652.84 | 4,766.07 | 4,879.32 | |
| A 11 | 4,142.08 | 4,307.98 | 4,473.89 | 4,640.19 | 4,809.91 | 4,923.02 | 5,036.18 | 5,149.32 | 5,264.61 | 5,380.00 | |
| A 12 | 4,610.41 | 4,812.50 | 5,014.84 | 5,218.39 | 5,355.99 | 5,493.57 | 5,631.14 | 5,768.71 | 5,906.31 | ||
| A 13 | 5,343.90 | 5,566.78 | 5,789.61 | 5,938.20 | 6,086.77 | 6,235.32 | 6,383.94 | 6,532.50 | |||
| A 14 | 5,660.84 | 5,949.82 | 6,238.80 | 6,431.45 | 6,624.15 | 6,816.79 | 7,009.46 | 7,202.14 | |||
| A 15 | 6,506.07 | 6,823.82 | 7,078.00 | 7,332.18 | 7,586.39 | 7,840.59 | 8,094.79 | ||||
| A 16 | 7,147.18 | 7,514.65 | 7,808.68 | 8,102.65 | 8,396.58 | 8,690.59 | 8,984.56 |
Table from 1 January 2028 (draft)
| Grade | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5 | 3,030.76 | 3,100.03 | 3,169.30 | 3,238.58 | 3,307.84 | 3,377.13 | 3,446.43 | ||||
| A 6 | 3,076.20 | 3,152.26 | 3,228.32 | 3,304.39 | 3,380.48 | 3,456.53 | 3,532.61 | 3,608.67 | |||
| A 7 | 3,179.68 | 3,275.41 | 3,371.12 | 3,466.83 | 3,562.54 | 3,658.30 | 3,726.63 | 3,795.00 | 3,863.36 | ||
| A 8 | 3,276.82 | 3,358.57 | 3,481.25 | 3,603.92 | 3,726.58 | 3,849.29 | 3,931.04 | 4,012.76 | 4,094.59 | 4,176.34 | |
| A 9 | 3,460.44 | 3,540.91 | 3,671.82 | 3,802.74 | 3,933.65 | 4,064.58 | 4,154.55 | 4,244.59 | 4,334.58 | 4,424.59 | |
| A 10 | 3,692.23 | 3,804.04 | 3,971.73 | 4,139.52 | 4,307.27 | 4,474.98 | 4,586.82 | 4,699.37 | 4,813.73 | 4,928.11 | |
| A 11 | 4,183.50 | 4,351.06 | 4,518.63 | 4,686.59 | 4,858.01 | 4,972.25 | 5,086.54 | 5,200.81 | 5,317.26 | 5,433.80 | |
| A 12 | 4,656.51 | 4,860.63 | 5,064.99 | 5,270.57 | 5,409.55 | 5,548.51 | 5,687.45 | 5,826.40 | 5,965.37 | ||
| A 13 | 5,397.34 | 5,622.45 | 5,847.51 | 5,997.58 | 6,147.64 | 6,297.67 | 6,447.78 | 6,597.83 | |||
| A 14 | 5,717.45 | 6,009.32 | 6,301.19 | 6,495.76 | 6,690.39 | 6,884.96 | 7,079.55 | 7,274.16 | |||
| A 15 | 6,571.13 | 6,892.06 | 7,148.78 | 7,405.50 | 7,662.25 | 7,919.00 | 8,175.74 | ||||
| A 16 | 7,218.65 | 7,589.80 | 7,886.77 | 8,183.68 | 8,480.55 | 8,777.50 | 9,074.41 |
Steps
The table starts at step 2; the entry step depends on the grade (A 5 to A 10 step 2, A 11 step 3, A 12 step 4, A 13 and A 14 step 5, A 15 and A 16 step 6). Steps up to 5 take 2 years each, up to 9 three years each and then 4 years each. Click a grade to see gross and net pay by step.
Family allowance, bonus and working hours
Family allowance: €165.62 for married staff (A 5 to A 8: €157.68), €252.30 for the first and second child, €579.49 for the third and €557.34 from the fourth child; slightly more per child in A 5.
A fixed bonus is paid in December up to A 11: €1,500 (A 5, A 6), €1,200 (A 7, A 8), €900 (A 9) or €710 (A 10, A 11), plus €305.56 per child in all grades. The working week has been 41 hours since 1 July 2026; 40 hours apply among others with a severe disability or children under 12.
Net pay as a civil servant
Civil servants (Beamte) pay no pension, unemployment or statutory health insurance contributions. From gross pay come wage tax, any solidarity surcharge and church tax, and their own private health and care premium; state aid (Beihilfe) covers the rest of medical costs, usually 50% for the civil servant, 70% with two or more children. Work out your net pay with the civil servant pay calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What are German civil servant pay grades?
German civil servants are assigned to pay grades called Besoldungsgruppen. Scale A covers most career tracks from A 2 to A 16; scale B covers senior executive roles. Within each grade, pay increases through experience steps reached roughly every two to four years.
How does federal civil servant pay differ from state civil servant pay in Germany?
Since the 2006 federalism reform, the federal government and each of the 16 states set their own pay tables. Basic pay for the same grade and step can differ by up to 15 percent between the best and lowest-paying employer.
When are German civil servant pay tables updated?
Pay adjustments are enacted annually by law, often with retroactive effect from 1 January or 1 April. This page is updated shortly after the relevant Official Gazette publishes the new table.
Sources: Bremen Pay Act Anlagen 1 and 5, Sections 25, 35, 42 and 65 BremBesG, Senate decision of 7 October 2025, Drucksache 21/1996, Section 5 Bremen working time regulation. Values taken by script from the official tables and checked against the statutory increases. Updated 2026-11-04.