Federal civil servant pay table 2026 (Besoldung)
Basic pay, pay scale A, from 1 March 2024
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 3 | 2,706.99 | 2,763.31 | 2,819.66 | 2,865.01 | 2,910.36 | 2,955.72 | 3,001.08 | 3,046.42 |
| A 4 | 2,759.23 | 2,826.55 | 2,893.88 | 2,947.47 | 3,001.08 | 3,054.68 | 3,108.26 | 3,157.76 |
| A 5 | 2,778.44 | 2,862.26 | 2,929.59 | 2,995.58 | 3,061.57 | 3,128.91 | 3,194.84 | 3,259.46 |
| A 6 | 2,833.40 | 2,931.00 | 3,029.92 | 3,105.51 | 3,183.86 | 3,259.46 | 3,343.26 | 3,416.11 |
| A 7 | 2,963.97 | 3,050.57 | 3,164.65 | 3,281.42 | 3,395.49 | 3,510.94 | 3,597.53 | 3,684.10 |
| A 8 | 3,123.39 | 3,227.85 | 3,374.87 | 3,523.33 | 3,671.73 | 3,774.80 | 3,879.24 | 3,982.32 |
| A 9 | 3,354.26 | 3,457.34 | 3,619.52 | 3,784.42 | 3,946.56 | 4,056.80 | 4,171.47 | 4,283.30 |
| A 10 | 3,575.51 | 3,717.07 | 3,921.86 | 4,127.55 | 4,337.08 | 4,482.89 | 4,628.67 | 4,774.53 |
| A 11 | 4,056.80 | 4,273.37 | 4,488.54 | 4,705.13 | 4,853.76 | 5,002.40 | 5,151.04 | 5,299.72 |
| A 12 | 4,334.26 | 4,590.49 | 4,848.12 | 5,104.32 | 5,282.70 | 5,458.23 | 5,635.18 | 5,814.97 |
| A 13 | 5,046.30 | 5,286.94 | 5,526.17 | 5,766.83 | 5,932.45 | 6,099.51 | 6,265.11 | 6,427.89 |
| A 14 | 5,183.60 | 5,493.61 | 5,805.05 | 6,115.06 | 6,328.80 | 6,544.01 | 6,757.73 | 6,972.92 |
| A 15 | 6,289.17 | 6,569.48 | 6,783.22 | 6,997.00 | 7,210.74 | 7,423.08 | 7,635.43 | 7,846.32 |
| A 16 | 6,916.29 | 7,241.90 | 7,488.19 | 7,734.52 | 7,979.41 | 8,227.16 | 8,473.46 | 8,716.97 |
Status of the pay adjustment
Legally the table of 1 March 2024 applies (federal pay adjustment act 2023/2024). The transfer of the 2025 pay agreement has not yet been passed; under the cabinet decision of 3 September 2025 the federal government pays advances of 3.0% from 1 April 2025 and 2.8% from 1 May 2026. Official advance amounts are not published; the column with advances is calculated from these percentages.
With advances from 1 May 2026 (estimate)
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 3 | 2,866.27 | 2,925.90 | 2,985.57 | 3,033.59 | 3,081.60 | 3,129.63 | 3,177.66 | 3,225.67 |
| A 4 | 2,921.59 | 2,992.87 | 3,064.16 | 3,120.89 | 3,177.66 | 3,234.42 | 3,291.15 | 3,343.56 |
| A 5 | 2,941.92 | 3,030.68 | 3,101.97 | 3,171.84 | 3,241.72 | 3,313.02 | 3,382.83 | 3,451.24 |
| A 6 | 3,000.12 | 3,103.46 | 3,208.20 | 3,288.24 | 3,371.20 | 3,451.24 | 3,539.98 | 3,617.11 |
| A 7 | 3,138.37 | 3,230.07 | 3,350.86 | 3,474.50 | 3,595.28 | 3,717.53 | 3,809.21 | 3,900.87 |
| A 8 | 3,307.17 | 3,417.78 | 3,573.45 | 3,730.64 | 3,887.77 | 3,996.91 | 4,107.50 | 4,216.64 |
| A 9 | 3,551.63 | 3,660.77 | 3,832.50 | 4,007.09 | 4,178.78 | 4,295.50 | 4,416.92 | 4,535.33 |
| A 10 | 3,785.90 | 3,935.78 | 4,152.63 | 4,370.42 | 4,592.27 | 4,746.67 | 4,901.02 | 5,055.47 |
| A 11 | 4,295.50 | 4,524.81 | 4,752.65 | 4,981.98 | 5,139.35 | 5,296.74 | 5,454.13 | 5,611.55 |
| A 12 | 4,589.29 | 4,860.59 | 5,133.38 | 5,404.66 | 5,593.53 | 5,779.40 | 5,966.76 | 6,157.12 |
| A 13 | 5,343.23 | 5,598.03 | 5,851.33 | 6,106.15 | 6,281.51 | 6,458.41 | 6,633.75 | 6,806.11 |
| A 14 | 5,488.61 | 5,816.86 | 6,146.62 | 6,474.87 | 6,701.18 | 6,929.06 | 7,155.35 | 7,383.21 |
| A 15 | 6,659.23 | 6,956.02 | 7,182.35 | 7,408.70 | 7,635.02 | 7,859.85 | 8,084.70 | 8,308.00 |
| A 16 | 7,323.25 | 7,668.02 | 7,928.80 | 8,189.62 | 8,448.92 | 8,711.24 | 8,972.03 | 9,229.88 |
Steps
Everyone starts at step 1. Basic pay then rises after 2 years at step 1, 3 years each at steps 2 to 4 and 4 years each at steps 5 to 7; step 8 is reached after 23 years. Click a grade to see gross and net pay by step.
Family allowance, bonus and working hours
Family allowance: €171.28 for married staff, €146.38 for the first and second child, €456.06 from the third child; slightly more per child in A 3 to A 5. There is no regional component at federal level.
There is no separate annual bonus any more. The working week is 41 hours; 40 hours on application with a child under 12, when caring for a relative or with a severe disability.
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.
Other pay tables: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia. For public sector employees: TVöD and TV-L.
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: Federal Pay Act Anlage IV and V (BGBl. 2023 I No. 414), Sections 27 and 40 BBesG, BMI on the 2025/2026 pay adjustment, Section 3 AZV. Values taken by script from the official tables and checked against the statutory increases. Updated 2026-11-04.