North Rhine-Westphalia civil servant pay table 2026 (Besoldung)
Basic pay, pay scale A, from 1 April 2026
| Grade | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5 | 3,076.37 | 3,145.21 | 3,214.05 | 3,282.90 | 3,351.75 | 3,420.60 | 3,489.46 | 3,558.32 | ||
| A 6 | 3,128.27 | 3,203.86 | 3,279.46 | 3,355.07 | 3,430.67 | 3,506.25 | 3,581.84 | 3,657.40 | ||
| A 7 | 3,215.64 | 3,309.66 | 3,403.66 | 3,497.60 | 3,591.62 | 3,658.72 | 3,725.87 | 3,793.02 | ||
| A 8 | 3,297.34 | 3,417.78 | 3,538.22 | 3,658.68 | 3,779.14 | 3,859.42 | 3,939.72 | 4,020.04 | 4,100.31 | |
| A 9 | 3,438.22 | 3,565.23 | 3,692.22 | 3,819.22 | 3,946.23 | 4,033.49 | 4,120.87 | 4,208.16 | 4,295.45 | |
| A 10 | 3,693.51 | 3,856.20 | 4,018.94 | 4,181.64 | 4,344.38 | 4,452.85 | 4,561.86 | 4,672.80 | 4,783.77 | |
| A 11 | 4,047.72 | 4,209.60 | 4,371.53 | 4,533.45 | 4,698.97 | 4,809.35 | 4,919.78 | 5,031.72 | 5,144.33 | 5,256.99 |
| A 12 | 4,504.78 | 4,701.47 | 4,898.95 | 5,099.22 | 5,233.52 | 5,367.79 | 5,502.12 | 5,636.43 | 5,770.65 | |
| A 13 | 5,221.48 | 5,438.95 | 5,656.44 | 5,801.45 | 5,946.45 | 6,091.47 | 6,236.50 | 6,381.49 | ||
| A 14 | 5,530.75 | 5,812.82 | 6,094.83 | 6,282.88 | 6,470.89 | 6,658.95 | 6,846.99 | 7,035.03 | ||
| A 15 | 6,355.71 | 6,665.80 | 6,913.86 | 7,161.95 | 7,410.06 | 7,658.16 | 7,906.23 | |||
| A 16 | 6,981.43 | 7,340.03 | 7,626.98 | 7,913.91 | 8,200.79 | 8,487.74 | 8,774.66 |
Status of the pay adjustment
Enacted by the law of 21 July 2026: basic pay rose 3.36% on 1 April 2026, so that even the lowest step gains at least €100. Also enacted are 2% from 1 March 2027 and 1% from 1 January 2028.
Table from 1 March 2027 (enacted)
| Grade | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5 | 3,137.90 | 3,208.11 | 3,278.33 | 3,348.56 | 3,418.79 | 3,489.01 | 3,559.25 | 3,629.49 | ||
| A 6 | 3,190.84 | 3,267.94 | 3,345.05 | 3,422.17 | 3,499.28 | 3,576.38 | 3,653.48 | 3,730.55 | ||
| A 7 | 3,279.95 | 3,375.85 | 3,471.73 | 3,567.55 | 3,663.45 | 3,731.89 | 3,800.39 | 3,868.88 | ||
| A 8 | 3,363.29 | 3,486.14 | 3,608.98 | 3,731.85 | 3,854.72 | 3,936.61 | 4,018.51 | 4,100.44 | 4,182.32 | |
| A 9 | 3,506.98 | 3,636.53 | 3,766.06 | 3,895.60 | 4,025.15 | 4,114.16 | 4,203.29 | 4,292.32 | 4,381.36 | |
| A 10 | 3,767.38 | 3,933.32 | 4,099.32 | 4,265.27 | 4,431.27 | 4,541.91 | 4,653.10 | 4,766.26 | 4,879.45 | |
| A 11 | 4,128.67 | 4,293.79 | 4,458.96 | 4,624.12 | 4,792.95 | 4,905.54 | 5,018.18 | 5,132.35 | 5,247.22 | 5,362.13 |
| A 12 | 4,594.88 | 4,795.50 | 4,996.93 | 5,201.20 | 5,338.19 | 5,475.15 | 5,612.16 | 5,749.16 | 5,886.06 | |
| A 13 | 5,325.91 | 5,547.73 | 5,769.57 | 5,917.48 | 6,065.38 | 6,213.30 | 6,361.23 | 6,509.12 | ||
| A 14 | 5,641.37 | 5,929.08 | 6,216.73 | 6,408.54 | 6,600.31 | 6,792.13 | 6,983.93 | 7,175.73 | ||
| A 15 | 6,482.82 | 6,799.12 | 7,052.14 | 7,305.19 | 7,558.26 | 7,811.32 | 8,064.35 | |||
| A 16 | 7,121.06 | 7,486.83 | 7,779.52 | 8,072.19 | 8,364.81 | 8,657.49 | 8,950.15 |
Table from 1 January 2028 (enacted)
| Grade | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Step 11 | Step 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5 | 3,169.28 | 3,240.19 | 3,311.11 | 3,382.05 | 3,452.98 | 3,523.90 | 3,594.84 | 3,665.78 | ||
| A 6 | 3,222.75 | 3,300.62 | 3,378.50 | 3,456.39 | 3,534.27 | 3,612.14 | 3,690.01 | 3,767.86 | ||
| A 7 | 3,312.75 | 3,409.61 | 3,506.45 | 3,603.23 | 3,700.08 | 3,769.21 | 3,838.39 | 3,907.57 | ||
| A 8 | 3,396.92 | 3,521.00 | 3,645.07 | 3,769.17 | 3,893.27 | 3,975.98 | 4,058.70 | 4,141.44 | 4,224.14 | |
| A 9 | 3,542.05 | 3,672.90 | 3,803.72 | 3,934.56 | 4,065.40 | 4,155.30 | 4,245.32 | 4,335.24 | 4,425.17 | |
| A 10 | 3,805.05 | 3,972.65 | 4,140.31 | 4,307.92 | 4,475.58 | 4,587.33 | 4,699.63 | 4,813.92 | 4,928.24 | |
| A 11 | 4,169.96 | 4,336.73 | 4,503.55 | 4,670.36 | 4,840.88 | 4,954.60 | 5,068.36 | 5,183.67 | 5,299.69 | 5,415.75 |
| A 12 | 4,640.83 | 4,843.46 | 5,046.90 | 5,253.21 | 5,391.57 | 5,529.90 | 5,668.28 | 5,806.65 | 5,944.92 | |
| A 13 | 5,379.17 | 5,603.21 | 5,827.27 | 5,976.65 | 6,126.03 | 6,275.43 | 6,424.84 | 6,574.21 | ||
| A 14 | 5,697.78 | 5,988.37 | 6,278.90 | 6,472.63 | 6,666.31 | 6,860.05 | 7,053.77 | 7,247.49 | ||
| A 15 | 6,547.65 | 6,867.11 | 7,122.66 | 7,378.24 | 7,633.84 | 7,889.43 | 8,144.99 | |||
| A 16 | 7,192.27 | 7,561.70 | 7,857.32 | 8,152.91 | 8,448.46 | 8,744.06 | 9,039.65 |
Steps
The entry step depends on the grade: A 5 to 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: €167.26 to €173.50 for married staff depending on grade. Child amounts depend on the rent level (Mietenstufe I to VII) of the main residence. On application there is a top-up if the spouse earns very little.
Since 2017 there is no December bonus; it is built into the monthly amounts. The working week is 41 hours, 40 from age 55 and 39 from age 60.
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: NRW State Pay Act Anlagen 6, 13 and 14, law of 21 July 2026 (GV. NRW. 2026 p. 474), Sections 29, 42 and 47 LBesG NRW, Section 2 AZVO. Values taken by script from the official tables and checked against the statutory increases. Updated 2026-11-04.