{
  "id": 16049429,
  "title": "Salary Report 2026: 1.3 million salary data for comparison: Do you belong to the top earners in Germany?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/gehaltsreport-2026-1-3-millionen-gehaltsdaten-im-vergleich-gehoren",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/geld-das-sind-deutschlands-bestbezahlte-berufe-2026/100179922.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Germany, the topic of salary is considered a taboo, but companies are now required to include average salary information in job postings. According to a report by job platform Stepstone, based on 1.3 million salary data points, the national median gross salary is €53,900. The highest-paid jobs are held by doctors, with a median salary of over €100,000, followed by engineers, IT professionals, and development experts. IT professionals in fields like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are in high demand, with median salaries ranging from €66,750 to over €100,000.",
  "summary": "Salary remains one of the taboo topics in Germany. Find out how well you earn in comparison in individual professions, industries and federal states.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}