Care worker salary in Germany

Occupation: Geriatric care occupations (no specialisation) – helper and semi-skilled tasks [Berufe in der Altenpflege (ohne Spezialisierung) - Helfer-/Anlerntätigkeiten] (KldB 2010 82101). Care assistants in elderly care (Altenpflegehelfer/in, Pflegehelfer/in – Altenpflege, Pflegeassistent/in in Altenpflege). Nursing assistants in hospitals and general care (Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegehelfer/in, Pflegehelfer/in – Krankenpflege) are a separate, smaller group under KldB 81301 [Berufe in der Gesundheits- & Krankenpflege (ohne Spezialisierung) - Helfer-/Anlerntätigkeiten]: median 3,596 € a month, 88,609 full-time employees. States with too few full-time employees in the job are not published. Full-time employees subject to social insurance (core group) on 31 December 2025, before tax and social contributions; civil servants and the self-employed are not included. Employers report pay only up to the pension contribution ceiling of 8,050 € a month, so figures above it are not published; nor are figures for fewer than 500 employees.