PassPeersMedian
€4,454
gross per month, full-time
Middle half
€3,977–€4,914
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
32,350
people in this job
Germany median
€4,438
about the same as the national median
Rank
No. 7
of 16 states by median
Occupation: Geriatric care occupations (no specialisation) – skilled tasks [Berufe in der Altenpflege (ohne Spezialisierung) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten] (KldB 2010 82102). Qualified geriatric nurses (Altenpfleger/in, Pflegefachkraft or Pflegefachfrau/-mann in Altenpflege); general registered nurses have their own code (KldB 81302). The TVöD-P table applies to care staff employed by municipal care homes; private, church and charity providers pay under their own agreements.
Next to other states
| # | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hamburg | €4,579 |
| 3 | Berlin | €4,507 |
| 4 | Bavaria | €4,495 |
| 5 | Bremen | €4,495 |
| 6 | Rhineland-Palatinate | €4,465 |
| 7 | North Rhine-Westphalia | €4,454 |
| 8 | Hesse | €4,443 |
| 9 | Brandenburg | €4,409 |
| 10 | Saarland | €4,405 |
| 11 | Schleswig-Holstein | €4,402 |
| 12 | Lower Saxony | €4,369 |
More for North Rhine-Westphalia
Sources
- Earnings: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) – Entgeltatlas 2025 (pay atlas), Statistik der BA
- Pay scale: VKA – TVöD Besonderer Teil Pflege- und Betreuungseinrichtungen (BT-B), Lesefassung Stand 01.01.2026, Anlage E (Pflegedienst)
Figures as published. PassPeers doesn't estimate, convert or adjust salaries; amounts are before tax and other deductions.