PassPeersMedian
€4,600
gross per month, full-time
Middle half
€4,115–€5,135
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
85,521
people in this job
Germany median
€4,587
about the same as the national median
Rank
No. 8
of 16 states by median
Occupation: Health and nursing care occupations (no specialisation) – skilled tasks [Berufe in der Gesundheits- & Krankenpflege (ohne Spezialisierung) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten] (KldB 2010 81302). Registered nurses (Pflegefachfrau/-mann, Gesundheits- und (Kinder-)Krankenpfleger/in); geriatric care (Altenpflege) is a separate code. The TVöD-P table applies to nurses employed by municipal hospitals and care homes; private and church employers pay under their own agreements.
Next to other states
| # | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bremen | €4,708 |
| 4 | Hesse | €4,667 |
| 5 | Berlin | €4,655 |
| 6 | Bavaria | €4,632 |
| 7 | Hamburg | €4,615 |
| 8 | North Rhine-Westphalia | €4,600 |
| 9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | €4,599 |
| 10 | Schleswig-Holstein | €4,577 |
| 11 | Lower Saxony | €4,534 |
| 12 | Thuringia | €4,380 |
| 13 | Brandenburg | €4,362 |
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 Krankenhäuser (BT-K), 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.