After working in Germany for several years in different cities and PhD in STEM, I can tell you that salaries are not that high as people imagine. After considering expensive rents and high tax, your disposable income isn't much. The benefits come from social benefits, usually nice working hours, paid holidays, healthcare, great cheap alcohol and peaceful country. If you seek making a lot of money, Germany isn't your country. In Europe you probably have look north for higher salaries and Switzerland, in Asia, some highly developed countries like Singapore. If you have a high level of education and work for a good company in the USA and even sometimes in Latin America, are better places to make great money. But hey money isn't everything, you need to evaluate pros- and cons.
Canada: 10 days holiday per year. normal working hours per week is 44. if u get sick u don't get paid no bonus of any kind. minimum wage 14$ ( approximately 8 euro) just in case anyone is thinking to move to Toronto area.
Turkey: No holiday at all, not even weekends if you are working in a minimum wage job. normal working hours 52,5 if you cut your arm in a industry machine, you can go to the hospital after work hours done and should return after that day to work. no bonus minimum wage 1,85 euro for an hour be fcking grateful for your country my dear friend :) cause we are literally dying here kind regards,
I moved from Germany and Canada and love it. While all you say it's true, no sick leave, 10 days vacation, everything is minimum double the price in Canada, but Canadians are super amazing people. It is way more relaxing in Canada than anywhere in Germany. Would never go back.
From the US here and about to start my first job out of college in Germany. I’m going there for the quality of life, I don’t care that I can make more here - if I die tomorrow the extra savings means nothing, but a strong welfare/healthcare system, fewer stupid people, better infrastructure, lower crime rates, better work culture, decent politicians, beautiful nature and architecture, etc. will have made me enjoy my life every day. I want that peace of mind and I can’t get that here. Everything is fundamentally messed up here and nothing will change in a meaningful way anytime soon
Don’t get too optimistic man. The US is a whole lot better than you think. If you leave thinking everything will be better, it will just mentally fuck you. Sincerely, an American expat.
Man, I have been to the U.S. a couple times and I can tell you that the real life standards are there. I don´t want to be mean or discourage you from coming to Germany but none of the points you mentioned are better in Germany. Maybe just the lower crime rates, but these have increased in the last time, just that politicians and police are covering them constantly. Nevertheless, I think you should give it a try and see it and live it for yourself, just don´t expect too much. But seriously as someone who lives in Germany since 2010, I don´t get how this country gets such a reputation worldwide.
Plus, IF you are not happy…you are young enough to find out and reroute your geographic and career trajectory. So I say….go for it! Working in another country is impressive on resumes and good life experience. :)
@@coldplay109 *laughs even harder in American* Most places only offer 5 days of paid vacation after a year of full-time employment. But that's calculated by hours worked, not start date, so you can end up with 4-4.5 days of vacation time. That's if you're full time, if you work less than 40 hours you get no paid vacation. Insurance? Lol! If you're rich maybe. How's $500usd per month(412euro)(10,000mex peso) in your 20s sound? Not terrible? Well what about when you're 50? Try about 1500-1800USD per month (1490 Euro)(36,000 Mex peso). That doesnt include additional cost like having to pay out of pocket to meet a $10,000usd deductible before insurance pays for anything, and most of those plans don't cover things like doctors visits, if they do it's typically one per year. Like I said, you better have found success because otherwise you won't have insurance. Maternity/Paternity leave? I don't....I don't even know what those are, you'll have to talk to literally almost any other country on Earth, we don't have time for that. If you're lucky you get 14 days paid, some places will do 14 paid 16 unpaid, almost no where gives more than 30 total paid/unpaid combined. And that's for the mother, father's are lucky if they get a week, most of the time it's out of accumulated vacation time. And we still have a tax rate of 24% on incomes at $30,000usd, which increases in steps to about 38% when making $120,000-150,000. It's a fantastic setup if you make about 150,000usd a year you'll be fine, poverty line is officially $22,000 per year, but we have plenty of jobs that pay $20,000 a year. So you can work full time and still be in the hole. Anything less than $40,000 is going to suck. And that's if you live somewhere cheap
I'm from Germany, and I reeeallly don't understand why you wouldn't talk about it? Yes, you don't have to say it if you're absolutely poor or get Jobless money (idk what it called in englisch) or if you are very Rich. But if you're average in economic stance, that's okay
@@toastertag7536 in english it is called jobseeker allowance. Already the name itself tells you about a fundamentally different approach; jobless oooh poor lad, jobseeker and get your ass out of the way...
I'm born in Germany and worked my whole life. maintenance side/ cleaning. Each I earned around 1k. I worked as well in a personal leasing business where I worked more than 8 hours the day and shift work just 1k the month. I was self-employed too and because of taxes, health insurance etc. I was forced to quit my business and fire my 4 workers and go into insolvency. That is the true face of the German government and tax. People are struggling with their wages to pay all bills and still have a life.
I don't really understand bcos I don't stay in Germany. But here in Singapore many are struggling, and many do not have a life, despite high living cost and still increasing. I'm in my 40s and thinking of a big change in life by working and living overseas. I'm looking at USA.
I really like living in Germany. Yes, we have enough problems. But I’m happy. We have a high living standard, very good public transportation, a wonderful health insurance, quite generous working laws etc. (In comparison to many other countries around the globe and even most of Europe)
Health insurance might be considered good (even though it is a totalitarian heck you cant get rid of, just like the ard 2df mafia), but the healthcare system is a failure, designed to suck money, not revive. Example: you have to take antibiotics, 7 days, 1 pill 3x a day. 21 in total. Your practitioner gives you a prescription for 15. Why? Ez. So that you visit the praxis again for a prescription for the remaining amount and the insurance kasse is involved again.
@@ppbdrinker it's not health care, it's making people even more sick because they're forcing even poor people to pay monthly over 300€ if you don't pay you might end up in prison.
great content.. it is true, you can have a decent life in Germany with social benefits but in my opinion it's hard to earn and save good money in Germany, unless you are self-employed. I'm comparing it with USA and highly developed Asian countries.
I work in a big car company in Germany as Engineer... and I can tell you the salaries are not high compared to the very high rent (or apartment prices), taxes and high prices of Energy and Benzin in Germany. I really wonder how people here are able to live who get lower salaries. And at some point you have to save to buy a house or an apartment (with something like half a million Euro) because after geting retired, your income gets 60% lower and then you will not even afford the rent of your apartment. I saw retired people who had to move to smaller worse apartments or ask for social housing or shelters. I think life here is not as rosy as people in the third world think. What is worse is: I think the government and politicians in Germany do not care much about this problem, or act as if there is no poor people in Germany at all. Politicians in Germany are rather busy with saving the Earth, recycling and cutting CO2 as their main mission... helping the poor or the middle class in Germany comes as second priority.
If any random person had made your comment, I would dismiss it, until i investigate it futher, but because you are an engineer. I will deep think about reconsidering my possible move to germany in the future.
@@5lea So your strategy is to return to your land after retirement. What about the Germans, where should they go :D ? Also the strategy of moving to your country when you retire has one negative side: your health insurance which you have paid into all your life, is in Germany. You will be no more insured in your country. (or ?) Also if you have kids, your kids will have lived all their lives in Germany. If you move back, you move back alone probably. The fact that expensive Germany is still better than your country, of course it depends on what you were doing in your country or what was your job in your coutnry. Of course for someone who had nothing, and not a good job in their country, Germany will be better. Germany is generally better for low end jobs. But not so much for highly skilled jobs.
While average income in Germany was relatively high in 2019 with ~€3500 as mentioned in the video, the median was much lower with just €2500 (gross income). That means that 50% of the German population earn less than €2500 (~€1700 after taxes and insurances). It's also worth mentioning that you're considered upper class with a net income of around €5500 gross income, but you have to pay the property tax with just a monthly income of around €4500 gross income. If you plan to buy real estate in Germany: Forget it. In addition, the Bachelor is largely considered being a regular degree (just like the so called Fachhochschul-Diplom in the past) and you will get a job with many of such degrees, but it's true that you won't get the best positions. The reason is simply that there are enough alumni with a Master. So, would everyone get a Master, you would still not get the better position, as there is no increase in upper class positions only because you've got a Master. If your company doesn't provide a better position for you having a Master, it's often true that you will not earn much more than a Bachelor with 2 years of experience in many fields. For some fields (mostly academia and maybe mechanical and chemical industry, medicine, lawyers and teachers) it's true that a Master is needed, but that doesn't count for all the jobs on the market.
What do you mean by "good position"? I think it always depends on how do you work... Sure after bachelor without experience you can't be a CEO (joking)...But even with the bachelor with 6 month "Praktika" experience you will get good job with the good salary easily. There are too many free positions in Germany - many possibilities. For example: right after Bachelor a position in Construction branch (not best paid in DE) - you get 3200 even in Berlin! starting with 3500 west Germany. I think its nice enough for young people too start their independent life after only 3 years in University
@@NastyaKisl Don't know if you are or living in Germany. Good Luck in finding that good jobs because of "many free positions"..................... German companys have too high expectations in what a possible employee should offer, therefore most positions will never get filled. And 3.200 EUR in Berlin is................... just nothing. That comes down to around 1.800ish net gross. Considering the very high cost of living in Berlin i wish you good luck with that amount of income :-P
I’m an Australian living in the US. I’m earning more than 3 x what I earned in Australia. I’m working in an office job (for a big company) and I seemed to be earning almost the same as a doctor in Germany, which is wild. Taxes in the US (California) look about the same as Germany and Australia. BUT (and it’s a big butt 😜) you only get 10 days annual leave per year. I find this greatly diminishes quality of life. Now I have money, and all I want to spend it in is travel, but I have hardly any time off. It’s a catch 22.
taxes are cool but painful. i actually had more money left for spending on random stuff when i was unemployed than when i was working a minimum wage job because when you are unemployed the state also covers your rent (400), your health insurance (180), your tv (17), your church fees and gives you a culture benefit for getting food and culture really cheap. and now you know why you see so many young german people in the park drinking beer in the middle of the day :D
It’s actually a type of universal basic income. On a very low level, of course, but still enough to make a living. Still most people prefer to work an make more.
@@arnonym113 There is no universal basic income in Germany. There is support for people who do not work, yes, but you have a lot of obligations like doing training which might bei useless (it often is, I heard from a computer engineer who should do a course about how to work with windows), meetings with officers from the beaurau of empolyment who never have jobs for you but wish to know if you applied enough for jobs, you literally have to give papers about every bit of money you have, and it takes ages until any money comes around - not to mention people will usually look down on you. The latter might not be the case in Berlin where you have lot of people who depend on social security but almost everywhere else.
I Love your content, can you make a video about the districts of Berlin and about its diversity like what kinda folks live in a particular district. Someone told me there is district in Berlin which is hipsters inspired
@@khaledalothman4314 Hipsters are self proclaimed "cool" Millennials and Gen-Z who like to pretend they're way smarter than they really are. Nothing to do with Hippies.
Totally love your channel and the simple way you present the important things! I started with your techno and clubs vids and got addicted to it! 🙃 Only one thing: Bankers are not all the same - eg an investment banker will earn like 10tines the salary of an office banker.
This video sums it all up why I moved to eastern Europe. I frequently complain about socialism here but Germany is a whole different level. If you're single and try to own a house, just forget Germany. Taxes will eat your income and you'll never leave the renting trap. Autobahns and public transport are great but that's about it when we're talking pros. Cheers and thanks for a great video.
@@khaledalothman4314 I can’t tell you exactly but married and 1 child makes a huge difference compared to single people. Lets say 3500€ a month as single you can expect like 2200€ whereas married and a kid you would more get like 3000€.( that’s just from the top of my head. Don’t take this as fact.)
@@MrReachashish not even that, even if you are Christian , you just don’t need to be a member of the church. You can still go to church if you like. The priest doesn’t know if you pay church tax lol. As far as I know you then just can’t get married in church . That’s the only thing I know that’s the difference. Probably you cannot baptize your kids or something. I don’t know , I feel like nobody goes to church here anyway, except maybe on religious holidays which is more tradition based than for religious reasons
Probably. But I work in public sector as civil servant, which means all rough pay is transparent (not minding whatever tax class or category might apply to you of course). So money isn't really that much of an issue in terms of transparency or secrecy, because once you know what "rank" someone has, you can essentially look up how much they earn minimum (experience level and other factors can of course increase the base value, but you still can tell the rough money they would have to make).
Working for German TV, I got 31 WORKING days of paid vacation per year. Only Monday to Friday counted, so that came out to a total of six weeks of paid vacation, and you could take that in conjunction with statutory holidays to spin out your time off another week or ten days.
@@rusasod Like anywhere, you need luck, the qualifications and the right contacts. The media world tends to be quite clannish and hard to get into if you’re not at the right place at the right time.
@@Polschinski For some positions Masters are considered being too expensive. Generally spoken an Engineering Bachelor is often better for income than a business or Sociology Master in many regions, because there are too many alumni with such degrees.
@@Polschinski Bachelor and Master are relatively new in Germany. We had a Diplom beforehand but in the Bologna process we had to end this. Therefore, many employers do not really trust the Bachlors degree that much.
Germany in a nutshell: Stay employed as a worker and you will have a good life. Become an entrepreneur or try to be self-dependent and we will make it hard for you.
Btw for all the potential newcomers, consider the fact that English isn't very welcome in Germany. So even with your nice degree in any of the MINT categories, you'll struggle getting a job until you learn German fluently and that takes time. Source: personal experience.
@@alexn6418 The subject here, of course, is business environment which is probably the single most important domain a foreigner is interested in. In business domain, English isn't very welcome. During your Sunday Abstandbier however, sure enough, Germans will speak English with you.
Philippines: salary for starting architect is 300 dollars a month. Cost of living like rent is becoming high but prices of healthcare and food is becoming expensive. Public welfare doesn’t function well, government services suck and feel uncompelled to serve you. Documents will be processed for months. Sick leave is not for everyone. Vacation leave is non existent as well.
It is important to mention the tax categories. In his calculator he chose the category 1, which is very high. If you are married and have kids, you pay way less taxes. But I understand him not going that deep into details.. The video would become 1000% more complex and longer hahahah If anyone is curious, just go and make some tests using the calculator
@@thestatistician6076 it depends.. because the categories will also change depending on the proportion of your and your partner salary. But I agree on the kids.. even with the kindergeld, the money will vanish haha
France: 30 days holiday per year. Working hours per week: 35 You get paid sick leaves after 3 or 4 days 13th month bonus minimum wage is 10,25 Euro Not sure if the taxes are the same though...
@@AntonandSinan health care insurance (which everyone must have in germany) is at least 100 Euro a month and nearly all you'll ever need is covered (dentist, specialists, hospital care,..). I guess very sick patients might get in financial troubles but I never have. Also you can stay in the insurance of your parents when your under 25 and in education. Than you pay nothing.
@@kyly7928 You miss saying that many specialists or health treatment -like "Ergotherapy"- you need to pay at least partly, even the dentist is only free for basic maintenance, if you need new teeth, crowns, inlays and so on you will quickly learn how expensive it is. Being in Hospital you need to cover a daily fee yourself, many medicaments don't come ordered by Doctor (Rezept) and you need to pay them yourself or at least partly. And so on and on.............. Your money quicker disappears thanyou can look, not to mention you paid hundreds on Health Insurance allready (in my case its over 500 EUR/month -paid half by me, half by my Employer, which means you must distract it 100% from your monthly gross salary!).
@@kyly7928 dentist is not covered, just really basic stuff that rather make ur teeth worse (materials used 50 years ago like amalgam). When I heard how much I would have to pay for fillings of normal quality I chose to do it in East Europe (paid 150€ instead of 900€). I pay the maximum insurance possible 650€ (half from my salary, half employer).
0:48 Salaries are much higher compared to any "Asian country". Not true for Singapore, (Hong Kong), UAE and some other gulf states... at all :) In any case, great video!
My partner and I have been planing to move to Berlin for a while now. We're in tech so Berlin seems like a Mecca. Also Berlin is ridiculously cheaper than Dublin . 🥰
Depends if you are coder or programmer go for it in Berlin if you work say as a network Engineer etc. then you may be challenged in Berlin .. from experience 6+ yrs ..
@trosky677 speak to a "HR headhunter". even better than going to a headhunter directly is to lure them with xing, linkedin, etc...they are like moskitos...just make sure they can see you. since you only had an internship so far...i have a little advice for you...the next 3-5 years in your job are the most important of your career. you will be defined by those years. in 10 years your degrees are worth nothing...companies just look at what you did in your job from that point. also important to know is that your first salary level will highly influence your salary level in the furture even if its not in the same company. i dont know if you already familia with those things...you have a master degree so you should...but on the other hand i saw people with degrees way better than mine that settled for half what i did. so know what you are worth before you take an offer. in general big companies pay big
Berlin is the cheapest City in germany. The rents getting higher. But drinks and food are so cheap Here. China man or Thai or vietnamnese or korean food 5-7€, schawarna 1€, organic Steak 15€, 7 course menu in Restaurants with a Michelin Star 150€, cocktails 4€, Theater 15-35€. Just Clubs are a little bit expensive, especialy the ones in the tourist guides..
In many German companies it is forbidden to talk about your salary. Since everyone can negotiate his own salary, the company wants to prevent colleagues from knowing how much you earn.
I always wanted to become the chancellor, but after watching this video I should rethink and consider that maybe being the VW boss could be a better option. 😁
i am a construction worker 39h a week 30 days vocation time , 30 y on job 4800 euro ...and christmas bonus full payed ...another 4800 on top ones a year ...if a young man starts as a construction worker he will start with 3000 euros and the salary will be after tax about 2000 euro
It’s amazing to know that in Germany if one earns 1000€ or less one is considered poor when in Portugal most people earn slightly more than that considering that our minimum wage is 655€ 🤕
@@RadicalLiving indeed, Portugal has some of the lowest wages in Europe, despite yearly updates the minimum wage is still very low, that’s why a lot of people moved to Germany and England in recent years.
@@Nunov103 I know. I just take a jab at Germany because I just cannot stand the arrogance of Germans who think it is richest country in the world and everything is beneath them meanwhile most of the smart Germans left Germany long back. Portuguese are nice people. Nothing against them. :D
the prices for health services and drugs are fixed between the national health insurance and the doctors union - so a doctor or a hospital can‘t charge what they want for their services. They are basically all state employees now. Of course you can become a private doctor and charge more but because more than 90% of all people have national insurence, they wont be able to have those „customers“. being a private doctor in germany is only possible if you are specialized in some field and are an expert so that people will pay for your service ( but you‘re still only allowed to charge 3x times the normal prices )
In Canada the wages are higher and taxation is significantly lower than Germany. Moved to Canada from Germany. Way better over here although the labour laws are not even close to be on pair with Germany.
This dude cracks me up!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣. “ain’t no body got time for that, what about all those other jobs” 🤣🤣 🤣🤣 I’ve literally watched this video several times and still can’t stop laughing! Please upload more videos I’m here for it! 😂👌🏾
First question you should ask yourself in front of a mirror (and with all the possible honesty) is: "Do I want to get married? Children?". Well if not, better stay abroad and somewhere else as in Steuerklasse 1 you're going to pay over 40% of your salary in taxes. I live in Germany since 2019 and to be honest I can't wait to move abroad again, or maybe back to my homecountry. Speaking with Germans I also get saving money is worth only with an extra insurance, otherwise as retired you're going to get way less compared to 20-30 years ago. Some projections of the income of specific jobs aren't true. In some scientific branches you're going to earn 50000-max 75000€/year(Brutto again) and that doesn't include taxes. Don't trust whoever says you're going to buy a Porsche or a house in Germany. They're lying you or they're lying themselves. Same goes for the declaimed German efficiency. Most of the time I find myself working x3-5 more and better compared to them and still the majority think they're the best workers in the world or universe. Only honest Germans will tell you the truth and that they don't like their own country. Grüße aus Niederbayern. PS: In Munich with 2500€ Netto you're basically going to pay 50% for your rent and surely not the center area.
If someone is planning to come to Germany with their family and their main goal is to work and earn a good income, it's important to consider the following aspects of life and working in Germany: - German society can be rigid and not always open to other cultures. - There is a shortage of housing in Germany, making it difficult to find an affordable apartment (Currently, there is a shortage of 700,000 apartments). - Taxes in Germany are high, with a 25% income tax and a 19% VAT on most goods and services. - Every household in Germany is required to pay a monthly fee for television and radio, even if you don't own these devices or use them. - Kindergartens can have long waiting lists, and private options are too expensive. - It can be difficult to get an appointment with a doctor quickly and if you don't speak German, it can be difficult to receive proper medical treatment. It's important to think carefully before making the decision to move to Germany.
Earn 1300€ per month and pay at least 500€ for rent and 100-150€ for transporting in order to reach your job. So, 600-650€ left for you. What a great amount. Now you can save this money for buying a house for 200.000€. Probably you will die before you achieve it. The biggest problem is the real estate prices. Big companies are pumping the prices and its getting worse and worse. Housing suppose to be a basic human right, not a investment tool.
@@asatrv that is true, I am not a worker who gets min. wage. Which brings us another problem, taxes. If hou are highly skilled worker probably you gonna pay %50 tax. In the end of the day you get 3x min. Wage around 3000-3500€. After tax differrence isn't too much. So still you can not buy a house, even if you are a engineer or something like that
@@izustun9851 As an engineer you earn 60-80k a year as a first year employee, which is 3000-3800€ net pay a month. You can easily buy real estate up to 500k€ with a wage like that. Many engineers go on to earn more than 100k€ a year later in their careers, mind you.
More than salaries, contract enforcement in business is what makes Germany so special. When folks say they gonna pay u on so and so dates,.u get paid on so and so date.
Im from Germany and lets just say i dont really think i have to worry about money, im not rich or something but im also not poor, it simply is more then enough for me though. But i guess its also a huge plus that i live in my Grandmas house which is Big to say the least, and that im gonna own that house one Day so i personaly dont really know how it is with rents.
Rents are quite high, especially in many big cities. Berlin is still quite low compared to other capitals, but compared to other big cities, if you choose Hamburg or Munich, you will pay a fortune. Smaller cities are cheaper and in agricutural regions, you can actually get very cheap appartments but then, there is nothing there, even internet might become a problem, not to mention shops or doctors...
@@lusolanga8423 yes, I travelled once to Norway. Holy God, everything was sooo expensive. I literally bought nothing. Some food from supermarket. Denmark and Sweden were just a bit higher than Germany but Norway crazyyy
In Germany you can live to survive and yeah good health insurance (it's not so good, overpaid) Tax takes a lot, apartments expensive and hard to find. Work and get some experience, see how the life is here that's ok but then run...
@@karllarsen8797 Croatia, because it's the country where I grew up. My Why is changed now, It's not the same Why when I left for Germany. It was a lesson for me, I had to leave to realize that. Learning lesson for me.
its spelled salary. contracts in the USA have same clause. that doesn't stop people from discussing it outside of work or with individuals that don't work at the company.
@@janetdungan2878 AFAIK, in the USA it is illegal to forbid or discourage employees from discussing their salary. Similar laws exist in a lot of the countries in Europe as well.
The income in Germany is not really that good (unless you are a VP / C-level manager of a middle sized company or more), since the living expenses are very high. it doesn't help anyone to earn 7K euros a month as an MD when they have to pay 1.5K just for rent, utilities and various insurances another 300-400 euros a month, then another 800-900 euros a month for food, not even talking about car ownership, shopping or doing something nice for your self... income taxes are so high it's almost criminal etc.. or you can live in a German slum, there you can live for less, but live in a slum...slums are cheap no matter where you go
@@susanneharvey4034 Longer if they go to university. And there is a free education system also. You don't have to save money for your childs education.
I was living in Canada for 2 years. And now I live in Germany for past 5 years. I will just say. Canada is better place for living. Me and my wife are planning to return to Canada. Germany is simply not what it was to be. Salaries are a shame compared to cost of living and taxes... it is all about fucking taxes in Germany. IT is just tooooo much!!!!! Nice country but they lost after euro.... simply shame for such a nice nation...
Dude you're the best. Since I joined your channel and started watching your videos, I've got interested to Getmany more and more 🤣 I'm even considering moving in there 👍
Hey Radical! I really like the way you presented the information - chilled but still informative. People really need to know what to expect before making the big decision to move to Germany. Interestingly, although I have been living in Germany for over 6 years and been working 2.5 years now full time, I never knew that rape and murder are less offensive than evading tax :) :) :) Is it the same in other EU countries? I shared a video recently on my channel about GRADUATE SALARIES IN GERMANY VS THE NETHERLANDS, and we talked a bit about taxes in both countries. It would be nice to know how strict other EU countries are with taxes.
@@RadicalLiving hello..plz tell me about the airport workers(cabin cleaner,etc) in germny.How mch they earn in a month?.and what are facilities for a governmnt employee in germany.?n if a govrnmnt employee wants to keep his wife in germny with himslf..thn is it expensive?
Germany is a country for people who don’t want much and don’t strive for huge success. You will live better in Germany if you are poor, but if are highly skilled you are better off abroad. Sad but true, the system will reinforce itself and ultimately it’s gonna become like a Eastern European country getting poorer and poorer
I come from Eastern Europe and we have a mentality based on success (similar to USA) and the salaries have no limits for very skilled employees. I bet that in 10 years my country might reach or even beat Germany.
honestly, I lived nearby a döner shop, the place where never empty, sometimes with only 2 or 3 costumers, but at lunch time or late at night, there where more than 20 people in there... he must be swimming in cash
The main benefit of working in germany are conditions. Germans are working the least hours in the OECD (and so most likely in the world)(americans work on average 30% more then germans). And the salarys are still in the top 20 by PPP. Also about the taxes: taxes are not nececarily high but the system is complicated. So basicly the base taxes are high but you can literaly write the most ridiculous things of the tax bill (a friend of mine wrote a Gaming PC and some private books about coding of the bill and noone complained). This is pretty common and but it takes some time to get throu it. When you price these writeoffs in the tax is a bit higher then in the netherlands (but it depends on your ability to game the system). Also you can pay a lot less when you are married and you also get 219€ per month for every child you have.
You forget to say amount of rent will be from 900-1400 euro for 1hbk apartment. If you are lucky you can get 2 hbk at 1200 (outskirts of the munich city).
Even if someone's salary is 5,000 euros, with high prices and taxes and high fuel prices, you can hardly afford to eat and drink. A poor standard of living in Germany
For my tax bracket, using Category 4 and no church tax, its not much different than the US which surprises me based on what our politicians tell us here in the US. My wife and I earn $400,000 per year combined or $328,000 Euros. My total tax burden is nearly the same in the US as it is in Germany.
One thing you don't hear in the US is the cost of education and healthcare. Take that out of your take-home salary and most countries start to compare quite well.
A lot of skilled professionals in Germany are leaving the Country, i will leave too after ich finished my bachelors degree . Taxes and the communistic insurance system are the dealbreaker for me.
Yes, it's true I live in Germany and know it couple of people which they are on Hartz IV and everyone say it's better no Stres, whole day make nothing and of the end of month they have the same money
Exactly... Instead of having a bad paid job and get 1500€, its better to get hartz 4 get the rent for free (1000€) quite a lot of money and benefits 🙃🤦♀️
The real question is how much you can buy with the left 1500-2000 € in Gernany compared with 700-800€ left in Eastern Europe..... you may get a lot less.... nominal salary means nothing when the real one doesnt buy much... just numbers
I work as a clerk in court, have specific and independent position. Almost 3 years experience in this place and 6 years as an office worker. Plus master degree. My salary- 710€ (about 4,43€ pwh). I 'm really thinking about moving away from Poland and start living in Germany. Especially because the border is 40 kilometer from my hometown. My boyfriend has worked abroad already. It's only one thing that holds me back- I can't speak German.
I’m a Japanese worker in Japan. Are you listening in Japan?? Let’s move on Germany as next life stage from this less holidays & enough salary country together!
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After working in Germany for several years in different cities and PhD in STEM, I can tell you that salaries are not that high as people imagine. After considering expensive rents and high tax, your disposable income isn't much. The benefits come from social benefits, usually nice working hours, paid holidays, healthcare, great cheap alcohol and peaceful country. If you seek making a lot of money, Germany isn't your country. In Europe you probably have look north for higher salaries and Switzerland, in Asia, some highly developed countries like Singapore. If you have a high level of education and work for a good company in the USA and even sometimes in Latin America, are better places to make great money. But hey money isn't everything, you need to evaluate pros- and cons.
In Latin America? Hell no man
Latin America? Run from this continent. If someone is reading this, is not FUCKING TRUE. RUUUUUN!
@@danielrobles2586 if you're a skilled foreigner you can make a lot of money
@@princesskanu youre from there? xD
@@princesskanu that's your personal experience. Don't tell people what to do
Canada: 10 days holiday per year.
normal working hours per week is 44.
if u get sick u don't get paid
no bonus of any kind.
minimum wage 14$ ( approximately 8 euro)
just in case anyone is thinking to move to Toronto area.
@hel norse such a BS comment ... I am from Toronto, but Berlin is sooooooo much better place ... I love East Germans too ...
@hel norse More importantly you don’t need to learn German!
Turkey: No holiday at all, not even weekends if you are working in a minimum wage job.
normal working hours 52,5
if you cut your arm in a industry machine, you can go to the hospital after work hours done and should return after that day to work.
no bonus
minimum wage 1,85 euro for an hour
be fcking grateful for your country my dear friend :) cause we are literally dying here
kind regards,
And to buy a home in Toronto? Your entire soul won't cover it
I moved from Germany and Canada and love it. While all you say it's true, no sick leave, 10 days vacation, everything is minimum double the price in Canada, but Canadians are super amazing people.
It is way more relaxing in Canada than anywhere in Germany. Would never go back.
From the US here and about to start my first job out of college in Germany. I’m going there for the quality of life, I don’t care that I can make more here - if I die tomorrow the extra savings means nothing, but a strong welfare/healthcare system, fewer stupid people, better infrastructure, lower crime rates, better work culture, decent politicians, beautiful nature and architecture, etc. will have made me enjoy my life every day. I want that peace of mind and I can’t get that here. Everything is fundamentally messed up here and nothing will change in a meaningful way anytime soon
Don’t get too optimistic man. The US is a whole lot better than you think. If you leave thinking everything will be better, it will just mentally fuck you.
Sincerely, an American expat.
Man, I have been to the U.S. a couple times and I can tell you that the real life standards are there. I don´t want to be mean or discourage you from coming to Germany but none of the points you mentioned are better in Germany. Maybe just the lower crime rates, but these have increased in the last time, just that politicians and police are covering them constantly. Nevertheless, I think you should give it a try and see it and live it for yourself, just don´t expect too much. But seriously as someone who lives in Germany since 2010, I don´t get how this country gets such a reputation worldwide.
As an American working in corporate America….I respect all your points, I congratulate you on your new job and wish you much success in Germany!
Plus, IF you are not happy…you are young enough to find out and reroute your geographic and career trajectory. So I say….go for it! Working in another country is impressive on resumes and good life experience. :)
Well said…
You deserve way more than 8.2k subs!!! Cheers from Canada
Thanks! 😃 Greetings from Berlin :P
And how much do people working in production earn
He has almost ten times that now
“Hope no Japanese are watching... they only get 10 (vacation) days a year”
* laughs in American *
*laughs in Mexican* by law the first year you get only 6 days lmao
@@coldplay109 *laughs even harder in American*
Most places only offer 5 days of paid vacation after a year of full-time employment. But that's calculated by hours worked, not start date, so you can end up with 4-4.5 days of vacation time. That's if you're full time, if you work less than 40 hours you get no paid vacation.
Insurance? Lol! If you're rich maybe. How's $500usd per month(412euro)(10,000mex peso) in your 20s sound? Not terrible? Well what about when you're 50? Try about 1500-1800USD per month (1490 Euro)(36,000 Mex peso). That doesnt include additional cost like having to pay out of pocket to meet a $10,000usd deductible before insurance pays for anything, and most of those plans don't cover things like doctors visits, if they do it's typically one per year. Like I said, you better have found success because otherwise you won't have insurance.
Maternity/Paternity leave? I don't....I don't even know what those are, you'll have to talk to literally almost any other country on Earth, we don't have time for that. If you're lucky you get 14 days paid, some places will do 14 paid 16 unpaid, almost no where gives more than 30 total paid/unpaid combined. And that's for the mother, father's are lucky if they get a week, most of the time it's out of accumulated vacation time.
And we still have a tax rate of 24% on incomes at $30,000usd, which increases in steps to about 38% when making $120,000-150,000.
It's a fantastic setup if you make about 150,000usd a year you'll be fine, poverty line is officially $22,000 per year, but we have plenty of jobs that pay $20,000 a year. So you can work full time and still be in the hole. Anything less than $40,000 is going to suck. And that's if you live somewhere cheap
You beat me to it...this is exactly what I was thinking when he said that haha
I work for an american company but base in asia. Leave is 10 days for a year but I never used all of it anyway.
@@darkstar0000000000 gues why near Soviet Union was more payed vacation days
How much you are making now??? ,,Enough,, 😂😂😂👍
I'm from Germany, and I reeeallly don't understand why you wouldn't talk about it?
Yes, you don't have to say it if you're absolutely poor or get Jobless money (idk what it called in englisch) or if you are very Rich. But if you're average in economic stance, that's okay
@@toastertag7536 how much you are making now ? And which domain
Im a machining mechanic in the prototype field and make about 5000€ a month depending on how many nightshifts i do
If you get above the average not a big deal, but if you earn below dou it's enough.
@@toastertag7536 in english it is called jobseeker allowance. Already the name itself tells you about a fundamentally different approach; jobless oooh poor lad, jobseeker and get your ass out of the way...
I'm born in Germany and worked my whole life. maintenance side/ cleaning. Each I earned around 1k. I worked as well in a personal leasing business where I worked more than 8 hours the day and shift work just 1k the month. I was self-employed too and because of taxes, health insurance etc. I was forced to quit my business and fire my 4 workers and go into insolvency. That is the true face of the German government and tax. People are struggling with their wages to pay all bills and still have a life.
What?
Its the taxes that kill you :(
I don't really understand bcos I don't stay in Germany. But here in Singapore many are struggling, and many do not have a life, despite high living cost and still increasing. I'm in my 40s and thinking of a big change in life by working and living overseas. I'm looking at USA.
@youtube doesn't like my username :( America is boring and suburban hell. It takes a toll on your mental and physical well-being
Just identify as refugee you'll get more than that
I love how the quick shots are organized randomly but not : )
I really like living in Germany. Yes, we have enough problems. But I’m happy. We have a high living standard, very good public transportation, a wonderful health insurance, quite generous working laws etc.
(In comparison to many other countries around the globe and even most of Europe)
Most miserable nation on Earth and the competition among others is really great.
People waiting for Deutche Bahn wants to know your location
Health insurance might be considered good (even though it is a totalitarian heck you cant get rid of, just like the ard 2df mafia), but the healthcare system is a failure, designed to suck money, not revive.
Example: you have to take antibiotics, 7 days, 1 pill 3x a day. 21 in total. Your practitioner gives you a prescription for 15. Why? Ez. So that you visit the praxis again for a prescription for the remaining amount and the insurance kasse is involved again.
@@ppbdrinker it's not health care, it's making people even more sick because they're forcing even poor people to pay monthly over 300€ if you don't pay you might end up in prison.
Good public transportation?
Your sure..?
Thank God someone who talks openly about economics !!! thank you :)
Finances you mean
great content.. it is true, you can have a decent life in Germany with social benefits but in my opinion it's hard to earn and save good money in Germany, unless you are self-employed. I'm comparing it with USA and highly developed Asian countries.
I work in a big car company in Germany as Engineer... and I can tell you the salaries are not high compared to the very high rent (or apartment prices), taxes and high prices of Energy and Benzin in Germany. I really wonder how people here are able to live who get lower salaries. And at some point you have to save to buy a house or an apartment (with something like half a million Euro) because after geting retired, your income gets 60% lower and then you will not even afford the rent of your apartment. I saw retired people who had to move to smaller worse apartments or ask for social housing or shelters. I think life here is not as rosy as people in the third world think. What is worse is: I think the government and politicians in Germany do not care much about this problem, or act as if there is no poor people in Germany at all. Politicians in Germany are rather busy with saving the Earth, recycling and cutting CO2 as their main mission... helping the poor or the middle class in Germany comes as second priority.
So damn true!!
If any random person had made your comment, I would dismiss it, until i investigate it futher, but because you are an engineer. I will deep think about reconsidering my possible move to germany in the future.
@@geddon436 u should still do more research regardless of his profession!
@@sean_6483 its still worth it to move?
@@5lea So your strategy is to return to your land after retirement. What about the Germans, where should they go :D ?
Also the strategy of moving to your country when you retire has one negative side: your health insurance which you have paid into all your life, is in Germany. You will be no more insured in your country. (or ?) Also if you have kids, your kids will have lived all their lives in Germany. If you move back, you move back alone probably.
The fact that expensive Germany is still better than your country, of course it depends on what you were doing in your country or what was your job in your coutnry. Of course for someone who had nothing, and not a good job in their country, Germany will be better.
Germany is generally better for low end jobs. But not so much for highly skilled jobs.
I'd definitely watch a video where you talk us through how you personally went about moving to Berlin and settling in - that would be really cool! 😎
I'm planning to move to Germany and study. So, therefore, your videos help me a lot. I appreciated all your efforts, mate!
While average income in Germany was relatively high in 2019 with ~€3500 as mentioned in the video, the median was much lower with just €2500 (gross income). That means that 50% of the German population earn less than €2500 (~€1700 after taxes and insurances). It's also worth mentioning that you're considered upper class with a net income of around €5500 gross income, but you have to pay the property tax with just a monthly income of around €4500 gross income. If you plan to buy real estate in Germany: Forget it.
In addition, the Bachelor is largely considered being a regular degree (just like the so called Fachhochschul-Diplom in the past) and you will get a job with many of such degrees, but it's true that you won't get the best positions. The reason is simply that there are enough alumni with a Master. So, would everyone get a Master, you would still not get the better position, as there is no increase in upper class positions only because you've got a Master. If your company doesn't provide a better position for you having a Master, it's often true that you will not earn much more than a Bachelor with 2 years of experience in many fields. For some fields (mostly academia and maybe mechanical and chemical industry, medicine, lawyers and teachers) it's true that a Master is needed, but that doesn't count for all the jobs on the market.
2500 EUR gross salary is more close -sadly- to 1500 EUR net gross. You are right in everything else though.
@@Worlds_Worst_Guitarist Yeah, my estimation was too high. I've corrected this now.
What do you mean by "good position"? I think it always depends on how do you work... Sure after bachelor without experience you can't be a CEO (joking)...But even with the bachelor with 6 month "Praktika" experience you will get good job with the good salary easily. There are too many free positions in Germany - many possibilities. For example: right after Bachelor a position in Construction branch (not best paid in DE) - you get 3200 even in Berlin! starting with 3500 west Germany. I think its nice enough for young people too start their independent life after only 3 years in University
@@NastyaKisl Don't know if you are or living in Germany. Good Luck in finding that good jobs because of "many free positions"..................... German companys have too high expectations in what a possible employee should offer, therefore most positions will never get filled. And 3.200 EUR in Berlin is................... just nothing. That comes down to around 1.800ish net gross. Considering the very high cost of living in Berlin i wish you good luck with that amount of income :-P
@@NastyaKisl can you please tell about job opportunities after masters in civil engineering, did they get it?
I’m an Australian living in the US. I’m earning more than 3 x what I earned in Australia. I’m working in an office job (for a big company) and I seemed to be earning almost the same as a doctor in Germany, which is wild. Taxes in the US (California) look about the same as Germany and Australia. BUT (and it’s a big butt 😜) you only get 10 days annual leave per year. I find this greatly diminishes quality of life. Now I have money, and all I want to spend it in is travel, but I have hardly any time off. It’s a catch 22.
cost of living is in germany cheaper also health care
Is it easy to move to the US? Or did you need a special visa? I have an european passport
@@BELTR. Enter the DV Lottery. I did this and won a green card
@@amandalapanda394 how long have you been applying for the lottery?
How did yhat happen to the Americans? This 10 days hoolifay thing? More vacation, more money spend where it is needed, hehe, should be like this...
taxes are cool but painful. i actually had more money left for spending on random stuff when i was unemployed than when i was working a minimum wage job because when you are unemployed the state also covers your rent (400), your health insurance (180), your tv (17), your church fees and gives you a culture benefit for getting food and culture really cheap. and now you know why you see so many young german people in the park drinking beer in the middle of the day :D
It’s actually a type of universal basic income. On a very low level, of course, but still enough to make a living. Still most people prefer to work an make more.
What!?
@@arnonym113 There is no universal basic income in Germany. There is support for people who do not work, yes, but you have a lot of obligations like doing training which might bei useless (it often is, I heard from a computer engineer who should do a course about how to work with windows), meetings with officers from the beaurau of empolyment who never have jobs for you but wish to know if you applied enough for jobs, you literally have to give papers about every bit of money you have, and it takes ages until any money comes around - not to mention people will usually look down on you. The latter might not be the case in Berlin where you have lot of people who depend on social security but almost everywhere else.
I Love your content, can you make a video about the districts of Berlin and about its diversity like what kinda folks live in a particular district. Someone told me there is district in Berlin which is hipsters inspired
It's already on my to do list ;)
Radical Living simply can’t wait to watch that one!! I’m moving to Berlin soon I hope till then it will be uploaded......lol
@@pottershubham7 for studies or job purpose ?
What is a hipster and how different is he from a hippie
@@khaledalothman4314 Hipsters are self proclaimed "cool" Millennials and Gen-Z who like to pretend they're way smarter than they really are. Nothing to do with Hippies.
i lived in germany for 15 years. i found that no matter how much your gross pay was your net never really changed due to the progressive tax system.
No way dude , what if it is Volkswagen boss ?
😂
Socialism...
That's not true at all lmao.
@@jeremystig98 yeah I think if the high salary preclude 45%for tax ,the salary still higher than others.
When people say: "Germans do not have sense of humour.' Send them this video! They will change their mind! :)
“Enough “
@@zakinabyzada4275 that killed everything 😂
Maybe you don‘t have enough minds to understand our humor 😄
I thought he was from Eastern Europe ahaha
Totally love your channel and the simple way you present the important things! I started with your techno and clubs vids and got addicted to it! 🙃
Only one thing: Bankers are not all the same - eg an investment banker will earn like 10tines the salary of an office banker.
Great to hear! and yes you're right. Welcome aboard! 😄
Indeed, bankers are not all the same. Those in the video must be German bankers on a business trip in Zurich ;)
This video sums it all up why I moved to eastern Europe. I frequently complain about socialism here but Germany is a whole different level. If you're single and try to own a house, just forget Germany. Taxes will eat your income and you'll never leave the renting trap. Autobahns and public transport are great but that's about it when we're talking pros. Cheers and thanks for a great video.
@B Real That’s messed up.
Where in Eastern Europe do you live?
Being married and atheist really helps when the tax man comes and "eats" our salary.
Why? What's the percentage for married people
Don't really need to be atheist, just non Christian is enough 😃
@@khaledalothman4314 I can’t tell you exactly but married and 1 child makes a huge difference compared to single people. Lets say 3500€ a month as single you can expect like 2200€ whereas married and a kid you would more get like 3000€.( that’s just from the top of my head. Don’t take this as fact.)
@@MrReachashish not even that, even if you are Christian , you just don’t need to be a member of the church. You can still go to church if you like. The priest doesn’t know if you pay church tax lol. As far as I know you then just can’t get married in church . That’s the only thing I know that’s the difference. Probably you cannot baptize your kids or something. I don’t know , I feel like nobody goes to church here anyway, except maybe on religious holidays which is more tradition based than for religious reasons
Rent and cost also high when married. Its not a big difference.
The taboo of speaking about your income is used by employers to underpay
Probably. But I work in public sector as civil servant, which means all rough pay is transparent (not minding whatever tax class or category might apply to you of course).
So money isn't really that much of an issue in terms of transparency or secrecy, because once you know what "rank" someone has, you can essentially look up how much they earn minimum (experience level and other factors can of course increase the base value, but you still can tell the rough money they would have to make).
4:23 The normal teacher is teaching about centripetal force in Vietnamese 😀
Working for German TV, I got 31 WORKING days of paid vacation per year. Only Monday to Friday counted, so that came out to a total of six weeks of paid vacation, and you could take that in conjunction with statutory holidays to spin out your time off another week or ten days.
is it difficult to get a job for TV in Germany?
@@rusasod Like anywhere, you need luck, the qualifications and the right contacts. The media world tends to be quite clannish and hard to get into if you’re not at the right place at the right time.
What now? Of course a bachelor's degree is sufficient for most jobs. A master's degree is nice to have, but not a requirement for most jobs.
Well, most employers will always prefere someone with a masters degree. In the public sector it is often required to have
@@Polschinski For some positions Masters are considered being too expensive. Generally spoken an Engineering Bachelor is often better for income than a business or Sociology Master in many regions, because there are too many alumni with such degrees.
@@Polschinski Bachelor and Master are relatively new in Germany. We had a Diplom beforehand but in the Bologna process we had to end this. Therefore, many employers do not really trust the Bachlors degree that much.
Most of the office jobs can be done with a high school diploma, relevant experience and some basic computer literacy, to be honest.
@Polschinski which is nonsense.
Your videos are fair and regard both sides, thank you for that. Even when you make fun of others you depict them as humane! Weiter so!!!
Juhu, Sellerie! Ich wollte schon immer alles über Sellerie wissen!!
Germany in a nutshell:
Stay employed as a worker and you will have a good life. Become an entrepreneur or try to be self-dependent and we will make it hard for you.
Its the German way, people to feed t he export business and not create future growth. An oddity of the German system
7 minutes well spent... thanks for sharing that info keep it up
Glad it was helpful!
It's most Entertaining review I ever saw while understanding more about German jobs
Btw for all the potential newcomers, consider the fact that English isn't very welcome in Germany. So even with your nice degree in any of the MINT categories, you'll struggle getting a job until you learn German fluently and that takes time. Source: personal experience.
It depends on the people. Germans under 40/50 usually aren't like that. Don't put all germans into a drawer
@@alexn6418 The subject here, of course, is business environment which is probably the single most important domain a foreigner is interested in. In business domain, English isn't very welcome.
During your Sunday Abstandbier however, sure enough, Germans will speak English with you.
True... With German skills jobs in MINT offers unending possibilities, without german really limited 😅
Even if you learn german finding a job in Germany is all about nepotism.
@@Anton-ki7ch in IT not really. I got a lot of job offers while I was back in Romania just because I had German skills on my profile
I so much love the way you discribe and explain things. U are just so funny. Love your videos so much🤣😂
Thank you! Appreciate it :)
Philippines: salary for starting architect is 300 dollars a month. Cost of living like rent is becoming high but prices of healthcare and food is becoming expensive. Public welfare doesn’t function well, government services suck and feel uncompelled to serve you. Documents will be processed for months. Sick leave is not for everyone. Vacation leave is non existent as well.
Depends on the company you're working with plus by law people who earns 20,000 pesos and below per month are not responsible for income tax.
Now I get why all Pinoy people I know work so, so hard and accept those underpaid jobs in Dubai.
It is important to mention the tax categories. In his calculator he chose the category 1, which is very high. If you are married and have kids, you pay way less taxes.
But I understand him not going that deep into details.. The video would become 1000% more complex and longer hahahah
If anyone is curious, just go and make some tests using the calculator
Well if u are married with kids, ur salary will just evaporate anyways, so pointless to include those classes
@@thestatistician6076 it depends.. because the categories will also change depending on the proportion of your and your partner salary.
But I agree on the kids.. even with the kindergeld, the money will vanish haha
@@thaschmidt yeah was referencing the kids not the tax category lol
If both parts of the couple earn the same, the taxes stay the same. 😥
France: 30 days holiday per year.
Working hours per week: 35
You get paid sick leaves after 3 or 4 days
13th month bonus
minimum wage is 10,25 Euro
Not sure if the taxes are the same though...
France income is taxed lower, but consumption goods or health care is more expensive
@@cedricrupp834 is healthcare cheaper in Germany? I thought France had it less expensive. This is news to me.
@@AntonandSinan health care insurance (which everyone must have in germany) is at least 100 Euro a month and nearly all you'll ever need is covered (dentist, specialists, hospital care,..). I guess very sick patients might get in financial troubles but I never have. Also you can stay in the insurance of your parents when your under 25 and in education. Than you pay nothing.
@@kyly7928 You miss saying that many specialists or health treatment -like "Ergotherapy"- you need to pay at least partly, even the dentist is only free for basic maintenance, if you need new teeth, crowns, inlays and so on you will quickly learn how expensive it is. Being in Hospital you need to cover a daily fee yourself, many medicaments don't come ordered by Doctor (Rezept) and you need to pay them yourself or at least partly. And so on and on.............. Your money quicker disappears thanyou can look, not to mention you paid hundreds on Health Insurance allready (in my case its over 500 EUR/month -paid half by me, half by my Employer, which means you must distract it 100% from your monthly gross salary!).
@@kyly7928 dentist is not covered, just really basic stuff that rather make ur teeth worse (materials used 50 years ago like amalgam). When I heard how much I would have to pay for fillings of normal quality I chose to do it in East Europe (paid 150€ instead of 900€). I pay the maximum insurance possible 650€ (half from my salary, half employer).
I am 22 and will start as a FL IT-Support after I finish my Traineeship. My starting salary will be 3.100€ gross and approx. 2090€ net.
I am planning to move Germany next year.. Need some information😊
0:48 Salaries are much higher compared to any "Asian country". Not true for Singapore, (Hong Kong), UAE and some other gulf states... at all :)
In any case, great video!
I bet you know nothing about Iran.
UAE how much earns a waiter? 500€
@@travelerexperience if they're lucky
I make more than a german doctor makes, and I'm just a programmer, and I don't pay taxes so yes...
@@khaledalothman4314 but you have 0 rights, can't practice other religions freely. No option for citizenship so all in all just a rich slavery.
German colleague: We're not taking Uber, they don't respect minimum wages.
Me, an eastern European on a business trip: Am I a joke to you.
My partner and I have been planing to move to Berlin for a while now. We're in tech so Berlin seems like a Mecca. Also Berlin is ridiculously cheaper than Dublin . 🥰
Then what are you waiting for?^^ No one ever regretted moving to Berlin!
Depends if you are coder or programmer go for it in Berlin if you work say as a network Engineer etc. then you may be challenged in Berlin .. from experience 6+ yrs ..
@trosky677 speak to a "HR headhunter". even better than going to a headhunter directly is to lure them with xing, linkedin, etc...they are like moskitos...just make sure they can see you. since you only had an internship so far...i have a little advice for you...the next 3-5 years in your job are the most important of your career. you will be defined by those years. in 10 years your degrees are worth nothing...companies just look at what you did in your job from that point. also important to know is that your first salary level will highly influence your salary level in the furture even if its not in the same company. i dont know if you already familia with those things...you have a master degree so you should...but on the other hand i saw people with degrees way better than mine that settled for half what i did. so know what you are worth before you take an offer. in general big companies pay big
@@RadicalLiving I did 😂
Berlin is the cheapest City in germany. The rents getting higher. But drinks and food are so cheap Here. China man or Thai or vietnamnese or korean food 5-7€, schawarna 1€, organic Steak 15€, 7 course menu in Restaurants with a Michelin Star 150€, cocktails 4€, Theater 15-35€. Just Clubs are a little bit expensive, especialy the ones in the tourist guides..
In many German companies it is forbidden to talk about your salary. Since everyone can negotiate his own salary, the company wants to prevent colleagues from knowing how much you earn.
that's shitty. shitty enough to make an union and demand the payroll reports of everyone
Harz IV und der Tag gehört dir - you're cracking me 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I always wanted to become the chancellor, but after watching this video I should rethink and consider that maybe being the VW boss could be a better option. 😁
🤣🤣🤣
Just gotta abort all your values and morals and get china to give you uyghur slave labor :)))
Wheres the difference ?
i am a construction worker 39h a week 30 days vocation time , 30 y on job 4800 euro ...and christmas bonus full payed ...another 4800 on top ones a year ...if a young man starts as a construction worker he will start with 3000 euros and the salary will be after tax about 2000 euro
Are you German?
4800 brutto I assume. Also, depends what you do in construction.
How much is your net salary?
@@opa8928 3400 monthly ..so 1400 are tax ..
Children's are out of the house ....
I am in the bad tax class 1 now ....
@@geoffreycharles6330 yes I am
one of the best vids I have recently watched! Thanks man for humor and informative vid
It’s amazing to know that in Germany if one earns 1000€ or less one is considered poor when in Portugal most people earn slightly more than that considering that our minimum wage is 655€ 🤕
Wow that's crazy 😳 best of luck!
@@RadicalLiving indeed, Portugal has some of the lowest wages in Europe, despite yearly updates the minimum wage is still very low, that’s why a lot of people moved to Germany and England in recent years.
@Nuno Vasco Meanwhile the after tax salary of an engineer in Germany is considered poverty live in Switzerland.
@@rishabdhar6900 i think that when it comes to salaries, very few countries can compete with Switzerland 😂😂
@@Nunov103 I know. I just take a jab at Germany because I just cannot stand the arrogance of Germans who think it is richest country in the world and everything is beneath them meanwhile most of the smart Germans left Germany long back.
Portuguese are nice people. Nothing against them. :D
Thanks for the video man. Very helpful.❤
Glad it helped!
I’m glad I’ve found this channel!!!
Man, you are my favourite person. I'll come visit you when I visit Germany.
So glad to hear! 😄
Working construction in Canada makes me the same income as beeing doctor in Germany that's ridiculous
the prices for health services and drugs are fixed between the national health insurance and the doctors union - so a doctor or a hospital can‘t charge what they want for their services. They are basically all state employees now. Of course you can become a private doctor and charge more but because more than 90% of all people have national insurence, they wont be able to have those „customers“. being a private doctor in germany is only possible if you are specialized in some field and are an expert so that people will pay for your service ( but you‘re still only allowed to charge 3x times the normal prices )
In Canada the wages are higher and taxation is significantly lower than Germany. Moved to Canada from Germany. Way better over here although the labour laws are not even close to be on pair with Germany.
This dude cracks me up!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣. “ain’t no body got time for that, what about all those other jobs” 🤣🤣 🤣🤣
I’ve literally watched this video several times and still can’t stop laughing! Please upload more videos I’m here for it! 😂👌🏾
First question you should ask yourself in front of a mirror (and with all the possible honesty) is: "Do I want to get married? Children?". Well if not, better stay abroad and somewhere else as in Steuerklasse 1 you're going to pay over 40% of your salary in taxes. I live in Germany since 2019 and to be honest I can't wait to move abroad again, or maybe back to my homecountry.
Speaking with Germans I also get saving money is worth only with an extra insurance, otherwise as retired you're going to get way less compared to 20-30 years ago. Some projections of the income of specific jobs aren't true. In some scientific branches you're going to earn 50000-max 75000€/year(Brutto again) and that doesn't include taxes. Don't trust whoever says you're going to buy a Porsche or a house in Germany. They're lying you or they're lying themselves. Same goes for the declaimed German efficiency. Most of the time I find myself working x3-5 more and better compared to them and still the majority think they're the best workers in the world or universe. Only honest Germans will tell you the truth and that they don't like their own country.
Grüße aus Niederbayern.
PS: In Munich with 2500€ Netto you're basically going to pay 50% for your rent and surely not the center area.
Omg
If someone is planning to come to Germany with their family and their main goal is to work and earn a good income, it's important to consider the following aspects of life and working in Germany:
- German society can be rigid and not always open to other cultures.
- There is a shortage of housing in Germany, making it difficult to find an affordable apartment (Currently, there is a shortage of 700,000 apartments).
- Taxes in Germany are high, with a 25% income tax and a 19% VAT on most goods and services.
- Every household in Germany is required to pay a monthly fee for television and radio, even if you don't own these devices or use them.
- Kindergartens can have long waiting lists, and private options are too expensive.
- It can be difficult to get an appointment with a doctor quickly and if you don't speak German, it can be difficult to receive proper medical treatment.
It's important to think carefully before making the decision to move to Germany.
What salary should a senior software engineer from India aim for?
@@lorep7412 starting from 65000€
Earn 1300€ per month and pay at least 500€ for rent and 100-150€ for transporting in order to reach your job. So, 600-650€ left for you. What a great amount. Now you can save this money for buying a house for 200.000€. Probably you will die before you achieve it.
The biggest problem is the real estate prices. Big companies are pumping the prices and its getting worse and worse. Housing suppose to be a basic human right, not a investment tool.
You are not supposed to buy a house on a 1300€/month wage.
@@asatrv I know but even you rent somewhere and you have a min. wage just 600-700€ left. Is that enough for you??
@@izustun9851 No it is not enough for me. There are many possibilities to educate yourself in Germany in order to get a higher paying job.
@@asatrv that is true, I am not a worker who gets min. wage. Which brings us another problem, taxes. If hou are highly skilled worker probably you gonna pay %50 tax. In the end of the day you get 3x min. Wage around 3000-3500€. After tax differrence isn't too much. So still you can not buy a house, even if you are a engineer or something like that
@@izustun9851 As an engineer you earn 60-80k a year as a first year employee, which is 3000-3800€ net pay a month. You can easily buy real estate up to 500k€ with a wage like that. Many engineers go on to earn more than 100k€ a year later in their careers, mind you.
More than salaries, contract enforcement in business is what makes Germany so special.
When folks say they gonna pay u on so and so dates,.u get paid on so and so date.
Im from Germany and lets just say i dont really think i have to worry about money, im not rich or something but im also not poor, it simply is more then enough for me though.
But i guess its also a huge plus that i live in my Grandmas house which is Big to say the least, and that im gonna own that house one Day so i personaly dont really know how it is with rents.
Better to save up for the inheritance tax. Easily some years rent money.
Rents are quite high, especially in many big cities. Berlin is still quite low compared to other capitals, but compared to other big cities, if you choose Hamburg or Munich, you will pay a fortune. Smaller cities are cheaper and in agricutural regions, you can actually get very cheap appartments but then, there is nothing there, even internet might become a problem, not to mention shops or doctors...
I moved from Norway with higher average salaries, yet I'm making more in Berlin than I was earning in Trondheim.
I moved from Oslo. The salaries were high but so was housing and everything else. I save more in Germany even though I made more money in Norway.
@@lusolanga8423 yes, I travelled once to Norway. Holy God, everything was sooo expensive. I literally bought nothing. Some food from supermarket. Denmark and Sweden were just a bit higher than Germany but Norway crazyyy
Me Japanese watching this and wanna move to Germany 😂
Why would you wanna do that? Japan is any day better than Germany
@@utubefreak7167 ikr
No. I moved to Germany and I regretted. After a year I moved to Sweden and I realized that I did a huge mistake living in Germany.
Germany is 👎
@P dawg I'm also curious
I have left Tokyo and moved to Germany. Now already in process of moving back to Tokyo
In Germany you can live to survive and yeah good health insurance (it's not so good, overpaid) Tax takes a lot, apartments expensive and hard to find. Work and get some experience, see how the life is here that's ok but then run...
If I could grant you one wish to run away from Germany, which country would you run away to and why?
@@karllarsen8797 Croatia, because it's the country where I grew up. My Why is changed now, It's not the same Why when I left for Germany. It was a lesson for me, I had to leave to realize that. Learning lesson for me.
1:23 hey that map lines up weirdly well with some mid-late 20th century shenanigans the world superpowers got up to
What a great content!!! Funny and so useful! Thanks a lot!
When I started to earn my money beginning of the 90’s it was forbidden to talk about the sallery. Was still written in the contract 😂
its spelled salary. contracts in the USA have same clause. that doesn't stop people from discussing it outside of work or with individuals that don't work at the company.
@@janetdungan2878 AFAIK, in the USA it is illegal to forbid or discourage employees from discussing their salary. Similar laws exist in a lot of the countries in Europe as well.
I started my current job (in Germany) in 2019 and I have a clause in my working contract that I must not reveal my salary to any coworker.
3,8k gross per month is waaaay more than what people actually earn in Germany.
I would say at its most, its around 3k
I think that’s before tax deduction
@@skippersmart i mean before as well ofc 😄
The income in Germany is not really that good (unless you are a VP / C-level manager of a middle sized company or more), since the living expenses are very high. it doesn't help anyone to earn 7K euros a month as an MD when they have to pay 1.5K just for rent, utilities and various insurances another 300-400 euros a month, then another 800-900 euros a month for food, not even talking about car ownership, shopping or doing something nice for your self... income taxes are so high it's almost criminal etc..
or you can live in a German slum, there you can live for less, but live in a slum...slums are cheap no matter where you go
OMG, I love you man! And thanks so much for sharing!
Omg. Im laughing so much. Definitely subbed
Happy to hear that 😄 Welcome aboard!
Voll interessant, hab einiges nicht gewusst. Vielen Dank!! 😂♥️
My pleasure! 😊
One thing in Germany, you need appointment for almost everything.
Not almost everything, everything
I like the way you explain it:). Thanks thats very informative.
I'm from the UK and was crying at those mega high salaries until you then showed it with tax accounted for , dayum
Is there big difference between Germany and the Uk in the net salaries?
yes yes, but when you reach pension age in the UK you have to live on a pack of crispies, and heaven forbid you get there in full health
That’s only for singles... when you’re married and have kids, taxes go waayyyyy down and you even receive child benefits per child until they’re 18
@@susanneharvey4034 Longer if they go to university. And there is a free education system also. You don't have to save money for your childs education.
@@Frohds14 yes! 💯
It’s good to have actual examples as well as cost of living.
Also… almost 100,000 subs! Very nice!
Excellent video. [Tiny hint : please check pronunciation of "varies"] 🙏🏻💪🏻💕
You rock, dude! Keep on rockin' in the free world!
I was living in Canada for 2 years. And now I live in Germany for past 5 years. I will just say. Canada is better place for living.
Me and my wife are planning to return to Canada. Germany is simply not what it was to be.
Salaries are a shame compared to cost of living and taxes... it is all about fucking taxes in Germany. IT is just tooooo much!!!!!
Nice country but they lost after euro.... simply shame for such a nice nation...
Dude you're the best. Since I joined your channel and started watching your videos, I've got interested to Getmany more and more 🤣 I'm even considering moving in there 👍
Hey Radical!
I really like the way you presented the information - chilled but still informative. People really need to know what to expect before making the big decision to move to Germany. Interestingly, although I have been living in Germany for over 6 years and been working 2.5 years now full time, I never knew that rape and murder are less offensive than evading tax :) :) :)
Is it the same in other EU countries? I shared a video recently on my channel about GRADUATE SALARIES IN GERMANY VS THE NETHERLANDS, and we talked a bit about taxes in both countries. It would be nice to know how strict other EU countries are with taxes.
Heyy Destiney, glad to hear that :) No idea about the laws in other European countires.... good luck with your channel! 😄
@@RadicalLiving alright. Thanks for the kind comment. I could collaborate with some folks from other EU countries to get a better idea of their laws.
@@RadicalLiving hello..plz tell me about the airport workers(cabin cleaner,etc) in germny.How mch they earn in a month?.and what are facilities for a governmnt employee in germany.?n if a govrnmnt employee wants to keep his wife in germny with himslf..thn is it expensive?
THE BOSS OF VOLKSWAGEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 800K a month! LMAO! It's the way he said it.
Was einem Uyghuren in Konzentrationslagern in China halt so erarbeiten..
@@777shromp
Is that comment necessary now
It's china's internal matter, none of ur business
Great to learn a about celery in Germany.
Germany is a country for people who don’t want much and don’t strive for huge success. You will live better in Germany if you are poor, but if are highly skilled you are better off abroad. Sad but true, the system will reinforce itself and ultimately it’s gonna become like a Eastern European country getting poorer and poorer
I come from Eastern Europe and we have a mentality based on success (similar to USA) and the salaries have no limits for very skilled employees. I bet that in 10 years my country might reach or even beat Germany.
He will never tell you :)
honestly, I lived nearby a döner shop, the place where never empty, sometimes with only 2 or 3 costumers, but at lunch time or late at night, there where more than 20 people in there... he must be swimming in cash
The main benefit of working in germany are conditions. Germans are working the least hours in the OECD (and so most likely in the world)(americans work on average 30% more then germans). And the salarys are still in the top 20 by PPP. Also about the taxes: taxes are not nececarily high but the system is complicated. So basicly the base taxes are high but you can literaly write the most ridiculous things of the tax bill (a friend of mine wrote a Gaming PC and some private books about coding of the bill and noone complained). This is pretty common and but it takes some time to get throu it. When you price these writeoffs in the tax is a bit higher then in the netherlands (but it depends on your ability to game the system). Also you can pay a lot less when you are married and you also get 219€ per month for every child you have.
You forget to say amount of rent will be from 900-1400 euro for 1hbk apartment. If you are lucky you can get 2 hbk at 1200 (outskirts of the munich city).
In NRW you can rent 70m2 apartmemt for 500-900e in smaller city. But if you want to live in Dusseldorf or Köln, you neet to pay 😉
@@saqaromane2205 And there is also some government support for the poor to get for renting (Wohngeld)
@@yvonnehorde1097 yep!
Your videos are so interesting and helpful. Thanks a lot!
My pleasure!
Even if someone's salary is 5,000 euros, with high prices and taxes and high fuel prices, you can hardly afford to eat and drink. A poor standard of living in Germany
hi, man , I like your style. so funny ,so good.
For my tax bracket, using Category 4 and no church tax, its not much different than the US which surprises me based on what our politicians tell us here in the US. My wife and I earn $400,000 per year combined or $328,000 Euros. My total tax burden is nearly the same in the US as it is in Germany.
Given your income...you interested in investing in my company? :) :)
One thing you don't hear in the US is the cost of education and healthcare. Take that out of your take-home salary and most countries start to compare quite well.
Awesome content, keep up the funny, cool and informative work 🙃
Thank you! Will do!
A lot of skilled professionals in Germany are leaving the Country, i will leave too after ich finished my bachelors degree . Taxes and the communistic insurance system are the dealbreaker for me.
I fuking smashed the like button so hard. It broke my display. 😜
Hey good video and direct to the point.
After paying tne rent for an apartment here in Munich you will consider Hartz IV as an acceptable way of life
You would actually benefit from Hartz IV compared to the rest of your salary after the costs for your appartment.
Yes, it's true I live in Germany and know it couple of people which they are on Hartz IV and everyone say it's better no Stres, whole day make nothing and of the end of month they have the same money
Exactly... Instead of having a bad paid job and get 1500€, its better to get hartz 4 get the rent for free (1000€) quite a lot of money and benefits 🙃🤦♀️
@@lorep7412 Thats not that easy. Sooner or later the Arbeitsamt will force you to do shit jobs like cleaning jobs etc.
@@Alex-gf5xn Not if you are clever enough.
Thank very much for this video, you made my broken dreams New hope and my dreams started to bond again,
The real question is how much you can buy with the left 1500-2000 € in Gernany compared with 700-800€ left in Eastern Europe..... you may get a lot less.... nominal salary means nothing when the real one doesnt buy much... just numbers
I work as a clerk in court, have specific and independent position. Almost 3 years experience in this place and 6 years as an office worker. Plus master degree. My salary- 710€ (about 4,43€ pwh). I 'm really thinking about moving away from Poland and start living in Germany. Especially because the border is 40 kilometer from my hometown. My boyfriend has worked abroad already. It's only one thing that holds me back- I can't speak German.
Minimum paid vacation is actually 24 days a year, two for each calendar month, by at least 39h week
Yes, but even if you work part time, you cannot get less than 20 days a holiday.
I’m a Japanese worker in Japan. Are you listening in Japan?? Let’s move on Germany as next life stage from this less holidays & enough salary country together!
A local Dönerman...he will never tell you hahaha ❤
He cant, cause He gets social benefits and gets paid cash for his work.
And he has his nutrition covered
Quite informative. Thank you dude!
You're welcome 😁