For the eighth time in a row
Real wages increased in the first quarter
Rising wages and back inflation: The bottom line is that many people can afford more. However, the wage plus is no longer as strong.
The real wages in Germany have increased for the eighth time in a row – but no longer as strong as in the previous quarters. 1.2 percent more than a year earlier had employees available in the first quarter of 2025, as the Federal Statistical Office calculated.
According to the Wiesbaden authority, a nominal increase in wages of 3.6 percent were 2.3 percent higher consumer prices in the first three months of this year.
In the case of the nominal wins, the statistics were the weakest increase since the fourth quarter of 2022. The real wages recently increased less in the third quarter of 2023 at the time.
Inflation equalization premium recently caused more lavish plus
According to the statisticians, the loss of inflation equalization base is likely to be responsible for the comparatively moderate increase. This tax and tax-free one-off payment of up to 3,000 euros was able to pay off employers as relief in view of the increased increased consumer prices by December 31, 2024.
The highest wages increased in the first quarter of 2025, according to calculations by the Federal Office for People with comparatively low merits. For the lowest fifth, nominal wages rose by 7.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Full -time forces received gross 3.6 percent more.
dpa
Source: Stern
