Germany · Fiscal year 2026

Bundesbesoldungsgesetz (BBesG)

Name: Germany Federal Government Pay Table — 2026
Creator: Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat (BMI)

Official 2026 pay schedule for Germany federal government employees, sourced from Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat (BMI). Salaries shown are annual base in EUR (€) before allowances and locality adjustments.

Primary source: Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat (BMI) →Last verified: 2026-04-17✓ Every cell on this page is human-verified against the primary source

Classification groups in the Bundesbesoldungsgesetz (BBesG)

Germany federal employees are organized into 4 classification groups, each with multiple levels. Click any level for the full step-by-step pay table.

A — Mittlerer Dienst

14 levels

A332.484€–36.557€A433.111€–37.893€A533.341€–39.114€A634.001€–40.993€A735.568€–44.209€A837.481€–47.788€A940.251€–51.400€A1042.906€–57.294€A1148.682€–63.597€A1252.011€–69.780€A1360.556€–77.135€A1462.203€–83.675€A1575.470€–94.156€A1682.995€–104.604€

B — Besoldungsordnung B

11 levels

B194.156€–94.156€B2108.969€–108.969€B3115.237€–115.237€B4121.794€–121.794€B5129.320€–129.320€B6136.472€–136.472€B7143.368€–143.368€B8150.587€–150.587€B9159.540€–159.540€B10187.348€–187.348€B11193.012€–193.012€

R — Besoldungsordnung R2

8 levels

R273.041€–105.011€R3115.237€–115.237€R5129.320€–129.320€R6136.472€–136.472€R7143.368€–143.368€R8150.587€–150.587€R9159.540€–159.540€R10193.012€–193.012€

W — Besoldungsordnung W1

3 levels

W166.297€–66.297€W281.752€–91.073€W391.073€–103.500€

Notes on the Bundesbesoldungsgesetz (BBesG)

German federal civil servants (Beamte) are paid under the BBesG with grades A2-A16 (mid service) and B1-B11 (senior).
Employees (Tarifbeschäftigte) fall under TVöD or TV-L and use a parallel table.
Länder (states) maintain their own tables derived from the federal system.

Data source: gesetze-im-internet.de / Bundesamt für Justiz — BBesG Anlage IV (PRIMARY AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE)

Retrieved: 2026-04-20 · Status: AUTO-VERIFIED — 145/145 cells public-ready as of 2026-04-20. Last auto-fetch by de:bbesg-anlage-iv-v2-all-tables.

Four federal pay orders of the BBesG: Besoldungsordnung A for the regular civil service, B for senior flat-rate positions, W for professors, R for judges. Annual = monthly Grundgehalt × 12. Does not include Familienzuschlag, Stellenzulage, or Jahressonderzahlung. Employees (Tarifbeschäftigte) use TVöD (separate dataset, pending).