Salary report 2016Salaries in mechanical and plant engineering
It is not the age of mechanical and plant engineers that determines the level of their salaries, but their qualifications. This is one of the findings of the new '2016 Salary Study for Specialists and Managers', which has now been published by the VDMA.
... are paid in Baden-Württemberg (zip code area 7) - on average over 61,000 euros per year. This is closely followed by the Rhine-Main region and parts of Rhineland-Palatinate (zip code area 6) with an average of 59,000 euros and southern Bavaria (zip code area 8) with over 58,000 euros. North Hesse and parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony (zip code area 3) are at the lower end of the ranking with an average of EUR 48,000. Zip code area 0, which includes large parts of eastern Germany, was not included in the survey. "Baden-Württemberg is home to many global market leaders in the mechanical engineering sector. In addition, local competition with the automotive industry is likely to lead to higher salaries," says Andrea Veerkamp-Walz, remuneration expert at VDMA, explaining this result. "In other regions of Germany ...