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Redakteur:in Salary

Also referred to as:

  • Chef vom Dienst
  • Contentredakteur
  • Editor

Full-time gross salary

Based on 868 salaries

Ø 43.200 €

Average salary

27.300 €67.800 €

Ø 41.400 €

465 data points

Ø 47.700 €

302 data points

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What is the salary for a Redakteur:in in Germany? On average, you can earn 43.200 € gross annually, based on 868 collected salary information from kununu users. This equals approximately 3.600 € per month (assuming 12 monthly payments). Salaries typically range between 27.300 € and 67.800 € annually. Did you know: Men earn 47.700 € and women 41.400 € yearly on average. Your actual income as a Redakteur:in will depend on your industry, work experience, and location.

Salary for Redakteur:in based on work experience and gender

The starting salary as a Redakteur:in with less than 3 years of work experience averages 36.800 € gross per year. Generally, men start at 38.400 €, whereas women start at 36.200 €, corresponding to a salary difference of 6%.

After 10 years of work experience, the average salary for a Redakteur:in is 56.100 € gross per year. The gender pay gap increases to 8%, with men earning 58.600 € and women earning 54.100 €.

6 out of 10 women are affected by the gender pay gap in this role. , whether you are affected and what you can do about it.

People Management and Salary

Histogram managerial responsibilities
  • without managerial responsibility
  • with managerial responsibility
  • At the start of your career as a Redakteur:in (with less than 3 years of work experience), you can expect an average salary of around 36.100 € gross per year without managerial responsibilities, and 46.700 € with managerial responsibilities.


    After 10 years of work experience, your salary increases: An experienced Redakteur:in without managerial responsibility earns an average of 53.700 €. With managerial responsibility, it is around 62.500 € gross per year.

    Possible jobs for your next career step

    The next career step as a Redakteur:in with the highest salary is the position of Projektmanager:in, with an average annual gross salary of 59.900 €. According to kununu statistics, when a Redakteur:in changes careers, most of them 8.8% choose the position of Content Manager:in. The job with the most open positions, into which a Redakteur:in frequently transitions, is the role of PR-Manager:in. Currently, there are 1.524 open positions in this field.

    FAQ

    • • The average annual salary as a Redakteur:in is 43.200 € gross.
      • With 12 salaries, this corresponds to a monthly gross salary of 3.600 €.
      • As a Redakteur:in, you can earn on average a minimum of 27.300 € and a maximum of 67.800 € per year.
      • The majority of the salary data range between 27.300 € and 35.400 € gross per year.
    • The net salary as a Redakteur:in in Germany depends on various factors, including

      Tax class
      •State
      • Social security contributions and
      • personal circumstances.
      On average, about 35-40% is deducted from the gross salary. This means that with a gross salary of 3.600 € per month, the net salary as Redakteur:in is approximately between 2.160 € and 2.340 €.
      For an accurate calculation that takes into account your individual factors, we recommend using the kununu gross-to-net calculator.
    • According to our kununu salary data, as a Redakteur:in with less than three years of experience, you can expect an average starting salary of 36.800 € gross per year. This corresponds to a monthly salary of 2.629 € (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • According to our kununu salary data, as a Redakteur:in with 10 years of experience, you can expect an average salary of 56.100 € gross per year – this corresponds to approximately 4.007 € gross per month (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • Yes, in Germany there are salary differences between women and men as a Redakteur:in. Women earn on average 41.400 € gross, while men earn 47.700 € gross per year. Women earn on average 13% less than men.
    • If you take on managerial responsibilities as a Redakteur:in in Germany, your salary increases on average by 20%. This means an average annual salary of 53.850 € gross, while colleagues without managerial responsibilities earn an average of 45.225 € gross.
      Holding a leading position comes with significant benefits from the added responsibility.
    • Yes, currently you can find on kununu 2 open positions as a Redakteur:in in Germany.
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