City dossier for Augsburg: live jobs, population, big employers, a net-pay calculator and how it compares with the other large German cities.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Augsburg is Germany's #23 city by population: 301,105 residents (Eurostat Urban Audit, 1 Jan 2025), +5.1% since 2016. It lies in Bavaria, which has an unemployment rate of 3.0% and GDP per head of €60,300. Today 1,668 job ads published in the last 28 days are live in the city itself (6 per 1,000 residents).
1,668 live ads. The tables below count ads by field, occupation, employer and place.
| Occupation ⇅ | German title ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial mechanic | Industriemechaniker/in | 55 | 3.3% |
| Mechatronics technician | Mechatroniker/in | 39 | 2.3% |
| Nurse | Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger/in | 36 | 2.2% |
| Warehouse and transport assistant | Helfer/in - Lagerwirtschaft, Transport | 36 | 2.2% |
| Pflegefachmann/-frau (Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege) | Pflegefachmann/-frau (Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege) | 31 | 1.9% |
| IT specialist (systems integration) | Fachinformatiker/in - Systemintegration | 30 | 1.8% |
| Warehouse logistics specialist | Fachkraft - Lagerlogistik | 29 | 1.7% |
| Electrical engineer | Ingenieur/in - Elektrotechnik | 29 | 1.7% |
| Ingenieur/in - Maschinenbau | Ingenieur/in - Maschinenbau | 26 | 1.6% |
| Industrial electronics technician | Elektroniker/in - Betriebstechnik | 24 | 1.4% |
| Industrial clerk | Industriekaufmann/-frau | 24 | 1.4% |
| Office clerk | Bürokaufmann/-frau | 23 | 1.4% |
| Civil engineer | Ingenieur/in - Bau | 23 | 1.4% |
| Electronics technician (energy and building) | Elektroniker/in - Energie- und Gebäudetechnik | 22 | 1.3% |
| Forklift driver | Gabelstaplerfahrer/in | 22 | 1.3% |
| Office management clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Büromanagement | 22 | 1.3% |
| Machining mechanic (CNC) | Zerspanungsmechaniker/in | 22 | 1.3% |
| Fahrzeuglackierer/in | Fahrzeuglackierer/in | 21 | 1.3% |
| Machine and plant operator | Maschinen- und Anlagenführer/in (ohne Angabe des Schwerpunkts) | 20 | 1.2% |
| Financial accountant | Finanzbuchhalter/in | 19 | 1.1% |
| Ingenieur/in - Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik | Ingenieur/in - Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik | 19 | 1.1% |
| Retail clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel | 19 | 1.1% |
| Commercial specialist | Kaufmännische Fachkraft | 19 | 1.1% |
| Salesperson (retail) | Verkäufer/in | 19 | 1.1% |
| Cleaning assistant | Helfer/in - Reinigung | 18 | 1.1% |
| Employer ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Universitätsklinikum Augsburg AdöR | 77 | 4.6% |
| teamkompetent GmbH Personaldienstleistungen | 45 | 2.7% |
| Pracht & Pracht Personal-Consulting GmbH | 37 | 2.2% |
| A/S Logcare GmbH | 26 | 1.6% |
| AMÖ Agentur für Marketing GmbH | 25 | 1.5% |
| expertum GmbH | 25 | 1.5% |
| Deutsche Bahn AG | 24 | 1.4% |
| FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Augsburg | 23 | 1.4% |
| DHL AG Zentrale | 21 | 1.3% |
| Akkodis Germany Tech Experts GmbH | 20 | 1.2% |
| YER Staffing GmbH | 20 | 1.2% |
| persofort Personaldienstleistungen GmbH | 18 | 1.1% |
| Orizon GmbH, Unit Aviation | 17 | 1.0% |
| Primegate Consulting GmbH | 17 | 1.0% |
| Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG | 16 | 1.0% |
| RENK GmbH | 15 | 0.9% |
| tempster GmbH | 15 | 0.9% |
| DEKRA Arbeit GmbH | 14 | 0.8% |
| Brunel GmbH NL Augsburg | 13 | 0.8% |
| SimpleXX GmbH | 13 | 0.8% |
| ORPA Personaldienstleistungen GmbH | 12 | 0.7% |
| accompio GmbH | 12 | 0.7% |
| puro Personaldienstleistung GmbH | 12 | 0.7% |
| ABSOLUT PersonalManagement GmbH | 11 | 0.7% |
| AERB Personal GmbH | 11 | 0.7% |
Staffing agencies (Zeitarbeit) are included; see each employer page for the flag.
| Place ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Augsburg, Bayern | 1,668 | 100.0% |
Places are as the Bundesagentur names them; ads within the radius the agency assigns to the place name.
Indicators come from structured fields in the ads; many ads leave them blank. They describe current offers, not the whole labour market.
| Year ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Change vs 2016 ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 286,374 | – |
| 2021 | 295,830 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 301,105 | +5.1% |
Type the gross monthly salary you were offered. We apply the 2026 income-tax tariff and employee social contributions.
Method: tax class I (single, no children), no other income, standard work-related expenses €1,230 and special-expenses €36, employee pension/health/care contributions deducted as provisions, income tax by § 32a EStG 2026, solidarity surcharge with the 2026 threshold. It is an estimate: the real payroll uses the official Federal Ministry of Finance payroll tax program, tax class, children, allowances, 13th salary and company benefits, so the payslip will differ. Not advice.
See the tax and contribution tables. The calculator below applies them.
Mean annual gross earnings of employees in enterprises with 10 or more employees were €48,655 in 2022 (about €4,055 a month): men €54,375, women €42,325. The table splits them by broad occupation group (ISCO-08 major groups).
| Occupation group ⇅ | Mean annual gross € ⇅ | ≈ per month € ⇅ | Men € ⇅ | Women € ⇅ | Gap men vs women ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managers | 111,275 | 9,273 | 122,563 | 80,940 | 34% |
| Professionals | 72,211 | 6,018 | 82,041 | 61,320 | 25% |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 53,017 | 4,418 | 62,701 | 45,472 | 27% |
| Clerical support workers | 43,425 | 3,619 | 47,200 | 41,008 | 13% |
| Service and sales workers | 33,728 | 2,811 | 34,866 | 33,155 | 5% |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 34,404 | 2,867 | 35,714 | 27,822 | 22% |
| Craft and related trades workers | 42,566 | 3,547 | 43,266 | 35,525 | 18% |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 40,198 | 3,350 | 41,170 | 34,666 | 16% |
| Elementary occupations | 29,284 | 2,440 | 31,658 | 27,352 | 14% |
| Armed forces occupations | 43,730 | 3,644 | 46,673 | 38,801 | 17% |
Gap = (men − women) ÷ men, unadjusted for hours, age, occupation within group or industry. Figures are 2022 and do not include enterprises with fewer than 10 employees; wages have risen since. Groups are broad: a nurse and a doctor are not in the same group, but a baker and an electrician are.
The statutory minimum wage is €13.90 per hour from 1 January 2026 (Eurostat shows a full-time monthly equivalent of €2,343 for 2026, €2,161 for 2025). A further step to €14.60 on 1 January 2027 was set by the Minimum Wage Commission and the Federal Government: confirm on the official site. Mini-job earnings limit 2026: €603 a month (€7,236 a year).
Rules change often; this is a starting map, not legal advice.
| City ⇅ | Straight-line km ⇅ | Population 2025 ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munich | 56 km | 1,505,005 | 8,220 |
| Nuremberg | 121 km | 529,508 | 3,515 |
| Stuttgart | 134 km | 612,663 | 3,646 |
| Karlsruhe | 196 km | 309,050 | 2,291 |
| Mannheim | 216 km | 318,035 | 2,460 |
| Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 217 km | 177,222 | 837 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | 229 km | 237,460 | 1,201 |
| Darmstadt | 233 km | 167,029 | 1,209 |
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Every day we store how many ads are live for Augsburg. The Bundesagentur publishes no history, so this series becomes unique data. The trend line appears from the second day of tracking; today: 1,668 live ads.
301,105 residents on 1 January 2025 (Eurostat Urban Audit), rank 23 among German cities.
1,668 ads published in the last 28 days are live in Augsburg itself in the Bundesagentur feed (counted 07/11/2026).
Augsburg is in Bavaria.
Yes: €13.90 per hour gross from 1 January 2026, the same everywhere in Germany.
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