City dossier for Berlin: 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.
Berlin is Germany's #1 city by population: 3,685,265 residents (Eurostat Urban Audit, 1 Jan 2025), +4.7% since 2016. It lies in Berlin, which has an unemployment rate of 6.5% and GDP per head of €56,600. Today 18,457 job ads published in the last 28 days are live in the city itself (5 per 1,000 residents).
18,457 live ads. The tables below count ads by field, occupation, employer and place.
| Field ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Retail sales (general) | 1,604 | 8.7% |
| Education and social work | 958 | 5.2% |
| Office and secretariat | 737 | 4.0% |
| Warehousing, postal and delivery, freight handling | 616 | 3.3% |
| Food preparation (cooking) | 564 | 3.1% |
| Accounting, controlling and auditing | 549 | 3.0% |
| Cleaning | 547 | 3.0% |
| Nursing, emergency services and midwifery | 524 | 2.8% |
| Mechanical engineering and plant technology | 477 | 2.6% |
| Road vehicle driving | 470 | 2.5% |
| Energy technology | 468 | 2.5% |
| Business organisation and strategy | 412 | 2.2% |
| Construction planning, supervision and architecture | 377 | 2.0% |
| Electrical engineering | 377 | 2.0% |
| Elderly care | 367 | 2.0% |
| Security, fire protection and occupational safety | 365 | 2.0% |
| Advertising and marketing | 361 | 2.0% |
| Purchasing and sales | 360 | 2.0% |
| Hospitality and catering | 314 | 1.7% |
| IT networks and administration | 304 | 1.6% |
| Building services engineering | 300 | 1.6% |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning | 295 | 1.6% |
| Real estate and facility management | 284 | 1.5% |
| Computer science / IT | 274 | 1.5% |
| Medical and practice assistance | 262 | 1.4% |
| Occupation ⇅ | German title ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salesperson (retail) | Verkäufer/in | 956 | 5.2% |
| Cleaning assistant | Helfer/in - Reinigung | 472 | 2.6% |
| Warehouse and transport assistant | Helfer/in - Lagerwirtschaft, Transport | 442 | 2.4% |
| Retail clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel | 442 | 2.4% |
| Kitchen assistant | Helfer/in - Küche | 363 | 2.0% |
| Professional driver | Berufskraftfahrer/in | 352 | 1.9% |
| Callcenteragent/in | Callcenteragent/in | 346 | 1.9% |
| Building cleaner | Gebäudereiniger/in | 346 | 1.9% |
| Kindergarten / early-years teacher | Erzieher/in | 337 | 1.8% |
| Social worker / social pedagogue | Sozialarbeiter/in / Sozialpädagoge/-pädagogin | 322 | 1.7% |
| Office clerk | Bürokaufmann/-frau | 321 | 1.7% |
| Sales assistant | Helfer/in - Verkauf | 307 | 1.7% |
| Warehouse and transport worker | Lager- und Transportarbeiter/in | 294 | 1.6% |
| Kassierer/in (Handel) | Kassierer/in (Handel) | 252 | 1.4% |
| Auslieferungsfahrer/in (nicht Verkaufsfahrer/in) | Auslieferungsfahrer/in (nicht Verkaufsfahrer/in) | 236 | 1.3% |
| Elderly care nurse | Altenpfleger/in | 235 | 1.3% |
| Cook | Koch/Köchin | 235 | 1.3% |
| Telefonist/in | Telefonist/in | 225 | 1.2% |
| Sicherheitsmitarbeiter/in | Sicherheitsmitarbeiter/in | 223 | 1.2% |
| Beikoch/-köchin | Beikoch/-köchin | 218 | 1.2% |
| Bookkeeper | Buchhalter/in | 216 | 1.2% |
| Order picker | Kommissionierer/in | 215 | 1.2% |
| Hausmeister/in | Hausmeister/in | 207 | 1.1% |
| Mechatronics technician | Mechatroniker/in | 203 | 1.1% |
| Forklift driver | Gabelstaplerfahrer/in | 199 | 1.1% |
| Employer ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| PerZukunft Arbeitsvermittlung GmbH & Co. KG | 6,796 | 36.8% |
| Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG | 443 | 2.4% |
| Neo Temp GmbH | 223 | 1.2% |
| DIS AG Germany | 181 | 1.0% |
| DIEPA GmbH Filiale Berlin Südost | 137 | 0.7% |
| Manpower GmbH & Co. KG Unternehmensbereich Industrie | 129 | 0.7% |
| FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Berlin | 122 | 0.7% |
| Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH | 96 | 0.5% |
| BWI GmbH | 89 | 0.5% |
| Stewe Personalservice GmbH & Co. KG - Niederlassung Berlin | 85 | 0.5% |
| Deutsche Bahn AG | 84 | 0.5% |
| dennree GmbH | 82 | 0.4% |
| Deichmann SE | 77 | 0.4% |
| GS-COMPANY GmbH & Co. KG | 71 | 0.4% |
| JobImpulse Nord GmbH | 70 | 0.4% |
| Randstad Deutschland | 69 | 0.4% |
| Workwise GmbH | 68 | 0.4% |
| H 2 Personalmanagement GmbH | 67 | 0.4% |
| Cobalt Deutschland | 64 | 0.3% |
| RADAS Jobbörse & Personalvermittlung GmbH | 64 | 0.3% |
| WISAG Job & Karriere GmbH & Co. KG | 62 | 0.3% |
| Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie (Schule) | 61 | 0.3% |
| zollsoft GmbH | 58 | 0.3% |
| NTT DATA Deutschland SE | 57 | 0.3% |
| REWE | 56 | 0.3% |
Staffing agencies (Zeitarbeit) are included; see each employer page for the flag.
| Place ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 18,457 | 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 | 3,520,031 | – |
| 2021 | 3,664,088 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 3,685,265 | +4.7% |
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 ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potsdam | 27 km | 184,754 | 948 |
| Magdeburg | 128 km | 244,329 | 1,651 |
| Leipzig | 149 km | 611,850 | 3,186 |
| Halle (Saale) | 151 km | 226,767 | 1,080 |
| Dresden | 165 km | 564,904 | 3,635 |
| Chemnitz | 190 km | 245,618 | 1,196 |
| Rostock | 193 km | 205,307 | 1,338 |
| Braunschweig | 197 km | 252,962 | 1,253 |
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Every day we store how many ads are live for Berlin. The Bundesagentur publishes no history, so this series becomes unique data. The trend line appears from the second day of tracking; today: 18,457 live ads.
3,685,265 residents on 1 January 2025 (Eurostat Urban Audit), rank 1 among German cities.
18,457 ads published in the last 28 days are live in Berlin itself in the Bundesagentur feed (counted 07/11/2026).
Berlin is in Berlin.
Yes: €13.90 per hour gross from 1 January 2026, the same everywhere in Germany.
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