City dossier for Dresden: 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.
Dresden is Germany's #12 city by population: 564,904 residents (Eurostat Urban Audit, 1 Jan 2025), +3.9% since 2016. It lies in Saxony, which has an unemployment rate of 4.8% and GDP per head of €40,100. Today 3,635 job ads published in the last 28 days are live in the city itself (6 per 1,000 residents).
3,635 live ads. The tables below count ads by field, occupation, employer and place.
| Field ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical engineering | 211 | 5.8% |
| Energy technology | 192 | 5.3% |
| Mechanical engineering and plant technology | 158 | 4.3% |
| Purchasing and sales | 146 | 4.0% |
| Accounting, controlling and auditing | 143 | 3.9% |
| Retail sales (general) | 136 | 3.7% |
| Nursing, emergency services and midwifery | 112 | 3.1% |
| Office and secretariat | 111 | 3.1% |
| Construction planning, supervision and architecture | 110 | 3.0% |
| Mechatronics and automation | 110 | 3.0% |
| Human and dental medicine | 91 | 2.5% |
| Business organisation and strategy | 89 | 2.4% |
| IT networks and administration | 86 | 2.4% |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning | 78 | 2.1% |
| Elderly care | 76 | 2.1% |
| Metalworking | 75 | 2.1% |
| Production planning and control | 75 | 2.1% |
| Warehousing, postal and delivery, freight handling | 73 | 2.0% |
| Tax advisory | 72 | 2.0% |
| Computer science / IT | 68 | 1.9% |
| IT systems analysis, consulting and sales | 66 | 1.8% |
| Metal construction and welding | 60 | 1.7% |
| Software development and programming | 55 | 1.5% |
| Cleaning | 52 | 1.4% |
| Legal services | 50 | 1.4% |
| Occupation ⇅ | German title ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechatronics technician | Mechatroniker/in | 102 | 2.8% |
| Electrical engineer | Ingenieur/in - Elektrotechnik | 93 | 2.6% |
| Salesperson (retail) | Verkäufer/in | 86 | 2.4% |
| Civil engineer | Ingenieur/in - Bau | 67 | 1.8% |
| Electrician (installation) | Elektroinstallateur/in | 65 | 1.8% |
| Industrial mechanic | Industriemechaniker/in | 63 | 1.7% |
| Electronics technician (energy and building) | Elektroniker/in - Energie- und Gebäudetechnik | 61 | 1.7% |
| Industrial electronics technician | Elektroniker/in - Betriebstechnik | 59 | 1.6% |
| Bookkeeper | Buchhalter/in | 53 | 1.5% |
| Tax assistant | Steuerfachangestellte/r | 50 | 1.4% |
| Plumbing, heating and AC fitter | Anlagenmechaniker/in - Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik | 49 | 1.3% |
| Financial accountant | Finanzbuchhalter/in | 44 | 1.2% |
| Elderly care nurse | Altenpfleger/in | 41 | 1.1% |
| Elektroniker/in - Geräte und Systeme | Elektroniker/in - Geräte und Systeme | 41 | 1.1% |
| Professional driver | Berufskraftfahrer/in | 39 | 1.1% |
| Cleaning assistant | Helfer/in - Reinigung | 39 | 1.1% |
| Office management clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Büromanagement | 39 | 1.1% |
| Softwareentwickler/in | Softwareentwickler/in | 39 | 1.1% |
| IT-Berater/in | IT-Berater/in | 38 | 1.0% |
| Nurse | Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger/in | 36 | 1.0% |
| Office clerk | Bürokaufmann/-frau | 35 | 1.0% |
| Industrial electrician | Industrieelektriker/in - Betriebstechnik | 35 | 1.0% |
| IT-Systemadministrator/in | IT-Systemadministrator/in | 34 | 0.9% |
| Elektroniker/in - Automatisierungstechnik | Elektroniker/in - Automatisierungstechnik | 33 | 0.9% |
| Industrial clerk | Industriekaufmann/-frau | 33 | 0.9% |
Staffing agencies (Zeitarbeit) are included; see each employer page for the flag.
| Place ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 3,635 | 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 | 543,825 | – |
| 2021 | 556,227 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 564,904 | +3.9% |
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.
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Every day we store how many ads are live for Dresden. The Bundesagentur publishes no history, so this series becomes unique data. The trend line appears from the second day of tracking; today: 3,635 live ads.
564,904 residents on 1 January 2025 (Eurostat Urban Audit), rank 12 among German cities.
3,635 ads published in the last 28 days are live in Dresden itself in the Bundesagentur feed (counted 07/11/2026).
Dresden is in Saxony.
Yes: €13.90 per hour gross from 1 January 2026, the same everywhere in Germany.
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