City dossier for Kassel: 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.
Kassel is Germany's #40 city by population: 197,230 residents (Eurostat Urban Audit, 1 Jan 2025), -0.4% since 2016. It lies in Hesse, which has an unemployment rate of 3.4% and GDP per head of €59,100. Today 1,798 job ads published in the last 28 days are live in the city itself (9 per 1,000 residents).
1,798 live ads. The tables below count ads by field, occupation, employer and place.
| Field ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical engineering | 131 | 7.3% |
| Human and dental medicine | 121 | 6.7% |
| Mechanical engineering and plant technology | 107 | 6.0% |
| Production planning and control | 95 | 5.3% |
| Retail sales (general) | 73 | 4.1% |
| Warehousing, postal and delivery, freight handling | 69 | 3.8% |
| Business organisation and strategy | 65 | 3.6% |
| Computer science / IT | 63 | 3.5% |
| Purchasing and sales | 60 | 3.3% |
| Energy technology | 54 | 3.0% |
| Office and secretariat | 53 | 2.9% |
| Metalworking | 52 | 2.9% |
| Nursing, emergency services and midwifery | 50 | 2.8% |
| Mechatronics and automation | 50 | 2.8% |
| Metal construction and welding | 43 | 2.4% |
| Software development and programming | 43 | 2.4% |
| Vehicle, aerospace and shipbuilding technology | 36 | 2.0% |
| Human resources and staffing services | 34 | 1.9% |
| Accounting, controlling and auditing | 34 | 1.9% |
| Education and social work | 31 | 1.7% |
| Technical drawing, design and model making | 30 | 1.7% |
| Elderly care | 27 | 1.5% |
| Technische Forschung und Entwicklung | 25 | 1.4% |
| Medical and practice assistance | 24 | 1.3% |
| Construction planning, supervision and architecture | 21 | 1.2% |
| Occupation ⇅ | German title ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical engineer | Ingenieur/in - Elektrotechnik | 87 | 4.8% |
| Industrial mechanic | Industriemechaniker/in | 66 | 3.7% |
| Ingenieur/in - Maschinenbau | Ingenieur/in - Maschinenbau | 61 | 3.4% |
| Mechatronics technician | Mechatroniker/in | 60 | 3.3% |
| Informatiker/in | Informatiker/in | 45 | 2.5% |
| Machining mechanic (CNC) | Zerspanungsmechaniker/in | 37 | 2.1% |
| Warehouse logistics specialist | Fachkraft - Lagerlogistik | 33 | 1.8% |
| Retail clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel | 33 | 1.8% |
| Projektleiter/in / Projektmanager/in | Projektleiter/in / Projektmanager/in | 33 | 1.8% |
| Softwareentwickler/in | Softwareentwickler/in | 33 | 1.8% |
| Wirtschaftsingenieur/in | Wirtschaftsingenieur/in | 33 | 1.8% |
| Techniker/in - Elektrotechnik (ohne Schwerpunkt)/Bachelor Professional in Technik | Techniker/in - Elektrotechnik (ohne Schwerpunkt)/Bachelor Professional in Technik | 32 | 1.8% |
| Elektroniker/in - Geräte und Systeme | Elektroniker/in - Geräte und Systeme | 27 | 1.5% |
| Industrial clerk | Industriekaufmann/-frau | 27 | 1.5% |
| Office management clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Büromanagement | 25 | 1.4% |
| Medical assistant | Medizinische/r Fachangestellte/r | 25 | 1.4% |
| Industrial electronics technician | Elektroniker/in - Betriebstechnik | 24 | 1.3% |
| Welder | Schweißer/in | 24 | 1.3% |
| Electronics technician (energy and building) | Elektroniker/in - Energie- und Gebäudetechnik | 21 | 1.2% |
| Einkäufer/in | Einkäufer/in | 20 | 1.1% |
| Ingenieur/in - Fahrzeugtechnik | Ingenieur/in - Fahrzeugtechnik | 20 | 1.1% |
| Construction mechanic | Konstruktionsmechaniker/in | 20 | 1.1% |
| Salesperson (retail) | Verkäufer/in | 20 | 1.1% |
| Arzt/Ärztin | Arzt/Ärztin | 19 | 1.1% |
| Facharzt/-ärztin - Innere Medizin | Facharzt/-ärztin - Innere Medizin | 17 | 0.9% |
| Employer ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Kassel | 131 | 7.3% |
| INGSERV GmbH | 84 | 4.7% |
| Brunel GmbH NL Kassel | 71 | 3.9% |
| expertum GmbH | 66 | 3.7% |
| rocket Engineering GmbH | 55 | 3.1% |
| TEMPTON Next Level Experts GmbH | 46 | 2.6% |
| FFD Fachkräfte für Deutschland e.V. | 42 | 2.3% |
| DEKRA Arbeit GmbH | 32 | 1.8% |
| Akkodis Germany Tech Experts GmbH | 31 | 1.7% |
| Rheinmetall AG | 30 | 1.7% |
| Universität Kassel | 27 | 1.5% |
| KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG | 26 | 1.4% |
| Younivers GmbH | 25 | 1.4% |
| Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG | 23 | 1.3% |
| Randstad Deutschland | 22 | 1.2% |
| DIS AG Germany | 21 | 1.2% |
| BS Menzel GmbH | 17 | 0.9% |
| Klinikum Kassel GmbH | 17 | 0.9% |
| MCA Engineering GmbH | 17 | 0.9% |
| Stadt Kassel | 15 | 0.8% |
| Alte Schmiede Steak Burger | 14 | 0.8% |
| Randstad Professional | 14 | 0.8% |
| tw.con. GmbH | 14 | 0.8% |
| Deutsche Bahn AG | 12 | 0.7% |
| SYNERGIE Personal Solutions GmbH | 12 | 0.7% |
Staffing agencies (Zeitarbeit) are included; see each employer page for the flag.
| Place ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Kassel, Hessen | 1,798 | 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 | 197,984 | – |
| 2021 | 201,048 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 197,230 | -0.4% |
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 ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bielefeld | 103 km | 331,605 | 1,475 |
| Erfurt | 113 km | 218,793 | 1,667 |
| Hanover | 118 km | 522,131 | 3,295 |
| Hamm | 123 km | 179,968 | 681 |
| Braunschweig | 126 km | 252,962 | 1,253 |
| Hagen | 140 km | 190,384 | 721 |
| Dortmund | 142 km | 603,462 | 2,386 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 145 km | 756,021 | 5,370 |
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Every day we store how many ads are live for Kassel. The Bundesagentur publishes no history, so this series becomes unique data. The trend line appears from the second day of tracking; today: 1,798 live ads.
197,230 residents on 1 January 2025 (Eurostat Urban Audit), rank 40 among German cities.
1,798 ads published in the last 28 days are live in Kassel itself in the Bundesagentur feed (counted 07/11/2026).
Kassel is in Hesse.
Yes: €13.90 per hour gross from 1 January 2026, the same everywhere in Germany.
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