City dossier for Oberhausen: 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.
Oberhausen is Germany's #38 city by population: 213,646 residents (Eurostat Urban Audit, 1 Jan 2025), +1.3% since 2016. It lies in North Rhine-Westphalia, which has an unemployment rate of 4.2% and GDP per head of €48,600. Today 754 job ads published in the last 28 days are live in the city itself (4 per 1,000 residents).
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754 live ads. The tables below count ads by field, occupation, employer and place.
| Occupation ⇅ | German title ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales assistant | Helfer/in - Verkauf | 33 | 4.4% |
| Salesperson (retail) | Verkäufer/in | 30 | 4.0% |
| Retail clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel | 26 | 3.4% |
| Industrial mechanic | Industriemechaniker/in | 21 | 2.8% |
| Industrial electronics technician | Elektroniker/in - Betriebstechnik | 20 | 2.7% |
| Electronics technician (energy and building) | Elektroniker/in - Energie- und Gebäudetechnik | 19 | 2.5% |
| Office management clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Büromanagement | 16 | 2.1% |
| Forklift driver | Gabelstaplerfahrer/in | 15 | 2.0% |
| Warehouse and transport worker | Lager- und Transportarbeiter/in | 15 | 2.0% |
| Warehouse logistics specialist | Fachkraft - Lagerlogistik | 14 | 1.9% |
| Servicekraft - Gastronomie und Gastgewerbe | Servicekraft - Gastronomie und Gastgewerbe | 13 | 1.7% |
| Industrial electrician | Industrieelektriker/in - Betriebstechnik | 12 | 1.6% |
| Metal worker (construction) | Metallbauer/in - Konstruktionstechnik | 12 | 1.6% |
| Handelsvertreter/in | Handelsvertreter/in | 11 | 1.5% |
| Warehouse and transport assistant | Helfer/in - Lagerwirtschaft, Transport | 11 | 1.5% |
| Kaufmann/-frau - Bürokommunikation | Kaufmann/-frau - Bürokommunikation | 11 | 1.5% |
| Carpenter / joiner | Tischler/in | 11 | 1.5% |
| Machining mechanic (CNC) | Zerspanungsmechaniker/in | 11 | 1.5% |
| Plumbing, heating and AC fitter | Anlagenmechaniker/in - Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik | 10 | 1.3% |
| Professional driver | Berufskraftfahrer/in | 10 | 1.3% |
| Kindergarten / early-years teacher | Erzieher/in | 10 | 1.3% |
| Warehouse specialist | Fachlagerist/in | 10 | 1.3% |
| Industrial fitter | Betriebsschlosser/in | 9 | 1.2% |
| Bookkeeper | Buchhalter/in | 9 | 1.2% |
| Einzelhandelskaufmann/-frau | Einzelhandelskaufmann/-frau | 9 | 1.2% |
Staffing agencies (Zeitarbeit) are included; see each employer page for the flag.
| Place ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Oberhausen, Rheinland | 754 | 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 | 210,934 | – |
| 2021 | 209,566 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 213,646 | +1.3% |
Typical year: coldest month Jan (+2.8 °C), warmest Jul (+18.9 °C), about 811 mm of precipitation a year.
| Month ⇅ | Mean temperature °C ⇅ | Precipitation mm ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8 | 72 |
| Feb | 3.3 | 61 |
| Mar | 6.1 | 62 |
| Apr | 9.9 | 50 |
| May | 13.8 | 59 |
| Jun | 16.8 | 68 |
| Jul | 18.9 | 78 |
| Aug | 18.6 | 80 |
| Sep | 15.1 | 67 |
| Oct | 11.1 | 67 |
| Nov | 6.7 | 67 |
| Dec | 3.6 | 80 |
ERA5 is a global reanalysis on a grid of about 25 km: good for comparing places, not a replacement for the German Weather Service station data.
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 ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | 5 km | 173,050 | 825 |
| Duisburg | 8 km | 502,270 | 1,741 |
| Essen | 10 km | 574,682 | 0 |
| Gelsenkirchen | 16 km | 267,930 | 706 |
| Bochum | 24 km | 358,676 | 1,267 |
| Krefeld | 26 km | 231,406 | 1,101 |
| Düsseldorf | 28 km | 618,685 | 3,686 |
| Wuppertal | 31 km | 358,193 | 1,274 |
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Every day we store how many ads are live for Oberhausen. The Bundesagentur publishes no history, so this series becomes unique data. The trend line appears from the second day of tracking; today: 754 live ads.
213,646 residents on 1 January 2025 (Eurostat Urban Audit), rank 38 among German cities.
754 ads published in the last 28 days are live in Oberhausen itself in the Bundesagentur feed (counted 07/11/2026).
Oberhausen is in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Yes: €13.90 per hour gross from 1 January 2026, the same everywhere in Germany.
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