City dossier for Saarbrücken: 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.
Saarbrücken is Germany's #43 city by population: 182,971 residents (Eurostat Urban Audit, 1 Jan 2025), +2.7% since 2016. It lies in Saarland, which has an unemployment rate of 4.1% and GDP per head of €42,200. Today 906 job ads published in the last 28 days are live in the city itself (5 per 1,000 residents).
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906 live ads. The tables below count ads by field, occupation, employer and place.
| Field ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Retail sales (general) | 55 | 6.1% |
| Education and social work | 50 | 5.5% |
| Nursing, emergency services and midwifery | 40 | 4.4% |
| Purchasing and sales | 33 | 3.6% |
| IT networks and administration | 29 | 3.2% |
| Warehousing, postal and delivery, freight handling | 29 | 3.2% |
| Office and secretariat | 28 | 3.1% |
| IT systems analysis, consulting and sales | 27 | 3.0% |
| Accounting, controlling and auditing | 27 | 3.0% |
| Computer science / IT | 24 | 2.6% |
| Electrical engineering | 23 | 2.5% |
| Business organisation and strategy | 22 | 2.4% |
| Human and dental medicine | 20 | 2.2% |
| Food preparation (cooking) | 20 | 2.2% |
| Insurance and financial services | 20 | 2.2% |
| Advertising and marketing | 20 | 2.2% |
| Mechanical engineering and plant technology | 19 | 2.1% |
| Cleaning | 19 | 2.1% |
| Human resources and staffing services | 18 | 2.0% |
| Energy technology | 16 | 1.8% |
| Hospitality and catering | 16 | 1.8% |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning | 15 | 1.7% |
| Metalworking | 15 | 1.7% |
| Tax advisory | 14 | 1.5% |
| Medical and practice assistance | 13 | 1.4% |
| Occupation ⇅ | German title ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten / early-years teacher | Erzieher/in | 24 | 2.6% |
| Office management clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Büromanagement | 19 | 2.1% |
| Salesperson (retail) | Verkäufer/in | 19 | 2.1% |
| Social worker / social pedagogue | Sozialarbeiter/in / Sozialpädagoge/-pädagogin | 17 | 1.9% |
| IT-Systemadministrator/in | IT-Systemadministrator/in | 16 | 1.8% |
| Cook | Koch/Köchin | 16 | 1.8% |
| Informatiker/in | Informatiker/in | 15 | 1.7% |
| Retail clerk | Kaufmann/-frau - Einzelhandel | 15 | 1.7% |
| Nursing apprentice (generalist training) | Pflegefachmann/-frau (Ausbildung) | 13 | 1.4% |
| Elderly care nurse | Altenpfleger/in | 12 | 1.3% |
| Building cleaner | Gebäudereiniger/in | 12 | 1.3% |
| Sales assistant | Helfer/in - Verkauf | 12 | 1.3% |
| Medical assistant | Medizinische/r Fachangestellte/r | 12 | 1.3% |
| Plumbing, heating and AC fitter | Anlagenmechaniker/in - Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik | 11 | 1.2% |
| Handelsvertreter/in | Handelsvertreter/in | 11 | 1.2% |
| Warehouse and transport assistant | Helfer/in - Lagerwirtschaft, Transport | 11 | 1.2% |
| Ingenieur/in - Automatisierungstechnik | Ingenieur/in - Automatisierungstechnik | 11 | 1.2% |
| Civil engineer | Ingenieur/in - Bau | 11 | 1.2% |
| Personaldisponent/in | Personaldisponent/in | 11 | 1.2% |
| Pflegefachmann/-frau (Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege) | Pflegefachmann/-frau (Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege) | 11 | 1.2% |
| Financial accountant | Finanzbuchhalter/in | 10 | 1.1% |
| Industrial mechanic | Industriemechaniker/in | 10 | 1.1% |
| Electrical engineer | Ingenieur/in - Elektrotechnik | 10 | 1.1% |
| Ingenieur/in - Maschinenbau | Ingenieur/in - Maschinenbau | 10 | 1.1% |
| Bankkaufmann/-frau | Bankkaufmann/-frau | 9 | 1.0% |
Staffing agencies (Zeitarbeit) are included; see each employer page for the flag.
| Place ⇅ | Live ads ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Saarbrücken | 906 | 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 | 178,151 | – |
| 2021 | 179,349 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 182,971 | +2.7% |
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 ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruhe | 104 km | 309,050 | 2,291 |
| Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 107 km | 177,222 | 837 |
| Mannheim | 109 km | 318,035 | 2,460 |
| Mainz | 123 km | 224,684 | 1,266 |
| Wiesbaden | 130 km | 288,850 | 1,299 |
| Darmstadt | 138 km | 167,029 | 1,209 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | 150 km | 237,460 | 1,201 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 155 km | 756,021 | 5,370 |
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Every day we store how many ads are live for Saarbrücken. The Bundesagentur publishes no history, so this series becomes unique data. The trend line appears from the second day of tracking; today: 906 live ads.
182,971 residents on 1 January 2025 (Eurostat Urban Audit), rank 43 among German cities.
906 ads published in the last 28 days are live in Saarbrücken itself in the Bundesagentur feed (counted 07/11/2026).
Saarbrücken is in Saarland.
Yes: €13.90 per hour gross from 1 January 2026, the same everywhere in Germany.
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