Hourly labour cost: Germany vs Austria

Germany: EUR 45 (2025). Austria: EUR 46 (2025).

Hourly labour cost in Germany and Austria, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

GermanyAustria
Latest figureEUR 45EUR 46
EU rank9 / 308 / 30
Change, 1 year+EUR 2+EUR 2
Change, 5 years+EUR 8+EUR 10

Shared periods

PeriodGermanyAustriaGap
2025EUR 45EUR 46EUR -1
2024EUR 44EUR 44EUR -1
2023EUR 41EUR 41+EUR 0
2022EUR 40EUR 39+EUR 1
2021EUR 37EUR 37+EUR 1
2020EUR 37EUR 36+EUR 0
2016EUR 33EUR 33+EUR 0
2012EUR 31EUR 30+EUR 1
2008EUR 28EUR 26+EUR 2

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat lc_lci_lev

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