Agreement: ab 01.04.2021 valid from1 April 2021

IG Metall Entgelttabelle NRW 2018

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The complete IG Metall pay scale for the Nordrhein-Westfalen region (all pay grades & steps), valid from 1 April 2021.

Eckentgelt (reference salary)

€2,883.50

EG 8 · Entgeltgruppe

Leistungszulage average

10 %

average

Lowest base salary

€2,440.50

EG 1

Highest base salary

€6,281.50

EG 14

Pay grades

14

EG 1 – EG 14

IG Metall Entgelttabelle NRW 2018

IG Metall Entgelttabelle NRW 2018
Pay grade Entgeltgruppebis 12. Monatnach 12. Monatbis 18. Monatnach 18. Monatnach 24. Monatbis 36. Monatnach 36. Monat Calculate annual salary
EG 1 €2,440.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 2 €2,470.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 3 €2,498.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 4 €2,537.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 5 €2,590.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 6 €2,657.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 7 €2,741.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 8 €2,883.50 (Eckentgelt (reference salary)) Calculate annual salary →
EG 9 €3,116.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 10 €3,425.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 11 €3,840.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 12 €3,957.50 €4,395.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 13 €4,422.50 €4,682.50 €5,202.50 Calculate annual salary →
EG 14 €5,024.00 €5,338.00 €5,652.50 €6,281.50 Calculate annual salary →

Eckentgelt — this region’s collectively agreed reference salary.

Apprentice pay

Monthly apprentice pay per year of training, in euros.
Year of training Gross / month
1. Jahr €980.56
2. Jahr €1,029.38
3. Jahr €1,101.92
4. Jahr €1,197.18

NRW 2018 in charts

€0€2,000€4,000€6,0001€2,4412345678€2,88491011121314€5,024
From EG 1 to EG 14 the base pay rises 105.9 % — from €2,441 to €5,024. Highlighted: the Eckentgelt in EG 8 at €2,884.
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From EG 1 to EG 14 the base pay rises 105.9 % — from €2,441 to €5,024. Highlighted: the Eckentgelt in EG 8 at €2,884.
Pay grade Grundentgelt (base salary)
EG 1 €2,441
EG 2 €2,470
EG 3 €2,499
EG 4 €2,538
EG 5 €2,591
EG 6 €2,658
EG 7 €2,741
EG 8 · Eckentgelt (reference salary) €2,884
EG 9 €3,117
EG 10 €3,425
EG 11 €3,841
EG 12 €3,958
EG 13 €4,423
EG 14 €5,024
1234567891011121314€5,024€6,282
Within a pay grade the base pay grows across the steps — in EG 14 by up to 25 %, from €5,024 to €6,282.
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Within a pay grade the base pay grows across the steps — in EG 14 by up to 25 %, from €5,024 to €6,282.
Pay grade Minimum Maximum Stufe (step)
EG 1 €2,441 €2,441 1
EG 2 €2,470 €2,470 1
EG 3 €2,499 €2,499 1
EG 4 €2,538 €2,538 1
EG 5 €2,591 €2,591 1
EG 6 €2,658 €2,658 1
EG 7 €2,741 €2,741 1
EG 8 €2,884 €2,884 1
EG 9 €3,117 €3,117 1
EG 10 €3,425 €3,425 1
EG 11 €3,841 €3,841 1
EG 12 €3,958 €4,396 2
EG 13 €4,423 €5,203 3
EG 14 €5,024 €6,282 4
Baden-Württemberg€3,241Bayern€3,135Hamburg€3,125Schleswig-Holstein€3,125Niedersachsen€3,124Osnabrück€3,124Berlin€3,073Sachsen-Anhalt€2,959NRW€2,884Hessen€2,876Pfalz€2,876Rheinland€2,876Saarland€2,876Sachsen€2,876Thüringen€2,876
Eckentgelt of all 15 regions (2018): NRW ranks 9 of 15 at €2,884. Note: each region's Eckentgelt references a different pay grade (here EG 8), so this is a headline rather than a like-for-like comparison.
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Eckentgelt of all 15 regions (2018): NRW ranks 9 of 15 at €2,884. Note: each region's Eckentgelt references a different pay grade (here EG 8), so this is a headline rather than a like-for-like comparison.
Rank Regions Eckentgelt (reference salary)
1 Baden-Württemberg €3,241
2 Bayern €3,135
3 Hamburg €3,125
4 Schleswig-Holstein €3,125
5 Niedersachsen €3,124
6 Osnabrück €3,124
7 Berlin €3,073
8 Sachsen-Anhalt €2,959
9 NRW · this region €2,884
10 Hessen €2,876
11 Pfalz €2,876
12 Rheinland €2,876
13 Saarland €2,876
14 Sachsen €2,876
15 Thüringen €2,876
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Across 2018, 5 special payments are spread over the year: T-Zug T (February), Urlaubsgeld (June), T-Zug A (July), T-Zug B (July), Weihnachtsgeld (November).
  • T-Zug T
  • Urlaubsgeld
  • T-Zug A
  • T-Zug B
  • Weihnachtsgeld
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Across 2018, 5 special payments are spread over the year: T-Zug T (February), Urlaubsgeld (June), T-Zug A (July), T-Zug B (July), Weihnachtsgeld (November).
Special payments Month Factor
T-Zug T February 18.4 %
Urlaubsgeld June 69 %
T-Zug A July 27.5 %
T-Zug B July 12.3 %
Weihnachtsgeld November 55 %

Special payments 2018

The step system in NRW

Pay grades rise with tenure: the steps Entgeltgruppe, bis 12. Monat, nach 12. Monat, bis 18. Monat, nach 18. Monat, nach 24. Monat, bis 36. Monat, nach 36. Monat show how the base salary increases with months of service. Not every pay grade runs through all steps.

Which areas does it cover?

North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the largest regions by workforce and the only one with pronounced tenure-based steps.

Source & disclaimer

All values come from the published IG Metall pay scales. Provided without guarantee — the respective collective agreement is authoritative.

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