Agreement: ab 01.04.2026 valid from1 April 2026 +3.1 %

IG Metall Entgelttabelle Berlin 2026

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The complete IG Metall pay scale for the Berlin TG I + Berlin/Brandenburg TG II region (all pay grades & steps), valid from 1 April 2026.

Eckentgelt (reference salary)

€3,513.00

EG 5 · Hauptstufe

Leistungszulage average

10 %

average

Lowest base salary

€2,740.00

EG 1

Highest base salary

€6,885.00

EG 13

Pay grades

13

EG 1 – EG 13

IG Metall Entgelttabelle Berlin 2026

IG Metall Entgelttabelle Berlin 2026
Pay grade HauptstufeEingangsstufe1. Zusatzstufe2. Zusatzstufe Calculate annual salary
EG 1 €2,740.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 2 €2,789.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 3 €2,881.00 €2,850.00 €2,968.00 €3,054.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 4 €3,141.00 €3,054.00 €3,265.00 €3,389.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 5 €3,513.00 (Eckentgelt (reference salary)) €3,389.00 €3,572.00 €3,630.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 6 €3,689.00 €3,630.00 €3,747.00 €3,806.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 7 €3,864.00 €3,806.00 €3,923.00 €3,981.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 8 €4,040.00 €3,981.00 €4,110.00 €4,181.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 9 €4,251.00 €4,181.00 €4,415.00 €4,579.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 10 €4,743.00 €4,579.00 €4,977.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 11 €5,445.00 €5,211.00 €5,691.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 12 €6,183.00 €5,937.00 €6,417.00 Calculate annual salary →
EG 13 €6,885.00 €6,651.00 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 €1,272.00
2. Jahr €1,335.00
3. Jahr €1,402.00
4. Jahr €1,461.00

Berlin 2026 in charts

€0€2,000€4,000€6,000€8,0001€2,7402345€3,389678910111213€6,651
From EG 1 to EG 13 the base pay rises 142.7 % — from €2,740 to €6,651. Highlighted: the Eckentgelt in EG 5 at €3,389.
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From EG 1 to EG 13 the base pay rises 142.7 % — from €2,740 to €6,651. Highlighted: the Eckentgelt in EG 5 at €3,389.
Pay grade Grundentgelt (base salary)
EG 1 €2,740
EG 2 €2,789
EG 3 €2,850
EG 4 €3,054
EG 5 · Eckentgelt (reference salary) €3,389
EG 6 €3,630
EG 7 €3,806
EG 8 €3,981
EG 9 €4,181
EG 10 €4,579
EG 11 €5,211
EG 12 €5,937
EG 13 €6,651
1234567891011€5,211€5,6911213
Within a pay grade the base pay grows across the steps — in EG 11 by up to 9.2 %, from €5,211 to €5,691.
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Within a pay grade the base pay grows across the steps — in EG 11 by up to 9.2 %, from €5,211 to €5,691.
Pay grade Minimum Maximum Stufe (step)
EG 1 €2,740 €2,740 1
EG 2 €2,789 €2,789 1
EG 3 €2,850 €3,054 4
EG 4 €3,054 €3,389 4
EG 5 €3,389 €3,630 4
EG 6 €3,630 €3,806 4
EG 7 €3,806 €3,981 4
EG 8 €3,981 €4,181 4
EG 9 €4,181 €4,579 4
EG 10 €4,579 €4,977 3
EG 11 €5,211 €5,691 3
EG 12 €5,937 €6,417 3
EG 13 €6,651 €6,885 2
Baden-Württemberg€3,704Bayern€3,583Hamburg€3,572Schleswig-Holstein€3,572Niedersachsen€3,569Osnabrück€3,569Berlin€3,513Sachsen-Anhalt€3,382NRW€3,295Hessen€3,288Pfalz€3,288Rheinland€3,288Saarland€3,288Sachsen€3,288Thüringen€3,288
Eckentgelt of all 15 regions (2026): Berlin ranks 7 of 15 at €3,513. Note: each region's Eckentgelt references a different pay grade (here EG 5), so this is a headline rather than a like-for-like comparison.
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Eckentgelt of all 15 regions (2026): Berlin ranks 7 of 15 at €3,513. Note: each region's Eckentgelt references a different pay grade (here EG 5), so this is a headline rather than a like-for-like comparison.
Rank Regions Eckentgelt (reference salary)
1 Baden-Württemberg €3,704
2 Bayern €3,583
3 Hamburg €3,572
4 Schleswig-Holstein €3,572
5 Niedersachsen €3,569
6 Osnabrück €3,569
7 Berlin · this region €3,513
8 Sachsen-Anhalt €3,382
9 NRW €3,295
10 Hessen €3,288
11 Pfalz €3,288
12 Rheinland €3,288
13 Saarland €3,288
14 Sachsen €3,288
15 Thüringen €3,288
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Across 2026, 5 special payments are spread over the year: T-Zug B (February), Urlaubsgeld (June), T-Zug A (July), T-Zug T (July), Weihnachtsgeld (November).
  • T-Zug B
  • Urlaubsgeld
  • T-Zug A
  • T-Zug T
  • Weihnachtsgeld
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Across 2026, 5 special payments are spread over the year: T-Zug B (February), Urlaubsgeld (June), T-Zug A (July), T-Zug T (July), Weihnachtsgeld (November).
Special payments Month Factor
T-Zug B February 26.5 %
Urlaubsgeld June 69 %
T-Zug A July 27.5 %
T-Zug T July 18.4 %
Weihnachtsgeld November 55 %

Special payments 2026

The step system in Berlin

Within a pay grade this region distinguishes the steps Hauptstufe, Eingangsstufe, 1. Zusatzstufe, 2. Zusatzstufe. They represent different experience or requirement levels; blank cells mean the step does not exist for that pay grade.

Which areas does it cover?

This region covers Berlin (tariff area I) and Berlin/Brandenburg (tariff area II).

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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