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Salary calculator: What do you earn in Austria?
Choose your career field and experience – the calculator shows you the gross reference value per year, month, and hour. Free and without registration.
Salary data as of:
According to data from Statistik Austria, the median gross annual salary for full-time positions in Austria varies by career field and experience, ranging from €29,500 (hospitality & gastronomy without experience) to €85,500 (IT & software with more than 5 years of experience). With 14 payments, this amounts to €2,107 to €6,107 gross per month (as of September 2026).
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Your gross reference value in three figures
Gross · Median · voccess model estimate
Finance & Controlling
- Per year
- €60,500
- Per month
- €4,321
- with 14 payments
- Per hour
- €25.88
- Monthly salary for full-time ÷ 167 hours
Model estimate, not actual salary paid: Median of the 2022 earnings structure survey (Statistics Austria), projected to 2026 using the wage index (Life Sciences: Stepstone Salary Report 2025). Individual salaries may vary significantly depending on company, region, and collective agreement (Kollektivvertrag) – method and sources below.
In current voccess ads
Median €77,000 gross per year from 82 ads with salary information (all experience levels). The middle half lies between €62,776 and €90,000.
Job ads usually state the minimum collective agreement salary with possible overpayment – not the actual salary paid.
View matching jobsHow much net remains depends on income tax, social security, and your deductions. It's best to calculate this with the official calculator from the Ministry of Finance.
Gross-Net Calculator (BMF)Salaries in Austria by career field and experience
Median gross annual salary for full-time. You can get the monthly amount by dividing by 14 .
| Career Field | Career Entry | Junior (1–2 years) | Experienced (3–5 years) | Senior (more than 5 years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance & Controlling | €51,500 | €55,000 | €60,500 | €73,000 |
| Craft | €44,000 | €47,000 | €52,000 | €63,000 |
| Hotel & Catering | €29,500 | €31,500 | €35,000 | €42,000 |
| IT & Software | €60,000 | €64,000 | €70,500 | €85,500 |
| Logistics & Manufacturing | €39,000 | €42,000 | €46,000 | €56,000 |
| Marketing & Communication | €51,000 | €54,000 | €60,000 | €72,500 |
| Office, HR & Administration | €41,500 | €44,500 | €49,000 | €59,000 |
| Pharma & Life Sciences | €59,500 | €63,500 | €70,000 | €84,500 |
| Technology & Engineering | €58,500 | €62,000 | €68,500 | €83,000 |
| Sales & Customer Management | €51,000 | €54,000 | €60,000 | €72,500 |
Salary information in current voccess ads
Jobs currently advertised on voccess with a plausible salary—across all experience levels—are evaluated. A value appears after 3 ads, the middle half after 5. Ads often state the collective agreement minimum, so these values tend to be below the actual salary.
| Career Field | Ads with salary | Median per year | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance & Controlling | 82 | €77,000 | €62,776 – €90,000 |
| Craft | 6 | €66,500 | €59,250 – €70,000 |
| IT & Software | 59 | €80,000 | €63,700 – €90,000 |
| Logistics & Manufacturing | 59 | €70,000 | €56,364 – €90,000 |
| Marketing & Communication | 28 | €72,500 | €54,500 – €90,000 |
| Office, HR & Administration | 39 | €65,000 | €50,000 – €82,000 |
| Technology & Engineering | 40 | €74,174 | €59,700 – €90,950 |
| Sales & Customer Management | 77 | €80,000 | €59,416 – €110,000 |
How the salary calculator works
- Sources: The values are rounded guidelines (gross annual salary, full-time, 14 payments)., as of September 2026Based on the medians of the 2022 Earnings Structure Survey by Statistik Austria by occupational group, updated with the Wage Index (Statistik Austria, January 2026) and an estimate of collective agreement (Kollektivvertrag) increases for 2026. For life sciences, the Stepstone Salary Report Austria 2025 serves as the basis. voccess uses the same values for salary orientation in profiles.
- Experience levels: We derive the grading from earnings according to the duration of company affiliation (also Earnings Structure Survey 2022) and verify them against the collective agreement minimum salaries for 2026. Since the survey measures time with the company, not total work experience, entry-level figures in academic professions may be slightly elevated.
- Month and hour: Monthly salary = Annual salary ÷ 14 payments. Hourly wage = Monthly salary for full-time ÷ 167 hours (38,5 weekly hours).
- Part-time: The annual and monthly salary is prorated to 38.5 weekly hours; the hourly wage remains the same.
- Ad data: Salary information from currently published voccess jobs, checked for plausibility and extrapolated to the year (monthly values × 14).
- Limits: All values are gross benchmarks. Your actual salary depends on the collective agreement, company, region, and your role. A net calculation is provided by the Ministry of Finance's Gross-Net Calculator.
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Frequently asked questions about salary.
In Austria, the collective agreement (Kollektivvertrag) of your industry sets the minimum salary based on job group and years of experience. Your employer cannot pay less. The reference values in the salary calculator are market values and are often higher.
Everything above the collectively agreed minimum salary is an overpayment. It is freely negotiable and usually the scope for salary negotiations. Have it documented in writing in the employment contract.
In Austria, 14 salaries per year are customary: twelve monthly salaries plus a holiday bonus and Christmas bonus, the 13th and 14th salaries. These special payments are regulated in most collective agreements. Therefore, the calculator divides the annual salary by 14.
Yes. According to § 9 of the Equal Treatment Act, employers in Austria must state the collective or legal minimum remuneration in the ad and indicate whether overpayment is possible. The amount stated in the ad is often a minimum, not the actual salary.
The median shows the middle of the market: half earn more, half earn less. Use it as a starting point, consider the industry, region, and company size, and state a specific, justified number.
The salary calculator deliberately shows only gross values. How much remains net depends on income tax, social security, and personal deductions – you can calculate this reliably with the gross-net calculator from the Ministry of Finance.
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