This New EU Salary Law Changes Everything in Germany

Are Your German Colleagues Secretly Earning More Than You? 💰 Did you know that international talents in Germany earn on average 19,6% LESS than their native colleagues – for doing the EXACT same job? Salary has always been the ultimate taboo in German companies – but a massive 2026 legal update is officially flipping the script. In this video, we break down the brand-new EU Salary Transparency Directive (Entlgelttransparenzgesetz) and reveal your 3 new corporate superpowers that will completely change how you negotiate your next pay raise. Navigating the German job market as an expat can feel like a guessing game. Many high earners unknowingly lock themselves into a lower income bracket simply because companies kept salary bands a secret. From June 7th, 2026, German law forces companies to disclose salary ranges in job ads, bans them from asking about your salary history, and gives you the legal right to request the median salary data for your role. Entgelttransparenzgesetz Template from the German Ministry: https://www.bmbfsfj.bund.de/resource/... ----- PerFinEx GmbH - Personal Finance for Expats The #1 English-speaking & Independent Financial Planner in Germany Further legal information is available at perfinex.de/impressum