June 2026 Pay Transparency Deadline Passes: German Employers Must Now Reveal Salary Medians to Staff
Published on 06/21/2026 at 17:13 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
The EU directive on pay transparency reached its implementation deadline on 7 June 2026, and with it a decade-old German law gains fresh bite. Under the Entgelttransparenzgesetz (EntgTranspG) – in force since 2017 – workers at companies with more than 200 employees can demand information about how their pay is determined. If a comparator group of at least six employees of the opposite sex exists, the employer must disclose the median gross monthly salary for that group. The aim: expose hidden pay gaps and enforce equal pay for equal work.
That regulatory shift lands at a moment when the payroll and accounting labour market is already boiling over. Across the DACH region, demand for specialists in salary calculation and bookkeeping has remained extremely high through June. North Rhine-Westphalia alone lists over 470 open positions, with major groups and service providers scrambling for talent.
In Essen, ALDI Nord is hiring; in Stuttgart, companies including BITZER, NOVENTI and Werner Sobek are all recruiting. Frankfurt am Main reports numerous vacancies, principally through agencies such as Amadeus Fire and DIS AG. The required skills are clear: DATEV proficiency tops every wish list. In Karlsruhe, the FC-Gruppe is specifically seeking accountants who master that software.
For roles in Austria, where Vienna alone has more than 60 open positions, employers add demands for local tax law knowledge and ERP systems such as SAP or BMD NTCS. International competence is becoming equally critical. The NZZ in Zurich is filling a Payroll Manager post this June that covers Switzerland, Germany and Namibia. The prerequisites: extensive experience with SAP HCM and SuccessFactors, plus fluent German and English.
Salary ranges vary noticeably by location and seniority. In Bremen, property-sector payroll accountants earn between €19 and €24 per hour. In Austria, experienced staff can expect gross monthly salaries from €3,200 to €4,500. Leadership roles in Vienna break the €7,000 mark, and a digital tax firm in Austria offers balance-sheet accountants up to €5,400 gross per month.
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