Pay under collective agreements

How much does a Facharzt earn?

Under the collective agreement, basic pay ranges from 7.552,19 € to 9.698,91 € per month, depending on pay group, step and collective agreement. The range comes from 2 collective agreementsthat we have recorded in full. Allowances for night, weekend and public holiday duty are added on top and are not included in these tables.

Once you are recognised as a specialist (Facharzt), your pay group changes. The step depends on the years spent in the new group and starts again from the beginning.

TV-Ärzte/VKA: doctors at municipal hospitals

FacharztPay group Ä2

Step 17.552,19 €
Step 28.185,40 €
Step 38.741,39 €
Step 49.065,74 €
Step 59.382,33 €
Step 69.698,91 €

Monthly amounts based on 40 hours per week, valid from 1.6.2026. Source

AVR Caritas Annex 30: doctors at institutions of the Deutscher Caritasverband

FacharztPay group II

Step 17.552,19 €
Step 28.185,40 €
Step 38.741,40 €
Step 49.065,74 €
Step 59.382,33 €
Step 69.698,91 €

Monthly amounts based on 40 hours per week, valid from 1.3.2026. Source

Your step depends on your years of experience

The tables above show all steps. The calculator works out which one applies to you, using your weekly working hours and your years in the pay group.

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