Pay under collective agreements

How much does a Pflegefachkraft earn?

Under the collective agreement, basic pay ranges from 4.170,73 € to 5.386,78 € per month, depending on pay group, step and collective agreement. The range is based on 3 collective agreementsthat we have recorded in full. Allowances for night, weekend and public holiday duties are added on top and are not included in these tables.

Pflegefachfrau, Pflegefachmann, Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger:in, Altenpfleger:in: the three-year training leads to the same pay group. Particularly demanding work moves you up one group.

TVöD-P: nursing at municipal employers (VKA)

PflegefachkraftPay group P 7

Step 24.212,36 €
Step 34.441,45 €
Step 44.798,00 €
Step 54.979,51 €
Step 65.166,48 €

Monthly figures for full-time, valid from 1.5.2026. Source

AVR Caritas: P table (Annex 31 and Appendix B to Annex 32)

PflegefachkraftPay group P 7

Step 24.212,36 €
Step 34.441,45 €
Step 44.798,00 €
Step 54.979,51 €
Step 65.166,48 €

Monthly figures for full-time, valid from 1.2.2026. Source

Pflegefachkraft, particularly demanding workPay group P 8

Step 24.441,45 €
Step 34.635,36 €
Step 44.890,70 €
Step 55.097,50 €
Step 65.386,78 €

Monthly figures for full-time, valid from 1.2.2026. Source

TV-L KR: nursing services of the federal states (Annex C)

PflegefachkraftPay group KR 7

Step 24.170,73 €
Step 34.402,74 €
Step 44.769,60 €
Step 54.953,02 €
Step 65.142,00 €

Monthly figures for full-time, valid from 1.4.2026. Source

Pflegefachkraft with particularly demanding workPay group KR 8

Step 24.402,74 €
Step 34.604,50 €
Step 44.863,29 €
Step 55.072,30 €
Step 65.362,16 €

Monthly figures for full-time, valid from 1.4.2026. 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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