Monthly gross example (40h/week, EG 3, July 2024): €16.35 × 174 hours = . Pro tip: Always request your employer’s current "Entgelttabelle NGG 2024" for your specific Bundesland and sector. 4. Special Payments and Bonuses in 2024 The 2024 agreement strengthens annual bonuses:
| | Job Example | Hourly Wage (Jan 2024) | Hourly Wage (July 2024) | |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| | EG 1 | Cleaner, packer (no training) | €13.50 | €14.00 | | EG 2 | Machine assistant, simple production | €14.20 | €14.65 | | EG 3 | Skilled machine operator | €15.85 | €16.35 | | EG 4 | Quality control, set-up technician | €17.50 | €18.10 | | EG 5 | Master craftsman, team leader | €19.75 | €20.40 | | EG 6 | Production manager (junior) | €22.30 | €23.05 |
If you work in Germany’s food, beverages, or hospitality industry (including bakeries, breweries, hotels, and industrial food production), you’ve likely heard the term NGG mentioned in payroll discussions. NGG stands for Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten (Food, Delights, and Restaurants Union).
If you work in a bakery, hotel kitchen, brewery, or meat plant, ask your HR department for the gültige Lohntabelle 2024 . And if you’re not yet a union member, the NGG is currently the most effective way to ensure those tables continue to rise in 2025 and beyond. Disclaimer: This article reflects the general framework of the NGG tariff for 2024. Always check your specific regional collective agreement. Wage figures are examples and not legally binding across all Germany.
