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Jobs that meet the EU Blue Card salary minimum in Germany

276 jobs in Germany on Germany Dev Jobs state a salary that meets this minimum.

These jobs state a salary whose lower end meets the 2026 EU Blue Card salary minimum in Germany. Jobs in Backend, Frontend, Full-stack, Mobile, DevOps & SRE, Data engineering, Machine learning & AI, Forward deployed engineer, Security, QA & testing and Engineering management roles are compared with the lower minimum of €45,934.20 a year (shortage occupations, recent graduates, IT specialists), and every other job with €50,700 a year.

We compare the lower end of the salary range each job post states, in EUR, per year or per month (a monthly salary counts 12 times). Salaries for B2B contracts are left out. Many job posts don't state a salary, so more jobs may pay enough.

Published minimum salary in Germany

  • Standard

    €50,700 a year

    Graduates (or holders of an equivalent tertiary qualification of at least three years) in a job that matches their qualification (§ 18g(1) sentence 1 AufenthG).

    Gross salary. Valid from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. Source: Bundesanzeiger BAnz AT 18.12.2025 B3: Federal Ministry of the Interior notice on the EU Blue Card minimum salaries (§ 18g AufenthG). Last checked 15 October 2026.

    Official wording
    "Das Mindestbruttogehalt für die Blaue Karte EU beträgt nach § 18g Absatz 1 Satz 1 AufenthG 50 Prozent der jährlichen Beitragsbemessungsgrenze in der allgemeinen Rentenversicherung. Daraus ergibt sich ein Mindestbruttogehalt für das Jahr 2026 in Höhe von jährlich 50 700 Euro." (The minimum gross salary under § 18g(1) sentence 1 is 50% of the annual pension contribution ceiling: EUR 50,700 a year for 2026.)

  • Shortage occupations, recent graduates, IT specialists

    €45,934.20 a year

    Graduates in ISCO-08 groups 132, 133, 134, 21, 221, 222, 225, 226, 23 or 25, or with a degree from no more than three years before applying (§ 18g(1) sentence 2 AufenthG), and IT specialists without a degree in ISCO-08 groups 133 or 25 (§ 18g(2)). These need the approval of the Federal Employment Agency.

    Gross salary. Valid from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. Source: Bundesanzeiger BAnz AT 18.12.2025 B3: Federal Ministry of the Interior notice on the EU Blue Card minimum salaries (§ 18g AufenthG), with § 18g AufenthG (Residence Act): who the lower minimum applies to. Last checked 15 October 2026.

    Official wording
    "Das Mindestbruttogehalt für die Blaue Karte EU nach § 18g Absatz 1 Satz 2 sowie nach § 18g Absatz 2 AufenthG beträgt 45,3 Prozent der jährlichen Beitragsbemessungsgrenze in der allgemeinen Rentenversicherung. Daraus ergibt sich ein Mindestbruttogehalt für das Jahr 2026 in Höhe von jährlich 45 934,20 Euro." (Under § 18g(1) sentence 2 and § 18g(2): 45.3% of the ceiling, EUR 45,934.20 a year for 2026.)