Recruiter

Data: Q2 2026

A Recruiter earns an average of 55.152 € gross per year in Germany. The salary range is 44.256 € (entry level) to 68.424 € (senior).

Source: · Entgeltatlas (Federal Employment Agency)

Recruiter Salary in Germany

Entry level

44.256 €

per year

Median

55.152 €

per year

Senior

68.424 €

per year

Monthly: 4.596 € median

Top skills from current job ads

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Top skills (hard + tool)

Job Postings ·196Sourcing ·178Englisch ·169Interviews ·151Deutsch B1 ·109ATS ·100Branding ·53Personalmanagement ·51Netzwerktechnik ·48Sekretariat ·45

Soft skills

KommunikationSelbstständigkeitOrganisationstalentTeamfähigkeitFlexibilitätEmpathieBürgernäheReisebereitschaftDiskretionKundenorientierung

Source: myjobhub Knowledge Graph · 9,000+ active skills · 16,000+ analyzed postings

Career Paths from Recruiter

Most promising career transitions based on skill overlap

Bewerbungscoach

Bildung, Training & Beratung

leicht

Teamleiter

Management & Strategie

leicht

leicht

Arbeitssicherheitsmanager

Recht, Governance & Compliance

leicht

leicht

Training & Studies

Vocational training paths

  • Geprüfter Personaldienstleistungsfachwirt/Geprüfte Personaldienstleistungsfachwirtin
  • Personaldienstleistungskaufmann/Personaldienstleistungskauffrau

Fields of study

  • Personalmanagement, -dienstleistung (grundständig)
  • Personalmanagement, -dienstleistung (weiterführend)

Source: German Federal Employment Agency (BERUFENET)

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