ERA Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2026: Salary & Wage Table
Last updated August 26, 2026
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's ERA agreement falls under Nordmetall's "Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Nordwestliches Niedersachsen" Tarifgebiet. It runs 10 Entgeltgruppen (EG1 is apprentices-only) with an EG5 Eckentgelt of €3,482.00, matching Hamburg, Bremen, and Schleswig-Holstein exactly at that one grade.
Above EG5, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's wage table diverges from Hamburg and Bremen's: at EG11, for example, it pays €6,784.00 at entry step versus €7,089.00 in Hamburg. Two other figures are genuinely region-specific too: a 38-hour full-time week (not the 35 hours used in Hamburg, Bremen, and Schleswig-Holstein), and a Weihnachtsgeld ceiling of 50%, the lowest of any German ERA region, versus the 55% seen almost everywhere else.
The table below lists every Entgeltgruppe and experience step at its full monthly gross tariff wage. For Weihnachtsgeld, Urlaubsgeld, T-ZUG A/B, and T-Geld calculated for your own grade and tenure, use the interactive ERA explorer linked below.
Key facts at a glance
Negotiated between IG Metall and Nordmetall.
ERA wage table for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Every Entgeltgruppe and experience step, as full monthly gross tariff wage (before bonuses).
| Entgeltgruppe | Step | Monthly wage |
|---|---|---|
| EG2 | Grundstufe | 2.908,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 3.015,00 € | |
| EG3 | Grundstufe | 3.000,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 3.108,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 3.217,00 € | |
| EG4 | Grundstufe | 3.162,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 3.254,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 3.344,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 2 | 3.434,00 € | |
| EG5 | Grundstufe | 3.482,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 3.572,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 3.663,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 2 | 3.750,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 3 | 3.843,00 € | |
| EG6 | Grundstufe | 3.731,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 3.817,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 3.953,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 2 | 4.045,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 3 | 4.135,00 € | |
| EG7 | Grundstufe | 3.977,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 4.096,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 4.233,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 2 | 4.355,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 3 | 4.478,00 € | |
| EG8 | Grundstufe | 4.633,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 4.750,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 4.891,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 2 | 5.011,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 3 | 5.139,00 € | |
| EG9 | Grundstufe | 5.320,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 5.483,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 5.621,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 2 | 5.777,00 € | |
| EG10 | Grundstufe | 6.035,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 6.284,00 € | |
| Zusatzstufe 1 | 6.462,00 € | |
| EG11 | Grundstufe | 6.784,00 € |
| Hauptstufe | 7.063,00 € |
Additional ERA payments
Beyond the table wage above, the ERA agreement includes these payments.
| Payment | How it's calculated | Example at EG5 |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas bonus (Weihnachtsgeld) | Scales with tenure: 20.00% at 6+ months, 30.00% at 12+ months, 40.00% at 24+ months, 50.00% at 36+ months | 1.741,00 € |
| Holiday pay (Urlaubsgeld) | 69.00% of your monthly wage | 2.402,58 € |
| T-ZUG A | 27.50% of your own monthly wage | 957,55 € |
| T-ZUG B | 26.50% of a fixed regional reference wage, the same for everyone in this region regardless of your own grade | 922,73 € |
| Transformation payment (T-Geld) | 18.40% of your own monthly wage | 640,69 € |
Example amounts use the EG5 Eckentgelt wage of 3.482,00 €/month shown above. Most of these scale up or down with your own Entgeltgruppe; T-ZUG B is fixed regionwide and doesn't change with your grade.
Frequently asked questions
What are ERA full-time hours in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?
38 hours per week, directly confirmed by an official state government document, and genuinely different from Hamburg, Bremen, and Schleswig-Holstein's 35 hours.
What is the Eckentgelt (EG5) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?
€3,482.00 per month at entry step (Grundstufe), matches Hamburg/Bremen/Schleswig-Holstein at EG5, but the wage table diverges above it.
What's the ERA Weihnachtsgeld in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?
Up to 50% of the bonus-inclusive monthly wage at full vesting, the lowest ceiling of any German ERA region, versus the 55% used almost everywhere else.
Which employer association negotiates ERA in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?
Nordmetall, together with IG Metall.
References
- https://www.igmetall.de/download/20260331_Metall_Elektroindustrie_ERA_Tabellen_f2965b456efe1ba4f35a9e90d5931e1120a8701f.pdf (wage table)
- https://www.regierung-mv.de/static/Regierungsportal/Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Gesundheit/Dateien/Downloads/tarifdaten/Metall- und Elektroindustrie.pdf (official Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state tarifdaten document, published 27.11.2025 — Urlaubsgeld formula; see mecklenburgVorpommern.ts for that document's Sonderzahlung schedule, used only for that region)