ERA Bavaria 2026: Salary & Wage Table
Last updated August 26, 2026
Bavaria's ERA agreement is negotiated between IG Metall and bayme vbm, covering employers including BMW, Siemens, and Audi. Its 12 Entgeltgruppen and 35-hour full-time week are typical of the ERA structure, but Bavaria is unusually well-documented: an official IG Metall Bayern brochure publishes a fully worked salary example.
That worked example is also where the region's EG5 Eckentgelt of €3,497.00 comes from (one of the highest EG5 figures of any Tarifgebiet), and it's the source that confirmed T-ZUG B stays a fixed €949.50 regardless of whether an employee is contracted at 35 or 40 hours a week, since it's a flat regional amount, not scaled by individual hours.
The table below lists every Entgeltgruppe and experience step (Stufe A/B/C) 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 bayme vbm.
ERA wage table for Bavaria
Every Entgeltgruppe and experience step, as full monthly gross tariff wage (before bonuses).
| Entgeltgruppe | Step | Monthly wage |
|---|---|---|
| EG1 | Grundentgelt | 2,741.00 € |
| EG2 | Stufe A | 2,795.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 6 Monaten) | 2,841.00 € | |
| EG3 | Stufe A | 2,935.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 6 Monaten) | 3,026.00 € | |
| EG4 | Stufe A | 3,117.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 6 Monaten) | 3,207.00 € | |
| Stufe C (höhere Anforderungen) | 3,412.00 € | |
| EG5 | Stufe A | 3,497.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 12 Monaten) | 3,583.00 € | |
| EG6 | Stufe A | 3,714.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 12 Monaten) | 3,843.00 € | |
| EG7 | Stufe A | 4,004.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 12 Monaten) | 4,167.00 € | |
| EG8 | Stufe A | 4,344.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 12 Monaten) | 4,525.00 € | |
| EG9 | Stufe A | 4,757.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 18 Monaten) | 4,991.00 € | |
| EG10 | Stufe A | 5,261.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 18 Monaten) | 5,528.00 € | |
| EG11 | Stufe A | 5,818.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 18 Monaten) | 6,104.00 € | |
| EG12 | Stufe A | 6,378.00 € |
| Stufe B (nach 18 Monaten) | 6,650.00 € |
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: 25.00% at 6+ months, 35.00% at 12+ months, 45.00% at 24+ months, 55.00% at 36+ months | 1,923.35 € |
| Holiday pay (Urlaubsgeld) | 69.00% of your monthly wage | 2,412.93 € |
| T-ZUG A | 27.50% of your own monthly wage | 961.68 € |
| T-ZUG B | 26.50% of a fixed regional reference wage, the same for everyone in this region regardless of your own grade | 949.50 € |
| Transformation payment (T-Geld) | 18.40% of your own monthly wage | 643.45 € |
Example amounts use the EG5 Eckentgelt wage of 3,497.00 €/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 Bavaria?
35 hours per week is the standard; some job categories at the top Entgeltgruppen (EG11/EG12) are contracted at 40 hours instead, per an official worked example, not a region-wide difference.
What is the Eckentgelt (EG5) in Bavaria?
€3,497.00 per month at entry step (Stufe A), confirmed to the cent against an official IG Metall Bayern worked example.
What's the ERA Weihnachtsgeld in Bavaria?
Up to 55% of the bonus-inclusive monthly wage at full vesting (36+ months of tenure), scaling up from roughly 25% at 6 months.
Which employer association negotiates ERA in Bavaria?
bayme vbm, together with IG Metall.
References
- https://www.igmetall.de/download/20260331_Metall_Elektroindustrie_ERA_Tabellen_f2965b456efe1ba4f35a9e90d5931e1120a8701f.pdf
- https://moodle.igmetall.de/pluginfile.php/61648/mod_folder/content/0/ERA%20TV%20Bayern.pdf (ERA-TV Bayern §4, Entgeltstufen)
- IG Metall Bayern, "Salaries for Engineers 2025–2026" (20250430_IGM_Bro_Ingenieur_Gehälter_2025_2026_Bayern), March 2025 — worked example confirming T-ZUG A/B, T-Geld, Urlaubsgeld and Weihnachtsgeld formulas and figures
- https://bayern.igmetall.de/aktuell/tarifergebnis-in-der-metall--und-elektroindustrie