Pay, Salary and Income
There are a number of terms in Germany for the remuneration a person receives for working: "Entgelt", "Verdienst", "Einkommen", "Gehalt" and "Lohn". In this manual we will use the terms "Einkommen" (income) and "Gehalt" (salary). Employment contracts generally stipulate a gross income, whereby they do not always have to name a specific amount but instead may refer to a corresponding salary group in a collective bargaining agreement. Taxes and social security contributions are deducted from the gross income at source by the employer. What you actually receive, therefore, is the net income. Gross and net income are listed in the salary slip ("Gehaltsabrechnung").
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