Table 1.

Nominal Changes of Salary in selected industries (employees subject to social security contributions, 2014–2018, %)

	All industries	Health care and education	Construction
1. quintile	12.1%	20.3%	16.3%
2. quintile	9.5%	17.3%	13.6%
Median	8.7%	16.1%	13.6%
3. quintile	8.6%	15.0%	13.7%
4. quintile	8.9%	13.5%	14.1%
Share of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements	54%	60%	57%
Change of remuneration in collective agreements (2014 bis 2018)	10.4%	11.2%	10.9%

Source: Ellguth and Kohaut (2019), Federal Statistical Office Germany (Destatis), Federal Employment Agency Germany