Pay classification check
A focused review of your job description, contract wording, applicable tariff agreement, Entgeltgruppe, and Stufe.
What the review includes →Employment guidance · Germany
Your payslip has a place on the map.
We explain collective agreements, pay groups, experience steps, and allowances in clear English—so you can understand an offer, question a classification, or prepare for a salary conversation.
Leave withA written pay-group explanationplus questions for HR
What we untangle
From agreement text to your actual role
German pay tables are orderly once you know which agreement, group, step, and local rules apply. Our consultations connect those layers to your contract and duties.
Job offer comparison
Compare base pay, working time, annual special payment, allowances, and step recognition before you answer an employer.
Compare an offer →Salary conversation prep
Turn the relevant tariff clauses and your actual responsibilities into calm, specific questions for HR or your manager.
Prepare your questions →A practical reading
We read the table and the work behind it.
A title alone rarely settles classification. We look at the duties you actually perform, the relevant characteristics in the agreement, recognised experience, weekly hours, and any regional or employer-specific provisions.
- 60-minute video consultation in English
- Pre-session document review
- Plain-language written summary
- No representation in legal proceedings
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The useful part was seeing why my previous experience could affect the Stufe. I went back to HR with two precise questions instead of a vague feeling that the offer was low.
Elena, laboratory employee moving to Munich
Read more client stories →Start with context
Three guides before you speak to HR
Short introductions to the terms that appear most often in German public-sector and collectively agreed employment.
Classification basics
Entgeltgruppe and Stufe are two different answers
One identifies the pay group attached to the role; the other places recognised experience within that group.
Read guide →Offer decisions
How to compare a tariff offer with a private-sector salary
Annualise guaranteed pay, normalise weekly hours, and keep conditional extras in their own column.
Read guide →Conversation prep
Seven pay questions to put to HR in writing
A precise written question can reveal which agreement, table, step date, and allowance the employer actually used.
Read guide →