Overview
- Union estimates suggest roughly 455,000 workers in Berlin and Brandenburg will benefit from the federal increase, including 274,000 in Berlin and 181,000 in Brandenburg.
- In Saxony, the DGB counts about 359,000 affected workers, or 21% of employees, with 64% of hospitality staff impacted.
- Berlin’s reform ties future state-floor adjustments proportionally to federal changes and allows increases by regulation from the labour senator, with both floors set to rise again in 2027 to €14.60 (federal) and €15.59 (Berlin).
- The city’s €13.69 procurement minimum is overtaken by the nationwide floor, rendering it effectively irrelevant for public tenders.
- The Berlin state rate covers areas under direct state influence such as BVG and land-owned housing firms, while unions press for tariff-aligned rules and a €15 procurement wage as Mayor Kai Wegner advocates looser tender requirements to speed contracting.