2026 Collective Bargaining Round for the Carpentry and Joinery Trade More Pay for Carpenters and Joiners in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate

IG Metall Mitte and the Fachverband Leben Raum Gestaltung Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz have reached a collective bargaining agreement for employees in the carpentry and joinery trades in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.

The agreement in detail

The base wage for skilled workers (wage group 6 = 100 percent) will increase in three stages:

in Hesse

• Effective February 1, 2027: to 22.53 euros
• Effective February 1, 2028: to 22.92 euros
• Effective February 1, 2029: to 23.31 euros

in Rhineland-Palatinate

• Effective February 1, 2027: to 21.81 euros
• Effective February 1, 2028: to 22.25 euros
• Effective February 1, 2029: to 22.69 euros

Salary Group K3 for commercial and technical employees will also increase in three stages:

in Hesse

• Effective February 1, 2027: to 4,216.91 euros
• Effective February 1, 2028: to 4,280.16 euros
• Effective February 1, 2029: to 4,344.36 euros

in Rhineland-Palatinate

• Effective February 1, 2027: to 4,071.82 euros
• Effective February 1, 2028: to 4,132.90 euros
• Effective February 1, 2029: to 4,194.90 euros

Apprenticeship wages will be increased by 50 euros each on September 1, 2026, and September 1, 2028, for all years of apprenticeship:

Effective September 1, 2026

• 1st year of training: 825 euros
• 2nd year of training: 950 euros
• 3rd year of training: 1,050 euros 

Effective September 1, 2028

• 1st year of training: 875 euros
• Second year of training: 1,000 euros
• 3rd year of training: 1,100 euros

Collective bargaining agreements on wages and salaries may be terminated for the first time as of January 31, 2030; collective bargaining agreements on apprenticeship stipends may be terminated as of August 31, 2030.