Metal and Electrical Industry Now 3.1 percent more pay in the metal and electrical industries

With the April paycheck, employees in the metal and electrical industry will receive a 3.1 percent pay increase. This is already the second pay increase for employees in 2026:In February, the Collective Bargaining Supplement B (T-ZUG B or supplementary payment)rose from 18.5 to 26.5 percent—an increase from around 600 to around 900 euros, paid out once a year. 

Both increases are part of the collective bargaining agreement that IG Metall secured at the end of 2024 through warning strikes . Monthly wages had already been raised by 2 percent in April 2025.

As a result of the further increase in monthly wages and apprenticeship stipends, other annual special payments under the collective bargaining agreement—such as vacation pay, Christmas bonuses, T-ZUG A, and T-Geld—which are linked as a percentage to the monthly wage under the collective bargaining agreement, will also rise.

Next Round of Collective Bargaining Begins – IG Metall Surveys Employees

Collective bargaining negotiations for the metal and electrical industries will resume in October. The economic conditions surrounding the collective bargaining process are challenging. Numerous companies are in crisis, downsizing, relocating, or closing. Here, IG Metall is securing jobs through various collective bargaining provisions, such as reducing working hours. However, there are still companies that are making high profits and distributing billions in dividends.

The debate over demands for the collective bargaining round has already begun. From May through August, IG Metall is surveying workers at 3,200 companies: How are things going at your workplace? What issues are important to you? What demands do you consider reasonable? And will you join us in working together to push through our demands?

The more of us who get involved, become members of IG Metall, and fight together, the more we can achieve as a united force.
 

Legal entitlement applies only to IG Metall members

Please note: Only IG Metall members have a legal right to collective bargaining agreements and the working conditions and wages agreed upon therein.

The fact that employers still pay collective bargaining wages to non-members is primarily because they want to prevent everyone from joining IG Metall, which would allow IG Metall to secure even better collective bargaining agreements.

How much am I entitled to? Wage tables provide the information