The average monthly gross income of households in Germany amounted to 4,979 euros in 2021, according to results of the continuous household budget surveys. Earnings from employment (63%) were the main source of income. An average amount of 3,136 euros per month was received from dependent employment or self-employment.
Households received slightly more than 23%, or an average 1,155 euros per month, in public transfer payments like pensions of the statutory pension insurance scheme, state pensions, children's allowance/supplementary children's allowance, parental allowance, unemployment benefit I--Roman one and II-Roman two, and social benefit. Property income (434 euros) accounted for just under 9% of gross household income. Income from non-public transfer payments - such as company pensions and assistance for households - and from subletting (253 euros) accounted for a small share of just over 5%.
These and further results of the continuous household budget surveys 2021 are available in the tables on income, receipts, expenditure.