A study took a closer look at the startup job market and discovered discrimination against women.
One in seven startup vacancies (141,448 jobs) is located in Munich. Munich ranks second in Germany, behind Berlin (371,448 jobs) and ahead of Hamburg (71,448 jobs). Overall, startups in Germany advertised 47,319 vacancies. This is the result of a recent study by JobliftFor the study, the job metasearch engine analyzed approximately 32 million online job postings from the past twelve months in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands. An online survey of approximately 500 startup employees also contributed to the study.
German startups pay the best
German startup employees earn the most among all four countries surveyed, averaging €41,510. Their Dutch colleagues rank last in the salary ranking, earning €34,190. The average German wage is nevertheless significantly lower than the median salary of all employees in Germany. However, this is certainly also due to the younger average age of startup employees compared to all employees combined. In terms of weekly working hours, German startups are in the middle range at 45 hours. In the United Kingdom, startup employees work a full four hours more per week.
Gender pay gap and sexist discrimination also in startups
Unequal pay between women and men is also evident in startup companies: Women in German startups earn around a tenth less than their male colleagues. In the other countries studied, this inequality is even more pronounced: In the UK, it is around a quarter, and in the Netherlands and France, it is even around a third.
Although the proportion of female managers in German start-ups is a proud 47% — and thus ranks first in a country comparison — the study shows that problems with sexist discrimination in start-ups also exist beyond salary: 13% of respondents have been affected themselves, more than in any other country.
