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EU Blue Card salary threshold check

Enter your gross annual salary and see which 2026 Blue Card threshold applies to you, and whether your salary reaches it.

Gross, per year, before tax and social contributions.

Threshold that applies

€50.700

General threshold for 2026, gross per year.

Enter a gross annual salary to compare it with this threshold.

Both amounts are set annually by the Federal Government and change from year to year. These are the 2026 figures — check the figure for the year you apply in. The salary threshold is one condition among several, and the authority decides each case.

Read more

Blue Card guideConditions, documents, the application and what changes after you arrive.

What this salary check does

It compares the gross annual salary you enter with the current shared Blue Card threshold selected in the calculator. Meeting that salary line alone does not establish eligibility.

How to use it

  1. Enter the gross annual salary stated in the job offer or contract.
  2. Select the reduced-threshold option only when the displayed category applies.
  3. Review whether the salary meets the selected line and any shortfall shown.
  4. Confirm the current threshold and all other Blue Card requirements with the official source.

Where the threshold comes from

The tool reads its threshold from the project's shared figures and points to the same official source used by the Blue Card guide: Make it in Germany

For the other requirements and annual-change context, read our EU Blue Card guide

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