Study on the economic situation of the German music industry
The majority of professional musicians in Germany do not only pursue their musical and artistic activities: Only 30 percent live exclusively from music - this is the result of a representative survey by the German Music Information Center (miz).
Almost half of those working in the German music industry also work in music education and just under a third in non-musical activities in order to earn a living. The average monthly net income is 2,660 euros, although one fifth earn less than 1,500 euros. The study was carried out on behalf of the miz on the basis of a nationwide, cross-genre survey by the Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach (IfD).
While employees have an above-average monthly net income of €2940, freelancers earn significantly less at €2460 and a higher proportion of their income comes from non-musical activities. Gender-specific differences are also clear: on average, women earn 24 percent less than their male colleagues. Even if they are the main earner in a household, the gender pay gap is still 20 percent, according to the German Music Council's press release.
More info: https://miz.org/de/fokus/berufsmusikstudie
