How much does an assembly supervisor earn?
Assembly supervisors (Montageleiter) run assembly and commissioning projects: they lead teams, plan workflows and deadlines, check quality and enforce health and safety – on construction sites, in plant engineering or production. Entry is typically via dual vocational training (e.g. plant mechanic, mechatronics technician, metalworker) plus experience as a foreperson. Gross pay depends on region, collective agreements, project size and leadership responsibility. As a guide, practising assembly supervisors in Germany in 2026 often earn about €4,100–€5,000 gross per month; in the preceding dual apprenticeship around €1,020–€1,360 is typical.
Salary by region (gross/month)
Guide figures as of 2026. The apprenticeship column means the dual vocational training before promotion (e.g. plant mechanic, mechatronics technician, metalworker); qualified means practising assembly supervisors. Actual pay depends on collective agreements, employer, region, project size, travel/away work and experience and is not a guarantee.
Further training options
Job and everyday work
An assembly supervisor combines technical and leadership responsibility: planning assembly sequences, assigning teams and securing quality and safety on site. The day shifts between site or workshop coordination, alignment with site management and design, and documentation – often under deadline pressure and with changing work locations.
- Plan and control the assembly sequence, deadlines and staffing on site or in the workshop.
- Lead assembly and commissioning teams, assign tasks and check quality and fit.
- Implement drawings, bills of materials and assembly instructions; document progress and deviations.
- Coordinate with site management, design, logistics and customers; organise materials, lifting gear and deliveries.
- Enforce health and safety, PPE and clearances – from scaffolding and loads to de-energised areas.
- Prioritise faults, bottlenecks and rework; prepare acceptance and handover to operations or the client.
