Uni-KV 2026 and 2027

How much salaries under the Uni-KV (also: universities agreement) rise in 2027, what is left of it after tax and whether the rounds since 2017 kept up with inflation. With the 2026 salary table and minimum salaries, every raise against inflation over the reference period and the net effect on your salary, for employees of the public universities (here: scientific and artistic staff) in Austria.

Your net pay 2026 and 2027

+€46.08 vs. 2026
€3,030.00
per month from 1 January 2027 · agreed
€2,983.92
per month since 1 January 2026
Net 67.65% SI 18.14% Income tax 14.20%
Net raise
1.54%
net 2027 ÷ net 2026
Deductions on the raise
51.00%
SI + wage tax ÷ gross raise

2026 and 2027 compared

Value20262027
Min. salaries
+1.65%+1.32%
Actual salaries
+1.65%+1.30%
Inflation
3.37%3.14%
Your gross €4,541.00€4,600.00
per year €63,574.00€64,400.00
Your net €2,983.92€3,030.00
per year €42,924.04€43,568.99
Purchasing power
−1.80%−1.03%

Raise compared with inflation

Minimum salaries (avg. of all steps)
Actual salaries
Inflation, reference period

Main employment

€

2028 round

  1. 2028 deal, forecast≈ +1.80%
    range 0.80% to 3.50%, from inflation and the last 3 rounds · would apply from 1 January 2028
  2. Talks begin
    around November 2027
  3. Inflation over the reference periodØ 2.66%
    December 2026 – November 2027 · 12 months forecast
  4. 2027 agreement
    agreed on 9 December 2025 · applies from 1 January 2027
    Minimum salaries+1.30%
    Actual salaries+1.30%
    minimum salaries at least €60, actual salaries at least €60

The 2026/2027 deal runs to the end of 2027; for 2028 no demand, offer or date has been published yet (as of 8 Nov 2026). Recent rounds were negotiated in November and December.

Your grade in the agreement

B 1 (university assistants, senior scientists, postdocs)per month
Minimum 2026€4,476.50
per year€62,671.00
Minimum 2027€4,536.50
Your gross€4,541.00
Above the minimum+€64.50 (+1.44%)
Above the minimum 2027+€63.50 (+1.40%)
Next step: after a further 8 y or with a doctorate (postdoc)+€537.80
Next group: A 2 (associate professors, tenure track)+€618.90

What the Uni-KV covers

The Uni-KV (Kollektivvertrag für die ArbeitnehmerInnen der Universitäten) covers employees of the public universities (here: scientific and artistic staff). It is negotiated between Dachverband der Universitäten and Gewerkschaft Öffentlicher Dienst (GÖD). It sets a minimum salary for 3 groups with up to 12 steps, currently from €3,776 to €9,245 gross a month. It is paid 14 times a year: the holiday pay and Christmas pay are set by the agreement and taxed at a preferential rate.

It is renegotiated every year, usually from November; the raise applies from 1 January. The starting point is inflation over the reference period, last time December 2024 – November 2025 at 3.37%. The union makes a demand, the employers an offer, and the deal lands in between. It usually has two figures: the minimum raise for the salary table and the actual raise for the salary you really get, also with an over-payment.

What is left of a raise after tax depends on your salary: each extra euro carries social insurance and wage tax at your marginal rate, so net pay usually grows a little less, in percent, than gross. Whether a deal is enough shows in purchasing power: since 2018 actual salaries under the Uni-KV rose by 40.06%, prices over the reference periods by 41.60%.

Actual salaries
Inflation, reference period

Uni-KV: pay and prices since 2017. How much salaries have risen in total since 2017 (each actual raise on top of the last, +40.06% so far), against inflation over the reference periods (+41.60%, 2027 partly forecast). Where the solid line is on top, salaries gained purchasing power.

Minimum salaries, white-collar, from 1 January 2026

Group
Entry pay
with a doctorate or PhD
after meeting the qualification agreement
after 3 y
after 6 y (positive evaluation)
after a further 8 y or with a doctorate (postdoc)
after a further 8 y
after a further 8 y
after a further 8 y (since 2025)
after 12 y
after 18 y
after 24 y
A 1 (full professors)
€6,713.30
€7,350.60
€7,982.00
€8,613.20
€9,244.70
A 2 (associate professors, tenure track)
€5,095.40
€5,904.00
€6,389.50
€7,035.10
€7,666.40
€8,297.80
€8,928.80
B 1 (university assistants, senior scientists, postdocs)
€3,776.10
€4,476.50
€5,014.30
€5,540.50
€6,068.10
€6,595.70

Pay scheme for scientific and artistic university staff (§ 49): monthly gross for full time, paid 14 times a year. A 1 and A 2 rise after 6, 12, 18 and 24 years with a positive evaluation, A 2 also with a doctorate and after meeting the qualification agreement; B 1 rises after 3 years and then every eight years (with a doctorate straight to step b). Each step is the pay itself, not cumulative. Not included: B 2 (lecturers, per teaching hour), C (student staff), the scheme for general university staff (§ 54) and allowances.

Agreements since 2017

Year
From
Minimum salaries
Actual salaries
Inflation in period
2028
1 January 2028
Next round from 1 January 2028
2.66%*
2027
1 January 2027
+1.30%, at least €60
+1.30%, at least €60
3.14%*
2026
1 January 2026
+1.65%, at least €60
+1.65%, at least €60
3.37%
2025
1 February 2025
+3.80%, at least €100
+3.80%, at least €100
2.94%
2024
1 February 2024
+9.20%
+9.20%
7.88%
2023
1 February 2023
+7.15%, at least €170
+7.15%, at least €170
8.53%
2022
1 February 2022
+2.93%, at most €116
+2.93%, at most €116
2.77%
2021
1 February 2021
+1.45%
+1.45%
1.45%
2020
1 February 2020
+2.25%, at least €55
+2.25%, at least €55
1.51%
2019
1 February 2019
+2.50%, at least €60, at most €130
+2.50%, at least €60, at most €130
1.98%
2018
1 February 2018
+2.33%
+2.33%
2.10%
2017
1 January 2017
+1.00%, at least €34.50
+1.00%, at least €34.50
0.86%

Related agreements

Branch
2026
Inflation
2027
History
Beamten-KV
+3.30%
3.01%
+1.00%agreed to 2028
Sozialversicherungs-KV
+2.08%
3.19%
≈ +3.00%forecast
Handels-KV
+2.55%
3.01%
≈ +2.70%in talks
Metaller-KV
+1.90% (2027)
3.26%
≈ +2.10% (2028)forecast
IT-KV
+2.75%
3.52%
≈ +2.90%in talks

Frequently asked questions

Agreed: minimum salaries +1.30%, at least €60, actual salaries +1.30%, at least €60, from 1 January 2027.
Our forecast: minimum salaries about +1.90% (range 0.80% to 3.80%), actual salaries about +1.80%. It starts from inflation over the reference period December 2026 – November 2027 (2.66%, partly a WIFO forecast) and adds how far above or below inflation the branch settled in its last 3 rounds.
Under the salary table from 1 January 2026, between €3,776.10 (B 1, university assistants, senior scientists, postdocs, Entry pay) and €9,244.70 (A 1, full professors, after 24 y) gross a month, paid 14 times a year. It is a floor: your employer may pay more (over-payment), never less.
Talks usually start in November; the new salaries apply from 1 January. The round is negotiated against inflation over the reference period, the twelve months before it (last time December 2024 – November 2025: 3.37%).
The minimum raise lifts the salary table, the floor per group and step. The actual raise applies to the salary really paid, even above the minimum. Where it is lower than the minimum raise, the over-payment shrinks; your salary may never fall below the new minimum.
Yes. The minimum salary applies in proportion to your hours: at 20 of 40 weekly hours, half of it. The raise in percent is the same as for full-time.
Yes. Holiday and Christmas pay follow the monthly salary in force when they are paid. So you get a raise 14 times a year, and both special payments stay taxed at the preferential rate up to the annual sixth.
Then your employer has to top you up to the new minimum of your group and step from the effective date. Check your grade with the table on this page. You can claim shortfalls back, but many agreements set short deadlines for that, so talk to your works council, union or the Chamber of Labour early.
From 2018 to 2027 actual salaries rose by 40.06% in total, inflation over the reference periods by 41.60% (2027 partly forecast). In 7 of 10 years the raise matched or beat inflation. Over the whole period the rounds fell short of inflation.
  • Table, 2026–2027 · Dachverband der Universitäten / GÖD: 21. Nachtrag vom 9. Dezember 2025 zum Uni-KV (§ 49 ab 1.1.2026 und 1.1.2027, § 81 Abs. 28 und 29), via Betriebsrat Universität Innsbruck
  • 2028 · ZA I: Kollektivvertrag (Archiv aller Uni-KV-Fassungen und Nachträge; neuester Eintrag 21. Nachtrag 2025)
  • 2017–2025 · Kollektivvertrag für die ArbeitnehmerInnen der Universitäten 2026 (mit § 81 Änderungen, Abs. 14–29: alle Gehaltserhöhungen seit 2017), via Ärztekammer Steiermark