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The changes in the wage gap have recently been similar in western and eastern Germany. The earnings gap fell in both the West and the East. Nevertheless, the wage gap in the West remains significantly larger than in the East: In April 2023, higher earners in West Germany received 3.04 times the gross hourly earnings of low earners, while those in East Germany earned 2.49 times. In April 2022, the earnings gap in the west was 3.34 and in the east it was 2.8, according to the Federal Statistical Office.