Bonn offers a rare combination of corporate headquarters and international organizations that hire working students for IT, communications, policy research, logistics, and digital transformation projects. Deutsche Telekom's global HQ alone employs hundreds of working students annually in software, data, and business roles. The city punches far above its size in terms of employer quality.

The University of Bonn is consistently ranked among Germany's top universities and is particularly strong in natural sciences, law, and economics. Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg adds applied programs in engineering and business. Students benefit from a city that combines serious professional environments with lower living costs than Germany's largest metros.

Salary data on this page is based on workingstudentjobs.de listings with disclosed pay. In Bonn, the current working-student median is €1,386 per month, equivalent to about €16.00 per hour, with the middle 50 percent of disclosed salaries between €1,299 - €1,386. The sample includes 33 salary listings and was refreshed on Aug 6, 2026. During the semester, working students in Germany generally stay within the 20-hour-per-week Werkstudentenprivileg rule; full-time work is usually possible during semester breaks.