Working students in Essen currently earn a median of €1,303 per month, or about €15.05 per hour. The middle 50 percent of disclosed salaries runs from €1,299 to €1,559, based on 16 salary listings on workingstudentjobs.de, updated Aug 6, 2026.

Students in Essen follow the Germany-wide working-student rules. During lecture periods, the practical limit is usually 20 hours per week across all employers to keep the Werkstudentenprivileg; during semester breaks, full-time work is usually possible.

Companies currently hiring working students and interns in Essen include RWE, KPMG Deutschland, PwC Deutschland. The live listings on this page are refreshed from company career pages and ATS platforms, so the employer mix changes as new roles open and close.

German is not always required for working student jobs in Essen. Right now, 11 listings on this page are English-friendly, about 5% of the current city inventory. Use the language filter to switch between English-only, German, and all listings.