7 Working Student & Intern Jobs in Mainz

Mainz offers unusual depth in two distinct sectors: media and life sciences. ZDF employs working students in broadcast, digital media, and communications. BioNTech and the Rhine-Main pharma cluster (Boehringer Ingelheim, AbbVie) create demand for students in biotech, clinical research, regulatory affairs, and scientific communications.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is one of Germany's larger research universities, with particular strength in medicine, chemistry, and social sciences. The city's position on the Rhine — adjacent to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden — gives students access to the broader Rhine-Main job market while Mainz itself maintains a distinct university-city feel.

Salary data on this page is based on workingstudentjobs.de listings with disclosed pay. In Mainz, the current working-student median is €1,714 per month, equivalent to about €19.79 per hour, with the middle 50 percent of disclosed salaries between €1,559 - €1,782. The sample includes 4 salary listings and was refreshed on Jun 10, 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.