Can I post a link to my product or tool here?
No. The rule "Keine unerlaubte Werbung" requires you to contact the moderators via mod mail first and get approval before posting any advertisement or feedback request for a project.
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r/Gehalt rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Gehalt: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 18,944
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Career and salary communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Keine unerlaubte Werbung: Unerlaubte Werbung ist wie der Name sagt verboten. Wenn ihr Werbung oder Feedback für ein bestimmtes Projekt machen wollt meldet euch zuvor via Mod Mail!
- Keine Beleidigungen: Beleidigungen sind verboten. Bei hitzigen Diskussionen kommt es oftmals auf den Kontext und nicht den genauen Wortlaut an. Das Mod-Team behält sich vor als Beleidigung aufgefasste Kommentare zu entfernen.
- Versucht beim Thema zu bleiben!: Dieses Subreddit dreht sich um das Thema Gehalt und Karriere. Abschweifungen zu anderen Themen müssen immer im Gesamtkontext des Posts und des Subreddits stehen.
- Keine Low-Effort / Rage-bait Beiträge: Beiträge die gezielt darauf abzielen Empörung, Wut oder anderweitig negative Emotionen hervorzurufen um hohe Klickzahlen oder schlichtweg auf provokante Art und Weise Aufmerksamkeit zu generieren sind nicht gestattet. r/Gehalt ist ein Subreddit für sachliche und faktenorientierte Diskussionen. Hierunter fallen auch Low-Effort oder primär mittels KI generierte Beiträge welche keine Frage oder Diskussionsgrundlage aufbauend auf der durch KI gestellten These bieten.
Works well
- Share your own salary and role details, then ask the community whether your compensation seems fair for your region and experience level.
- Describe a specific salary negotiation situation you are facing and ask for advice on how to approach it.
- Ask a factual question about how a certain career change or certification tends to affect pay in your industry.
- Request mod mail approval before posting any tool, product, or project that is relevant to salary or career topics.
Avoid
- Posting any advertisement, project link, or feedback request without first getting permission through mod mail.
- Insulting other users, even in heated debates, since the mod team decides what counts as an insult based on context.
- Drifting away from salary and career topics in a way that does not fit the overall context of your post and the subreddit.
- Writing rage-bait posts designed to provoke outrage, anger, or negative emotions for clicks or attention.
- Posting low-effort content or raw AI-generated text that does not offer a clear question or discussion basis.
What r/Gehalt Is For
r/Gehalt is a German-language community where people compare their salaries with others and discuss salary negotiations, wages, and income. The rules make clear that the subreddit revolves around salary and career topics. Anyone who wants to talk about what they earn, how to negotiate pay, or how to think about compensation fits the audience. The community expects factual and discussion-oriented conversations, not provocation or vague posts.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule called "Keine unerlaubte Werbung" is the one that matters most for anyone doing marketing. It says unauthorized advertising is forbidden and that you must contact the moderators via mod mail before posting any advertisement or feedback request for a project. The rule "Keine Beleidigungen" matters because heated salary debates can turn personal, and the mod team reserves the right to remove anything they read as an insult based on context, not just exact words. The rule "Versucht beim Thema zu bleiben!" keeps everything tied to salary and career, so any wider topic must fit the overall context of your post and the subreddit. The rule "Keine Low-Effort / Rage-bait Beiträge" blocks posts designed to stir outrage or grab attention through provocation, and it also covers low-effort or primarily AI-generated content that does not offer a real question or discussion basis.
What To Post
A good post here is a factual, specific question or discussion about salary or career in a German workplace context. You might share your own salary situation and ask how others would approach a negotiation, or you might ask the community to compare compensation for a specific role and region. If you are a founder or marketer, the only safe way to mention your product is to first message the moderators via mod mail and get approval. Without that approval, your post should contain no promotional language at all. A useful, honest contribution that helps someone think through a salary question will earn far more trust than a subtle pitch.
What To Avoid
Do not post any advertisement, project link, or feedback request without first getting approval through mod mail. The rule "Keine unerlaubte Werbung" is explicit about this. Do not insult other users, even in heated debates, because the rule "Keine Beleidigungen" lets the mod team remove anything they consider insulting based on context. Do not drift far from salary and career topics, since the rule "Versucht beim Thema zu bleiben!" requires off-topic content to fit the overall context of the post and the subreddit. Do not write rage-bait or low-effort posts designed to provoke outrage or grab attention, and do not drop raw AI-generated text without a clear question or discussion basis, because the rule "Keine Low-Effort / Rage-bait Beiträge" covers all of that.
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Common questions about r/Gehalt
Can I use AI to help write my post?
Only if it provides a clear question or discussion basis tied to salary or career. The rule "Keine Low-Effort / Rage-bait Beiträge" removes AI-generated content that does not offer a real discussion foundation.
What topics are allowed besides salary?
The subreddit centers on salary comparison, salary negotiations, pay, and income. Career topics are accepted as long as they stay within the overall context of the post and the community.
What happens if a debate gets heated?
The rule "Keine Beleidigungen" bans insults, and the mod team may remove comments they interpret as insulting based on context rather than exact wording.