And the public broadcasters have their own contracts. Here’s the one for WDR, the biggest ARD unit: https://wdr.verdi.de/++file++5657188a7713b86a6f000258/downlo

And the public broadcasters have their own contracts. Here’s the one for WDR, the biggest ARD unit: https://wdr.verdi.de/++file++5657188a7713b86a6f000258/download/Verguetungstarifvertrag_WDR.pdf https://wdr.verdi.de/++file++5657188a7713b86a6f000258/downlo... Camera operators are group 5 and make between 3600 and 5100 Euro. (There are higher level position they can achieve up to 1. camera operator, which tops out at 7000€)