Living in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

In Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, unemployment is 4.9% (2024).

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer had 17,299 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Austria. For Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, the foreign population count was 3,497 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population17,299people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,113EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.5EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate4.9%country median 4.8% — 3% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime5,137incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 10.0 — 10% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustriaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesSaalfelden am Steinernen Meer highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90

Innsbruck€7.58

Salzburg€6.92

Graz€6.33

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Internet 100¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	9.9 EUR/month	30 Apr 2026	bob Flex 100GB⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.5 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	610.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context

Is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–51%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–64%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is 4.9%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 4.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	77.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,113 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Average net monthly salary	2,500 EUR/month	31 Mar 2025	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/saalfelden-am-steinernen-meer/¹⁸Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	4.9 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,738of €2,347 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,347
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €570
Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30	− €10
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,738

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	184.6 beds per 100,000	3 Aug 2026	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents184.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

Police recorded about 5,137 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,137 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	SZG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For migrants and newcomers.

GermanIn Person, Online

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ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn PersonSubsidised

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustriaAnnual PM2.5 in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2023	European Environment Agency⁸Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.34 · Feb 14.27 · Mar 20.84 · Apr 24.29 · May 28.78 · Jun 32.37 · Jul 37.01 · Aug 35.38 · Sep 26.25 · Oct 25.75 · Nov 18.98 · Dec 8.91 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.72 · Feb -24.53 · Mar -27.14 · Apr -12.56 · May -5.3 · Jun -0.72 · Jul 1.65 · Aug 0.33 · Sep -6.04 · Oct -12.77 · Nov -18.68 · Dec -25.5 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.8 · Feb -3.93 · Mar 0.11 · Apr 5.19 · May 9.56 · Jun 13.66 · Jul 15.28 · Aug 15.01 · Sep 10.48 · Oct 6.49 · Nov 1.35 · Dec -3.15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2015–2023

8.7

10.2

11.8

13.3

9.020152017201920212023

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.8% between 2015 and 2023, from 13.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The published population was 17,299 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport79.8%
Foreign residents20.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	118.5 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	19.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	3,497 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	146 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁹Official
Population	17,299 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	17,360	100.0%
Austria	13,859	79.8%
Non-Austria	3,501	20.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,888	10.9%
EU Member States (26)	1,832	10.6%
Third countries	1,613	9.3%
Europe including Türkiye	1,122	6.5%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	919	5.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	913	5.3%
Germany	706	4.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	651	3.8%
Asia	363	2.1%
Hungary	363	2.1%
Türkiye	183	1.1%
Croatia	170	1.0%
Syria	162	0.9%
Romania	105	0.6%
Serbia	101	0.6%
Ukraine	69	0.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	56	0.3%
Africa	52	0.3%
America	50	0.3%
Latin America	37	0.2%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	18	0.1%
North America	13	0.1%
Oceania	8	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	17,360	100.0%
Austria	13,863	79.9%
Non-Austria	3,497	20.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	2,124	12.2%
EU Member States (26)	2,093	12.1%
Third countries	1,373	7.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	1,269	7.3%
Europe including Türkiye	955	5.5%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	824	4.7%
Germany	610	3.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	478	2.8%
Hungary	451	2.6%
Croatia	406	2.3%
Asia	356	2.1%
Türkiye	242	1.4%
Syria	178	1.0%
Romania	101	0.6%
Serbia	90	0.5%
Ukraine	64	0.4%
Africa	31	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	31	0.2%
America	25	0.1%
Latin America	18	0.1%
North America	7	0.0%
Oceania	3	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	7,749 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Salzburg as a Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer alternative in the same region

44 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,150.4 Salzburg vs 184.6 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer+523%
Residents: 157,659 Salzburg vs 17,299 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer+811%
Rent: €6.92/m² (2005) Salzburg vs €9.50/m² (2025) Saalfelden am Steinernen Meerno percentage
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Salzburg vs 42.0 km Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer−93%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,663 Salzburg vs 5,137 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meerno percentage
Unemployment: 5.6% Salzburg vs 4.9% Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer+14%
Median gross pay, region: €3,113 Salzburg vs €3,113 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meersame level

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Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 142 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,550.1 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 184.6 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer+740%
Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 17,299 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer+508%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €9.50/m² Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer−38%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 4.9% Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer+49%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 42.0 km Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer−93%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 5,137 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meerno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €3,113 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer+5%

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Cities near Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Schönau am Königssee Germany · 21.0 km away

Rent: 7.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Stockerau17,210 residents Hohenems17,432 residents Braunau am Inn17,604 residents Tulln an der Donau16,951 residents Telfs16,439 residents Ansfelden18,271 residents

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Übergangsstufen (transition classes for pupils with insufficient German). How to enrol a child (bmbwf.gv.at).

A country-wide rule for Austria; Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The published population was 17,299 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

What is the unemployment rate in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The median gross salary is 3,113 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer a good place to live?

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

Zell am See, Schönau am Königssee are near Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Population total live in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,360 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9c9552b4b3d21c89f9c69653495e51f8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/saalfelden-am-steinernen-meer/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria: population, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9c9552b4b3d21c89f9c69653495e51f8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/saalfelden-am-steinernen-meer/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
Destatis Zensus 2022 — Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen Destatis Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-08-30
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/at/saalfelden-am-steinernen-meer/ Numbeo city cost-of-living page · de.numbeo.com · checked 2026-09-05
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