Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Kreisfreie Stadt » Salzgitter Population 104 970 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 224,48 km² Average land price (in district) 205,76 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 1 570 ha Residential building area 1 680 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 462 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 440 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 540 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 9,9 % Labour - total 49 170 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 12 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 63 % Labour - helper 14 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 7 156 €/month Gross salary - specialist 6 050 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 4 648 €/month Gross salary - helper 3 431 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Salzgitter-Lebenstedt-Süd (A39) Nearby motorways A39 Airport Airport (distance) 55 km Name of airport Flughafen Hannover Port Port (distance) 7 km Name of port Hafen Salzgitter Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Salzgitter Stichkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 8 km Name of freight village GVZ Salzgitter Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website