Pay grades Ä 1 – Ä 4
- Ä 1 – Assistenzarzt / Resident doctor
- Ä 2 – Facharzt / Specialist
- Ä 3 – Oberarzt / Senior physician
- Ä 4 – Leitender Oberarzt / Chief senior physician (leading functions)
Heads of department (Chefärzte) are usually covered by individual contracts rather than TV-Ärzte.