The present invention relates to a compressor stage for a gas turbine, in particular, an aircraft engine, having a row of rotating blades (3) and a row of guide vanes (4), which is adjacent downstream, wherein the choke point σ and the aspect ratio ARax, which is defined by the quotient between average channel height (h) and average chord length (lax), satisfy the condition σ>−1.33×ARax+5.16.