Average Research Scientist Salary in Germany

Annual Base Salary - 57.258,00 €/year

The average annual salary of Research Scientist is 57.258,00 €

37.080,00 €
Low
57.258,00 €
Average
81.900,00 €
High

The starting salary of Research Scientist is between 31.518,00 € and 37.080,00 € whereas the maximum salary range is between 81.900,00 € and 94.185,00 €.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
31.518,00 €94.185,00 €
Average Hourly Pay - 16,80 €/hour

The average hourly pay of Research Scientist is 16,80 €.

10,90 €
Low
16,80 €
Average
47,52 €
High

The starting hourly rate is between 9,00 € and 10,90 € for Research Scientist whereas the maximum hourly wage is between 47,52 € and 55,00 €.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
9,00 €55,00 €
Bonus Range: Tooltip
1.080,00 € - 15.900,00 €
1.080,00 €
94.185,00 €
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
0,00 € - 1.070,00 €
0,00 €
94.185,00 €
  • Currency : EUR
  • Annual Salary : 57.258,00 €
  • Hourly Pay : 16,80 €
  • Weekly Pay : 1.069,00 €
  • Fortnightly Salary : 2.138,00 €
  • Monthly Salary : 4.633,00 €

Research Scientist Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Research Scientist. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Research Scientist compared to female. Their involvement is 61% while of female is only 39%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Research Scientist salary in Germany on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Research Scientist working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around 49.539,93 €.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of 6.710,36 € which would give a total wage of EUR56,250.29.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Research Scientist salary would increase again to a total of 61.915,35 €, adding 5.665,06 € from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of 72.686,99 €.

And finally, once the Research Scientist gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach 74.217,94 €.

Prominent Skills Affecting Research Scientist Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Research Scientist's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Research Scientist when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Research Scientist is C++ Programming Language which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 28% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in C++ Programming Language.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Project Management with 1%. It can be said that Project Management skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Research Scientist. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is 47.524,00 € whereas the highest earning is 72.145,00 € which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of 72.145,00 € at 26%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 17% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 3% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 6% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 25% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 26% more than the average salary.