Average Software Architect Salary in Germany

Annual Base Salary - 77.963,00 €/year

The average annual salary of Software Architect is 77.963,00 €

62.060,00 €
Low
77.963,00 €
Average
101.760,00 €
High

The starting salary of Software Architect is between 52.751,00 € and 62.060,00 € whereas the maximum salary range is between 101.760,00 € and 117.024,00 €.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
52.751,00 €117.024,00 €
Average Hourly Pay - 59,89 €/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Architect is 59,89 €.

21,20 €
Low
59,89 €
Average
86,90 €
High

The starting hourly rate is between 18,00 € and 21,20 € for Software Architect whereas the maximum hourly wage is between 86,90 € and 100,00 €.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
18,00 €100,00 €
Bonus Range: Tooltip
2.060,00 € - 30.450,00 €
2.060,00 €
117.024,00 €
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
314,00 € - 14.980,00 €
314,00 €
117.024,00 €
  • Currency : EUR
  • Annual Salary : 77.963,00 €
  • Hourly Pay : 59,89 €
  • Weekly Pay : 1.401,00 €
  • Fortnightly Salary : 2.802,00 €
  • Monthly Salary : 6.072,00 €

Software Architect Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software Architect. 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 Software Architect compared to female. Their involvement is 98% while of female is only 2%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Software Architect 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 Software Architect working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around 57.512,42 €.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of 11.307,07 € which would give a total wage of EUR68,819.49.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Architect salary would increase again to a total of 74.174,94 €, adding 5.355,45 € 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 80.214,54 €.

And finally, once the Software Architect gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach 96.927,87 €.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Architect Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Software Architect is Amazon Web Services (AWS) which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 26% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Python with 1%. It can be said that Python 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 Software Architect. 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 56.913,00 € whereas the highest earning is 96.674,00 € which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of 96.674,00 € at 24%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 27% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 9% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 4% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 3% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 24% more than the average salary.