Average Software Engineer with C++ Programming Language Skills Salary in Germany

Annual Base Salary - 58.495,00 €/year

The average annual salary of Software Engineer is 58.495,00 €

41.200,00 €
Low
58.495,00 €
Average
78.110,00 €
High

The starting salary of Software Engineer is between 35.020,00 € and 41.200,00 € whereas the maximum salary range is between 78.110,00 € and 89.827,00 €.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
35.020,00 €89.827,00 €
Average Hourly Pay - 37,98 €/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Engineer is 37,98 €.

19,76 €
Low
37,98 €
Average
57,24 €
High

The starting hourly rate is between 17,00 € and 19,76 € for Software Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between 57,24 € and 66,00 €.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
17,00 €66,00 €
Bonus Range: Tooltip
1.073,00 € - 10.400,00 €
1.073,00 €
89.827,00 €
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
48,00 € - 19.260,00 €
48,00 €
89.827,00 €
  • Currency : EUR
  • Annual Salary : 58.495,00 €
  • Hourly Pay : 37,98 €
  • Weekly Pay : 1.082,00 €
  • Fortnightly Salary : 2.163,00 €
  • Monthly Salary : 4.687,00 €

Software Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software Engineer. 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 Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 90% while of female is only 10%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Software Engineer 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 Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around 52.945,92 €.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of 3.327,46 € which would give a total wage of EUR56,273.38.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer salary would increase again to a total of 63.840,48 €, adding 7.567,10 € 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 65.509,22 €.

And finally, once the Software Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach 70.850,00 €.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Engineer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Software Engineer is Kernel Development 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 Kernel Development.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Algorithm Development with 7%. It can be said that Algorithm Development 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 Engineer. 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 50.891,00 € whereas the highest earning is 68.439,00 € which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of 68.439,00 € at 17%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 13% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 3% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 7% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 10% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 17% more than the average salary.