Average Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer Salary in Germany

Annual Base Salary - 52.315,00 €/year

The average annual salary of Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer is 52.315,00 €

37.440,00 €
Low
52.315,00 €
Average
71.940,00 €
High

The starting salary of Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer is between 31.824,00 € and 37.440,00 € whereas the maximum salary range is between 71.940,00 € and 82.731,00 €.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
31.824,00 €82.731,00 €
Average Hourly Pay - 21,06 €/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer is 21,06 €.

10,30 €
Low
21,06 €
Average
47,96 €
High

The starting hourly rate is between 9,00 € and 10,30 € for Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between 47,96 € and 55,00 €.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
9,00 €55,00 €
Bonus Range: Tooltip
1.015,00 € - 10.400,00 €
1.015,00 €
82.731,00 €
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
1,00 € - 38.880,00 €
1,00 €
82.731,00 €
  • Currency : EUR
  • Annual Salary : 52.315,00 €
  • Hourly Pay : 21,06 €
  • Weekly Pay : 977,00 €
  • Fortnightly Salary : 1.954,00 €
  • Monthly Salary : 4.233,00 €

Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer. 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 / Developer / Programmer compared to female. Their involvement is 76% while of female is only 24%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer 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 / Developer / Programmer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around 47.175,45 €.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of 4.386,71 € which would give a total wage of EUR51,562.16.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer salary would increase again to a total of 57.968,79 €, adding 6.406,63 € 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 64.471,91 €.

And finally, once the Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach 69.875,00 €.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer is Scala which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 19% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Scala.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Machine Learning with 5%. It can be said that Machine Learning 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 / Developer / Programmer. 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 46.037,00 € whereas the highest earning is 68.010,00 € which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of 68.010,00 € at 30%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 12% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 2% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 10% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 21% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 30% more than the average salary.