Software Engineer Salary in Germany during 2025

💰 The median Software Engineer Salary in Germany during 2025 is USD 80,000

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Salary details

The average Software Engineer salary lies between USD 78,947 and USD 128,000 in Germany. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Software Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
Germany
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 128,000
Top 25%
$ 128,000
Median
$ 80,000
Bottom 25%
$ 78,947
Bottom 10%
$ 73,684

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Software Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 3529 jobs Engineering | 3478 jobs Machine Learning | 2897 jobs Computer Science | 2549 jobs Architecture | 1886 jobs AWS | 1724 jobs Java | 1596 jobs Testing | 1589 jobs Security | 1464 jobs Pipelines | 1348 jobs APIs | 1338 jobs Kubernetes | 1180 jobs SQL | 1150 jobs Research | 1098 jobs Agile | 1038 jobs Azure | 1024 jobs CI/CD | 964 jobs LLMs | 945 jobs GCP | 929 jobs Docker | 905 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 3205 jobs Health care | 1886 jobs Equity / stock options | 1636 jobs Competitive pay | 1181 jobs Startup environment | 1173 jobs Flex hours | 1104 jobs Salary bonus | 1015 jobs Insurance | 899 jobs Medical leave | 892 jobs Flex vacation | 852 jobs Parental leave | 811 jobs Team events | 684 jobs Wellness | 603 jobs 401(k) matching | 577 jobs Relocation support | 303 jobs Fertility benefits | 225 jobs Transparency | 208 jobs Home office stipend | 180 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 164 jobs Conferences | 135 jobs

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