Software Engineer Salary in Germany during 2025

💰 The median Software Engineer Salary in Germany during 2025 is USD 79,473

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Salary details

The average Software Engineer salary lies between USD 63,157 and USD 80,000 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
8
Top 10%
$ 128,000
Top 25%
$ 80,000
Median
$ 79,473
Bottom 25%
$ 63,157
Bottom 10%
$ 52,631

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 | 7412 jobs Engineering | 7411 jobs Machine Learning | 6124 jobs Computer Science | 5243 jobs Architecture | 4111 jobs AWS | 3737 jobs Testing | 3481 jobs Java | 3240 jobs Security | 3231 jobs Pipelines | 3015 jobs APIs | 2995 jobs Kubernetes | 2560 jobs SQL | 2400 jobs Agile | 2313 jobs Research | 2298 jobs Azure | 2238 jobs CI/CD | 2229 jobs GCP | 2106 jobs LLMs | 2080 jobs Docker | 2046 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 | 6709 jobs Health care | 3830 jobs Equity / stock options | 3321 jobs Competitive pay | 2459 jobs Startup environment | 2395 jobs Flex hours | 2299 jobs Salary bonus | 2131 jobs Insurance | 1858 jobs Flex vacation | 1782 jobs Medical leave | 1773 jobs Parental leave | 1694 jobs Team events | 1441 jobs 401(k) matching | 1175 jobs Wellness | 1136 jobs Relocation support | 568 jobs Transparency | 459 jobs Home office stipend | 395 jobs Fertility benefits | 379 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 336 jobs Conferences | 279 jobs

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