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 Engineering, Python 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:

Engineering | 7731 jobs Python | 7725 jobs Machine Learning | 6373 jobs Computer Science | 5447 jobs Architecture | 4308 jobs AWS | 3914 jobs Testing | 3643 jobs Security | 3387 jobs Java | 3376 jobs Pipelines | 3178 jobs APIs | 3123 jobs Kubernetes | 2677 jobs SQL | 2503 jobs Agile | 2404 jobs Research | 2398 jobs Azure | 2363 jobs CI/CD | 2349 jobs GCP | 2202 jobs LLMs | 2176 jobs Docker | 2166 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 | 6985 jobs Health care | 4009 jobs Equity / stock options | 3451 jobs Competitive pay | 2563 jobs Startup environment | 2505 jobs Flex hours | 2402 jobs Salary bonus | 2206 jobs Insurance | 1966 jobs Medical leave | 1862 jobs Flex vacation | 1859 jobs Parental leave | 1768 jobs Team events | 1492 jobs 401(k) matching | 1229 jobs Wellness | 1189 jobs Relocation support | 606 jobs Transparency | 472 jobs Home office stipend | 404 jobs Fertility benefits | 400 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 343 jobs Conferences | 287 jobs

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