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Softwareentwickler:in Salary

Also referred to as:

  • Softwareengineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Developer

Full-time gross salary

Based on 8.184 salaries

Ø 57.000 €

Average salary

41.100 €85.800 €

Ø 53.300 €

774 data points

Ø 57.400 €

6.720 data points

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What is the salary for a Softwareentwickler:in in Germany? On average, you can earn 57.000 € gross annually, based on 8.184 collected salary information from kununu users. This equals approximately 4.750 € per month (assuming 12 monthly payments). Salaries typically range between 41.100 € and 85.800 € annually. Did you know: Men earn 57.400 € and women 53.300 € yearly on average. Your actual income as a Softwareentwickler:in will depend on your industry, work experience, and location.

Salary for Softwareentwickler:in based on work experience and gender

The starting salary as a Softwareentwickler:in with less than 3 years of work experience averages 46.800 € gross per year. Generally, men start at 46.900 €, whereas women start at 46.000 €, corresponding to a salary difference of 2%.

After 10 years of work experience, the average salary for a Softwareentwickler:in is 71.900 € gross per year. The gender pay gap increases to 8%, with men earning 72.300 € and women earning 66.800 €.

6 out of 10 women are affected by the gender pay gap in this role. , whether you are affected and what you can do about it.

People Management and Salary

Histogram managerial responsibilities
  • without managerial responsibility
  • with managerial responsibility
  • At the start of your career as a Softwareentwickler:in (with less than 3 years of work experience), you can expect an average salary of around 46.700 € gross per year without managerial responsibilities, and 51.900 € with managerial responsibilities.


    After 10 years of work experience, your salary increases: An experienced Softwareentwickler:in without managerial responsibility earns an average of 71.000 €. With managerial responsibility, it is around 76.000 € gross per year.

    Possible jobs for your next career step

    The next career step as a Softwareentwickler:in with the highest salary is the position of Softwarearchitekt:in, with an average annual gross salary of 75.800 €. According to kununu statistics, when a Softwareentwickler:in changes careers, most of them 6.4% choose the position of Softwarearchitekt:in. The job with the most open positions, into which a Softwareentwickler:in frequently transitions, is the role of IT-Projektmanager:in. Currently, there are 4.212 open positions in this field.

    FAQ

    • • The average annual salary as a Softwareentwickler:in is 57.000 € gross.
      • With 12 salaries, this corresponds to a monthly gross salary of 4.750 €.
      • As a Softwareentwickler:in, you can earn on average a minimum of 41.100 € and a maximum of 85.800 € per year.
      • The majority of the salary data range between 50.040 € and 58.980 € gross per year.
    • The net salary as a Softwareentwickler:in in Germany depends on various factors, including

      Tax class
      •State
      • Social security contributions and
      • personal circumstances.
      On average, about 35-40% is deducted from the gross salary. This means that with a gross salary of 4.750 € per month, the net salary as Softwareentwickler:in is approximately between 2.850 € and 3.088 €.
      For an accurate calculation that takes into account your individual factors, we recommend using the kununu gross-to-net calculator.
    • According to our kununu salary data, as a Softwareentwickler:in with less than three years of experience, you can expect an average starting salary of 46.800 € gross per year. This corresponds to a monthly salary of 3.343 € (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • According to our kununu salary data, as a Softwareentwickler:in with 10 years of experience, you can expect an average salary of 71.900 € gross per year – this corresponds to approximately 5.136 € gross per month (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • Yes, in Germany there are salary differences between women and men as a Softwareentwickler:in. Women earn on average 53.300 € gross, while men earn 57.400 € gross per year. Women earn on average 7% less than men.
    • If you take on managerial responsibilities as a Softwareentwickler:in in Germany, your salary increases on average by 8%. This means an average annual salary of 64.050 € gross, while colleagues without managerial responsibilities earn an average of 59.600 € gross.
      Holding a leading position comes with significant benefits from the added responsibility.
    • Yes, currently you can find on kununu 121 open positions as a Softwareentwickler:in in Germany.
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