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Programmierer:in Salary

Also referred to as:

  • Softwareengineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Developer

Full-time gross salary

Based on 2.113 salaries

Ø 100.500 CHF

Average salary

73.700 CHF152.600 CHF

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What is the salary for a Programmierer:in in Germany? On average, you can earn 100.500 CHF gross annually, based on 2.113 collected salary information from kununu users. This equals approximately 8.375 CHF per month (assuming 12 monthly payments). Salaries typically range between 73.700 CHF and 152.600 CHF annually. Your actual income as a Programmierer:in will depend on your industry, work experience, and location.

Programmierer:in Salary according to work experience

The starting salary as a Programmierer:in with less than 3 years of professional experience is on average 82.200 CHF gross per year.

After 10 years of professional experience, Programmierer:in professionals earn on average 82.200 CHF gross per year.

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  • At the start of your career as a Programmierer:in (with less than 3 years of work experience), you can expect an average salary of around 82.300 CHF gross per year without managerial responsibilities, and 90.000 CHF with managerial responsibilities.


    After 10 years of work experience, your salary increases: An experienced Programmierer:in without managerial responsibility earns an average of 118.000 CHF. With managerial responsibility, it is around 124.400 CHF gross per year.

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  • FAQ

    • • The average annual salary as a Programmierer:in is 100.500 CHF gross.
      • With 12 salaries, this corresponds to a monthly gross salary of 8.375 CHF.
      • As a Programmierer:in, you can earn on average a minimum of 73.700 CHF and a maximum of 152.600 CHF per year.
      • The majority of the salary data range between 89.480 CHF and 105.260 CHF gross per year.
    • The net salary as a Programmierer: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 8.375 CHF per month, the net salary as Programmierer:in is approximately between 5.025 CHF and 5.444 CHF.
      For an accurate calculation that takes into account your individual factors, we recommend using the kununu gross-to-net calculator.
    • If you take on managerial responsibilities as a Programmierer:in in Germany, your salary increases on average by 6%. This means an average annual salary of 106.550 CHF gross, while colleagues without managerial responsibilities earn an average of 100.750 CHF gross.
      Holding a leading position comes with significant benefits from the added responsibility.
    • Yes, currently you can find on kununu 55 open positions as a Programmierer:in in Germany.
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