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Applications Engineer Salary

Also referred to as:

  • Customizing Engineer

Full-time gross salary

Based on 540 salaries

Ø 69.900 €

Average salary

48.500 €103.900 €

Ø 63.800 €

46 data points

Ø 70.200 €

465 data points

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What is the salary for a Applications Engineer in Germany? On average, you can earn 69.900 € gross annually, based on 540 collected salary information from kununu users. This equals approximately 5.825 € per month (assuming 12 monthly payments). Salaries typically range between 48.500 € and 103.900 € annually. Did you know: Men earn 70.200 € and women 63.800 € yearly on average. Your actual income as a Applications Engineer will depend on your industry, work experience, and location.

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Salary for Applications Engineer based on work experience and gender

The starting salary as a Applications Engineer with less than 3 years of work experience averages 58.400 € gross per year. Generally, men start at 58.600 €, whereas women start at 56.500 €, corresponding to a salary difference of 4%.

After 10 years of work experience, the average salary for a Applications Engineer is 85.500 € gross per year. The gender pay gap increases to 3%, with men earning 85.700 € and women earning 83.200 €.

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.

Jobs for Applications Engineer

  • ABB AG Österreich logo
    ABB AG Österreich logo

    Application Engineer (m/w/d) Gebäudeautomation / KNX

    ABB AG Österreichvorgestern
    Heidelberg
    Full-time
    ABB AG Österreich logo
    ABB AG Österreich logo

    Field Application Engineer (m/w/d) Building Automation - Duisburg/Düsseldorf/Köln/Solingen/Leverkusen/Aachen

    ABB AG Österreichvorgestern
    Luedenscheid
    Full-time
    SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria logo
    SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria logo

    Experte Maximo Application Suite (m/w/d) auf Senior Level

    SPIE Germany Switzerland Austriavorgestern
    Weinheim, Aachen
    Full-time
    Instaffo GmbH logo
    Instaffo GmbH logo

    (Senior) Application Consultant (m/w/d)

    Instaffo GmbHvorgestern
    Mannheim
    Full-time
  • ABOUT YOU Group logo
    ABOUT YOU Group logo

    Application Security Engineer (all genders)

    ABOUT YOU Groupvor 3 Tagen
    Hamburg or Berlin, Germany
    Full-time
    Amadeus Fire AG logo
    Amadeus Fire AG logo

    Application Engineer Schwerpunkt SQL (m/w/d)

    Amadeus Fire AGvor 3 Tagen
    Braunschweig
    Full-time
    puntus GmbH logo
    puntus GmbH logo

    Senior Application Management Consultant (w/d/m) Java | Cloud | DevOps

    puntus GmbHvor 5 Tagen
    Möglingen (bei Stuttgart)
    Full-time
    Heimerle + Meule GmbH logo
    Heimerle + Meule GmbH logo

    Senior Application Manager - Business Applications / ITIL (m/w/d)

    Heimerle + Meule GmbHvor 6 Tagen
    Pforzheim
    Full-time
  • Possible jobs for your next career step

    The next career step as a Applications Engineer with the highest salary is the position of Ingenieur:in, with an average annual gross salary of 68.900 €. According to kununu statistics, when a Applications Engineer changes careers, most of them 21.5% choose the position of Software Engineer. The job with the most open positions, into which a Applications Engineer frequently transitions, is the role of IT-Supporter. Currently, there are 7.039 open positions in this field.

    FAQ

    • • The average annual salary as a Applications Engineer is 69.900 € gross.
      • With 12 salaries, this corresponds to a monthly gross salary of 5.825 €.
      • As a Applications Engineer, you can earn on average a minimum of 48.500 € and a maximum of 103.900 € per year.
      • The majority of the salary data range between 59.580 € and 70.660 € gross per year.
    • The net salary as a Applications Engineer 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 5.825 € per month, the net salary as Applications Engineer is approximately between 3.495 € and 3.786 €.
      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 Applications Engineer with less than three years of experience, you can expect an average starting salary of 58.400 € gross per year. This corresponds to a monthly salary of 4.867 € (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • According to our kununu salary data, as a Applications Engineer with 10 years of experience, you can expect an average salary of 85.500 € gross per year – this corresponds to approximately 7.125 € gross per month (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • According to our kununu salary data, you will earn the most as a Applications Engineer in these cities:

      These are the states where you can earn the most as a Applications Engineer:

      • Bayern: 73.400 €
      • Hessen: 72.100 €
      • Baden-Württemberg: 70.200 €
    • Yes, in Germany there are salary differences between women and men as a Applications Engineer. Women earn on average 63.800 € gross, while men earn 70.200 € gross per year. Women earn on average 9% less than men.
    • Yes, currently you can find on kununu 42 open positions as a Applications Engineer in Germany.
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