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Leiter:in SAP Salary

Also referred to as:

  • Head SAP
  • Head of SAP
  • Leiter SAP

Full-time gross salary

Based on 149 salaries

Ø 104.200 €

Average salary

71.000 €173.000 €

Last time recalculated on 26. Februar 2026

What is the salary for a Leiter:in SAP in Germany? On average, you can earn 104.200 € gross annually, based on 149 collected salary information from kununu users. This equals approximately 8.683 € per month (assuming 12 monthly payments). Salaries typically range between 71.000 € and 173.000 € annually. Your actual income as a Leiter:in SAP will depend on your industry, work experience, and location.

Use the Gross-to-net calculator to easily calculate your net salary.

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Leiter:in SAP Salary according to work experience

The starting salary as a Leiter:in SAP with less than 3 years of professional experience is on average 66.600 € gross per year.

After 10 years of professional experience, Leiter:in SAP professionals earn on average 66.600 € gross per year.

People Management and Salary

Histogram managerial responsibilities
  • without managerial responsibility
  • with managerial responsibility
  • At the start of your career as a Leiter:in SAP (with less than 3 years of work experience), you can expect an average salary of around 58.700 € gross per year without managerial responsibilities, and 95.000 € with managerial responsibilities.


    After 10 years of work experience, your salary increases: An experienced Leiter:in SAP without managerial responsibility earns an average of 103.700 €. With managerial responsibility, it is around 120.300 € gross per year.

    Possible jobs for your next career step

    The next career step as a Leiter:in SAP with the highest salary is the position of Chief Information Officer, with an average annual gross salary of 126.300 €. According to kununu statistics, when a Leiter:in SAP changes careers, most of them 7.2% choose the position of SAP-Berater:in. The job with the most open positions, into which a Leiter:in SAP frequently transitions, is the role of SAP-Berater:in. Currently, there are 6.311 open positions in this field.

    FAQ

    • • The average annual salary as a Leiter:in SAP is 104.200 € gross.
      • With 12 salaries, this corresponds to a monthly gross salary of 8.683 €.
      • As a Leiter:in SAP, you can earn on average a minimum of 71.000 € and a maximum of 173.000 € per year.
      • The majority of the salary data range between 111.800 € and 132.200 € gross per year.
    • The net salary as a Leiter:in SAP 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 8.683 € per month, the net salary as Leiter:in SAP is approximately between 5.210 € and 5.644 €.
      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 Leiter:in SAP with less than three years of experience, you can expect an average starting salary of 66.600 € gross per year. This corresponds to a monthly salary of 5.550 € (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • According to our kununu salary data, as a Leiter:in SAP with 10 years of experience, you can expect an average salary of 116.500 € gross per year – this corresponds to approximately 9.708 € gross per month (based on 12 monthly payments).
    • According to our kununu salary data, you will earn the most as a Leiter:in SAP in these cities:

      These are the states where you can earn the most as a Leiter:in SAP:

      • Nordrhein-Westfalen: 103.800 €
      • Bayern: 101.100 €
    • If you take on managerial responsibilities as a Leiter:in SAP in Germany, your salary increases on average by 32%. This means an average annual salary of 105.075 € gross, while colleagues without managerial responsibilities earn an average of 79.850 € gross.
      Holding a leading position comes with significant benefits from the added responsibility.
    • Yes, currently you can find on kununu 9 open positions as a Leiter:in SAP in Germany.
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