Engineering salaries in Germany
Built from 57 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Engineering roles in Germany state a median of $76,761 annual USD (P25 $65,555, P75 $135,000), measured from 57 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 9.4% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 10.0% mention bonus/commission (n=843 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 160 | 19.0% |
| AWS | 143 | 17.0% |
| CI/CD | 122 | 14.5% |
| Agile | 105 | 12.5% |
| SQL | 96 | 11.4% |
| Java | 88 | 10.4% |
| Git | 79 | 9.4% |
| Kubernetes | 77 | 9.1% |
| Azure | 68 | 8.1% |
| iOS | 64 | 7.6% |
| Docker | 60 | 7.1% |
| Linux | 60 | 7.1% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $56,030
- P20
- $62,754
- P30
- $67,236
- P40
- $69,477
- P50
- $76,761
- P60
- $92,450
- P70
- $123,266
- P80
- $137,834
- P90
- $152,009
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Median over time
What moved here in 30 days
- 2026-10-09 range stated Senior Technical Onboarding Engineer – KI-Telefonassistent (x/f/m) · doctolib · 58,000–63,000 EUR
Change events derived from consecutive dated observations of this market. Full stream: API →
Who is being hired here
14.6% of open roles here are remote-eligible, and Senior roles are the largest slice at 45.0% of postings.
Stated pay by level
| Seniority | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 4 | $135,234 | $168,650 | $168,650 |
| Senior | 6 | $89,648 | $126,068 | $152,009 |
| Intern | 6 | $4,662 | $4,662 | $34,963 |
levels shown only at n≥3 · USD comparisons use dated reference FX; original local ranges are retained.
Companies behind these numbers (Germany)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| airapps | — | 23 | 23 | View roles → |
| applied | — | 19 | 6 | View roles → |
| grafanalabs | software | 5 | 5 | View roles → |
| bew | — | 6 | 4 | View roles → |
| almedia | — | 4 | 3 | View roles → |
| veeva | — | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| doctolib | healthcare | 12 | 2 | View roles → |
| anyone-ai | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| thermondo | energy | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| tide | fintech | 7 | 1 | View roles → |
| securitas | — | 3 | 1 | View roles → |
| elastic | software | 2 | 1 | View roles → |
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