Remote Software Engineer Salaries in Germany

How much do remote developers in Germany expect to make? $72,900 per year on average (based on self-reported data).

This estimated average salary is based on the expected salaries of Arc Developers in that location. Remote software engineer salaries in Germany are around average for Western Europe.
Below are some things to consider when hiring developers based in this location or building your next engineering hub.

$72,900USD
Avg. Developer Salary
$95,219USD
Avg. Senior Developer Salary

Established Companies in Germany

Here are some notable companies with engineering hubs or engineering teams in this location.

Shopify remote branch in Germany
ShopifySource
Berlin, Germany
Snowflake remote branch in Germany
SnowflakeSource
Berlin, Germany
Revolut remote branch in Germany
RevolutSource
Berlin, Germany
Yelp remote branch in Germany
YelpSource
Hamburg, Germany

Salary breakdown by expertise

Use the dropdown to compare software engineer salaries in Germany with another location.

Compare with:
United Kingdom
Front-end Developer
$73,116
$70,002
Back-end Developer
$72,830
$73,293
Data Scientist
$73,387
$74,479
App Developer
$67,334
$71,237
DevOps Engineer
$74,256
$74,636

English Proficiency in Germany

very high
#10
Ranking out of 100 locations/regionsLearn more
Proficiency
very high
high
moderate
low
very low

About software engineer salary in Germany

Work with great developers — who just happen to be outside your zip code.We built this tool to help you understand how much remote developers expect to be paid annually across different countries around the world. Software engineer salary in Germany are calculated using self-reported data from remote developers based in Germany, and may not be representative of local salaries.Learn More

The salary data is based on the expected salary of over 300,000 remote developers in Arc's network. Developers provide us with their expected salary after passing our comprehensive vetting process (click here to learn more about Arc’s vetting process).

In addition to software development experience, our research indicates two other major factors that affect salary expectations:

・Local rent and cost of living.
・English ability (in countries where English is not the primary language, developers with a good command of English can often charge a premium compared to local rates).

In addition to providing a base salary, organizations may offer remote developers a more comprehensive package when hired long-term. This package may include benefits such as health insurance, equipment stipends, cash bonuses for high performance, company equity, etc. (For more information on benefits frequently offered to remote developers, click here.)

Hire remote developers in Germany with Arc

Stefan G. - developer in Germany
Stefan G.
Efficient Senior Full Stack Software Developer

I've been coding since age of 15, starting with perl, moving to php, and finally to python. I've been a freelancer working in the US, New Zealand, Vietnam, and now working in Germany. I'm interested in helping people solve their website problems quickly and efficiently. At the moment I focus mostly on python/django, javascript, and to a lesser extend php or wordpress problem. I can also help out with linux system admin questions, more specifically with ubuntu/debian based problems.

Alexander D. - developer in Germany
Alexander D.
Startup-friendly backend developer, poker player and coffee geek

I've got more than 10 years of experience building backend systems across varying problem domains and tech stacks, in big companies and startups. I've set up machine learning pipelines, managed big data with Hadoop and orchestrated swarms of microservices. Product-wise I can help you choose the right tech stack for the problem, develop and drive your product in the right direction, lean style.

Chris - developer in Germany
Chris
Enthusiastic Software Engineer with over 8 years of programming experience.

Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience in developing, maintaining and performing optimization techniques for all sorts of amazing projects using controllers like Arduino, ESP32, Nvidia Jetson, Ti Hercules and many more. I work full-time as an Engineer in the Automotive sector using languages such as C, C++, Python and C#. Next to these I bring a broad skillset in frameworks such as Nvidia Cuda, ROS and FreeRTOS. I love to share my knowledge with other developers so that they can grow and accomplish their goals.

Salary reports by technologies

Now that you know the software engineer salaries in Germany, take a look at developers’ salary expectations based on the technologies they’re experienced in.

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