What Jobs in Austria Pay: Salary Data From NewLuxJob's Own Listings

Austria's overall pay picture

Across 770 job postings on NewLuxJob, the median salary for all roles in Austria is 41,330 euros. The middle half of these postings sit between 30,984 and 56,000 euros. These figures come from NewLuxJob's own job-board data, not from a public statistics agency, so they reflect what is advertised in NewLuxJob's live listings rather than an official labour market survey.

Software, engineering, and consulting roles

Software Developer roles show a median of 50,000 euros, with the middle half of postings ranging from 41,847 to 57,000 euros, based on 40 job postings. Engineer roles report a median of 49,000 euros, with a middle-half range of 42,000 to 60,000 euros across 87 postings.

Consultant roles come in at a median of 47,448 euros, with the middle half spanning 38,580 to 60,000 euros, drawn from 57 postings. Among the 68 Software Developer postings analysed for required skills, TypeScript appears in 31%, CI/CD in 29%, SQL in 28%, Java in 26%, and both Angular and Kubernetes in 25% each.

Accounting, sales, and management roles

Accountant Auditor postings show a median salary of 46,000 euros, with the middle half between 37,500 and 55,728 euros, from 43 postings. Looking at the skills listed across 100 Accountant Auditor postings, Tax appears in 62%, Reporting in 60%, Excel in 46%, Auditing in 45%, and SAP and IFRS each in 28%.

Sales roles have a median of 42,000 euros, with the middle half ranging from 32,186 to 56,388 euros, based on 79 postings.

Manager roles report the highest median among the categories covered here, at 53,200 euros, with the middle half spanning 39,540 to 68,600 euros across 173 postings. Among 337 Manager postings reviewed for skills, Leadership is requested in 60%, Stakeholder Management in 37%, Strategy in 36%, Budgeting in 23%, Project Management in 22%, and Coaching in 10%.

Driver and logistics roles

Driver Logistics roles show a median salary of 30,576 euros, with the middle half of postings between 26,310 and 41,728 euros, from 50 job postings. Among 86 Driver Logistics postings analysed for skills, Logistics appears in 69%, Order Picking in 27%, Delivery in 26%, Warehouse in 17%, SAP in 15%, and Driving Licence in 14%.

What this means for job seekers

These numbers give a snapshot of what employers are posting on NewLuxJob for roles based in Austria, both in terms of pay ranges and the skills most frequently named in the job ads themselves. Manager and Software Developer postings carry the highest medians among the roles covered, at 53,200 and 50,000 euros respectively, while Driver Logistics postings sit lowest at 30,576 euros. For candidates preparing applications, the skills breakdowns point to where to focus: Tax and Reporting for accounting roles, Leadership and Stakeholder Management for management roles, TypeScript and CI/CD for software development roles, and Logistics itself as the single most requested skill in driver and logistics postings. As with all figures in this article, these come directly from NewLuxJob's own job postings rather than from a government or statistical agency, so they describe what is being advertised rather than what every employer in Austria pays.