Software Developer salary across Europe (2026)
Highest median pay for Software Developer roles: Germany at €63,500. Lowest: France at €45,000 — a gap of about 41%. Medians from live job ads across 3 countries.
Median Software Developer salary by country
- Germany€63,500
Typical range €55,000–€75,000 · 132 ads
- Netherlands€54,000
Typical range €45,000–€66,000 · 79 ads
- France€45,000
Typical range €38,000–€52,500 · 1,382 ads
Gross advertised pay per year. Each bar is the median of that country's job ads.
Frequently asked questions
- Where do Software Developers earn the most in Europe?
- Highest median: Germany, about €63,500 per year. Lowest: France at €45,000 — roughly a 41% gap. Figures are medians of advertised pay from live job ads.
- What is the median Software Developer salary by country?
- Median advertised pay per year — Germany €63,500; Netherlands €54,000; France €45,000.
- How is this salary data calculated?
- We parse the advertised pay from 1,593 real job vacancies, take the most recent postings and report the median and the 25th–75th percentile range. It is advertised gross annual pay in EUR — not a survey, and not an offer.
How we calculate this
Medians are parsed from 1,593 live job ads that disclose pay, across 3 countries. Figures are gross annual advertised salaries, rounded for display — indicative benchmarks, not offers.