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iOS developer: salary 2026 at a glance

Salary at a glance: this is what iOS developer earn in Germany – from 11 job ads with a stated salary and 65 salary data sets.

Median, gross

€51,487

€38,283 lower 10 % €71,283 upper 10 %

How salaries are distributed

Each column = number of salary figures per €5,000 band · basis 76

  • Between lower and upper 10 % (€38,283 – €71,283)
  • Edges

Salary rises with experience

Median and middle 50 % per level · jobs + data sets

€42,500

Junior

40,000 – 46,000

13 values

€47,000

Mid-level

45,500 – 52,500

+11 % · 24 values

€58,000

Senior

51,500 – 62,500

+36 % · 25 values

€61,500

Lead/Principal

57,000 – 67,000

+45 % · 14 values

Salary by federal state

Median of the salary data sets for iOS developer per federal state. The samples are small here – read the figures as a trend, not a guarantee.

  1. North Rhine-Westphalia €61,500 n = 6
  2. Bavaria €60,000 n = 5
  3. Hesse €58,000 n = 4
  4. Hamburg €58,000 n = 7
  5. Baden-Württemberg €55,000 n = 8
  6. Berlin €55,000 n = 6
  7. Schleswig-Holstein €53,000 n = 4
  8. Lower Saxony €48,500 n = 4
  9. Rhineland-Palatinate €48,500 n = 4
  10. Saarland €48,000 n = 4
  11. Thuringia €48,000 n = 4
  12. Saxony €46,500 n = 4
  13. Brandenburg €44,000 n = 5

Open positions as iOS developer

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iOS Entwickler (m/w/d) Köln · On site €37,000 – €54,000 below median
iOS Entwickler (m/w/d) Köln · On site €37,000 – €54,000 below median
iOS Entwickler (m/w/d) Köln · On site €37,000 – €54,000 below median
iOS Entwickler (m/w/d) Köln · On site €37,000 – €54,000 below median
iOS Entwickler (m/w/d) Neuss · On site €37,000 – €54,000 below median
Lead iOS Developer (m/w/d) Hamburg · Hybrid €58,000 – €79,000 above median

iOS developer: job profile and outlook

iOS developers specialise in the development of applications for Apple's operating system, which runs on the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. They create mobile experiences that meet Apple's high design standards and use the powerful APIs and frameworks of the Apple ecosystem to develop high-performance and intuitive apps. Core competences include the Swift programming language, the SwiftUI UI framework and UIKit for existing projects. Experience with Xcode, Core Data, Combine, ARKit and CloudKit is also required. An understanding of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, App Store Review Guidelines and the special features of various Apple devices rounds off the profile. Salaries for iOS developers are above the average for software development. The exclusive specialisation in the Apple ecosystem and the affluent target group of iOS apps ensure attractive salaries. Financial service providers, e-commerce companies and companies with their own consumer apps offer particularly high salaries. Career opportunities range from Junior iOS Developer to Senior Specialist to iOS Lead or Mobile Architect. Many iOS developers expand their skillset to include cross-platform frameworks or specialise in areas such as AR/VR development or Apple Watch Complications. The growing app market and Apple's innovative strength ensure long-term prospects.

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Same axis – directly comparable

€30,000 – €80,000 · bar = lower to upper 10 %, line = median

How we calculate

  • Sources: job ads with a stated salary that are assigned to a role, plus recorded salary data sets. Currently 6,380 active IT jobs state their salary.
  • Range: lower 10 % to upper 10 % (P10–P90), so that individual outliers do not shift the limits. The median splits the values into two equal halves.
  • Plausible: only gross annual salaries between €15,000 and €250,000; placeholders and monthly values are excluded.
  • Calculator: role median × experience factor × federal state factor. The factors come from 4,290 salary data sets – each as a ratio to the median of its role, so the mix of roles does not distort them.
  • Minimum size: breakdowns by skill, city and work model only appear from 20 values; every figure states its basis.

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