IT Engineer: salary 2026
This is what IT Engineer earn in Germany – from 3 job ads with a stated salary and 52 salary data sets.
Median, gross
€65,509
€40,240 lower 10 %
€97,167 upper 10 %
How salaries are distributed
Each column = number of salary figures per €5,000 band · basis 55
You
- Between lower and upper 10 % (€40,240 – €97,167)
- Edges
Salary rises with experience
Median and middle 50 % per level · jobs + data sets
€45,000
Junior
42,500 – 50,000
13 values
€57,000
Mid-level
54,500 – 61,000
+27 % · 16 values
€70,500
Senior
66,000 – 78,500
+57 % · 13 values
€85,000
Lead/Principal
79,500 – 94,000
+89 % · 13 values
Salary by federal state
Median of the salary data sets for IT Engineer per federal state. The samples are small here – read the figures as a trend, not a guarantee.
- Hesse €76,000 n = 4
- Baden-Württemberg €74,500 n = 4
- Bavaria €73,000 n = 4
- Hamburg €71,000 n = 4
- Berlin €67,000 n = 4
- North Rhine-Westphalia €67,000 n = 4
- Lower Saxony €64,000 n = 4
- Rhineland-Palatinate €62,000 n = 4
- Schleswig-Holstein €62,000 n = 4
- Brandenburg €60,500 n = 4
- Saarland €60,000 n = 4
- Saxony €58,500 n = 4
- Thuringia €57,500 n = 4
IT Engineer: job profile and outlook
IT engineers combine engineering thinking with in-depth IT expertise and work on the development and optimisation of technical systems that integrate software and hardware. Their tasks range from the design of complex IT architectures to the development of embedded systems and the automation of industrial processes. They are sought-after specialists in sectors such as automotive, telecommunications, medical technology and Industry 4.0. Qualification as an IT engineer generally requires a degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or a related engineering degree programme. In addition to programming and system knowledge, analytical skills, project management expertise and interdisciplinary thinking are expected. Many IT engineers have additional certifications in areas such as cloud architecture, systems engineering or agile project management. Salaries for IT engineers are among the highest in the IT industry. Even career starters benefit from above-average salaries, which rise significantly with increasing experience and responsibility. Salaries are particularly high in the automotive industry, in consulting and at large technology companies. The region also has an influence: locations such as Munich, Stuttgart and the Rhine-Main region offer the highest salaries. The career path of an IT engineer can lead to both specialist and management positions. Typical positions are Junior Engineer, Senior Engineer, Lead Architect and finally Engineering Director or CTO. The combination of engineering knowledge and IT expertise makes IT engineers particularly valuable and versatile specialists.
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€40,000 – €100,000 · 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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