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IT salaries 2026: Salary table for all IT roles

What 69 IT roles earn in Germany – calculated from 12,572 data points: job ads with a stated salary and recorded salary data sets.

Median of all IT jobs
€59,000
Jobs with salary, current
6,375
Roles compared
69

What could you earn?

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Experience

 

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typical gross salary (median)

– lower 10 % – upper 10 %
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Experience pays off

Median and middle 50 % of all current IT jobs with a stated salary per level

€49,000

Junior

44,000 – 55,000

420 jobs

€58,500

Mid-level

51,000 – 67,500

+19 % · 4,704 jobs

€66,500

Senior

57,000 – 76,000

+36 % · 1,149 jobs

Does working from home cost salary?

Median of all current IT jobs per work model

Remote

€54,000

€49,500 – €59,500

180 jobs

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Hybrid

€59,500

€52,500 – €69,500

2,330 jobs

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On site

€59,000

€50,000 – €68,500

3,865 jobs

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Which skills pay more

Median of IT jobs with the technology compared with jobs without · at least 20 jobs each. Not proof of causation: skills often go hand in hand with role and seniority.

  • ABAP +12 % €65,500 n = 185
  • GCP +8.5 % €63,500 n = 123
  • Python +6.9 % €62,000 n = 950
  • Kubernetes +6.8 % €62,500 n = 570
  • Terraform +6.8 % €62,500 n = 289
  • SAP +6.8 % €62,500 n = 221
  • Java +4.3 % €61,000 n = 671
  • Azure +4.3 % €61,000 n = 409
  • JavaScript −10.9 % €53,000 n = 536
  • Vue.js −12.7 % €51,500 n = 134
  • MySQL −13.4 % €51,500 n = 172
  • PHP −16.8 % €49,500 n = 227

Centre = same salary as jobs without the technology · bars up to ±17 %

Salary in the largest IT cities

The 12 cities with the most jobs with a stated salary – sorted by median. Bar = middle 50 %.

  1. Düsseldorf €66,000 n = 180
  2. Darmstadt €63,500 n = 86
  3. Stuttgart €60,500 n = 483
  4. München €60,000 n = 838
  5. Hamburg €60,000 n = 763
  6. Berlin €59,500 n = 828
  7. Dortmund €59,500 n = 91
  8. Köln €58,500 n = 1,123
  9. Münster €58,500 n = 86
  10. Frankfurt am Main €57,500 n = 838
  11. Hildesheim €56,000 n = 105
  12. Leipzig €46,000 n = 112

How we calculate

  • Sources: job ads with a stated salary that are assigned to a role, plus recorded salary data sets. Currently 6,375 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.

FAQ

Questions about methodology

This is how the numbers in the salary comparison come about. If your role is not covered, the salary check can help.

How are the salary ranges calculated?

We show the range from the lower 10 % to the upper 10 % of values (P10 to P90), so single outliers do not move the limits. The median splits the values into two equal halves and is more robust than the average.

Which kind of salary does the comparison evaluate?

They are gross annual salaries. For net pay you need tax class, state and deductions; Jobriver has a gross-to-net calculator for that.

Which salary figures count as plausible?

Only gross annual salaries between 15,000 and 250,000 €. Placeholders and monthly values are dropped, otherwise they would distort the analysis.

How does the salary calculator work?

It multiplies the median of your role by an experience factor and a state factor. The factors come from the salary records, each as a ratio to the median of its role, so the mix of roles does not skew them.

Why are some skills or cities missing from the analysis?

Analyses by skill, city and work model only appear from a minimum number of values. Every figure states its basis so you can see how reliable it is.

Does the analysis prove that a skill pays more?

No. We compare the median of jobs with a technology to that of jobs without it. Skills often go together with role and seniority, so this is an indication, not proof of cause.

How reliable are the figures per state?

Samples per state are sometimes small. Read the values as a tendency, not a guarantee, and check the stated data basis.

Which roles does the comparison include?

The common IT roles from software development through administration, DevOps and security to data and IT leadership. If you cannot find your role it may be listed under another name; the overview of all roles helps you search.

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