C, C++ DEVELOPER / SALARY
GERMANY

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€58,898 EUR

$65,049 USD

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€62,024 EUR

€65,192 EUR

$72,000 USD

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Average Salary / C, C++ Developer / Germany

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Average salary for C, C++ Developer / Germany is €58,898 EUR per year. The most typical earning is €65,192 EUR. All data are based on 30 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of €58,401 EUR. Women receive a salary of n/a.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of €75,876 EUR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of €60,031 EUR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 4-8 Years of experience receive salary of €68,633 EUR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive €64,830 EUR.

Levels / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

Salary Levels (EUR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
€9,100 EUR - €13,599 EUR	0	n/a
€13,600 EUR - €18,099 EUR	1	100% 3.33%
€18,100 EUR - €22,599 EUR	1	96.67% 3.33%
€22,600 EUR - €27,199 EUR	0	n/a
€27,200 EUR - €31,699 EUR	0	n/a
€31,700 EUR - €36,199 EUR	0	n/a
€36,200 EUR - €40,699 EUR	0	n/a
€40,700 EUR - €45,299 EUR	2	93.33% 6.67%
€45,300 EUR - €49,799 EUR	4	86.67% 13.33%
€49,800 EUR - €54,299 EUR	3	73.33% 10%
€54,300 EUR - €58,899 EUR	3	63.33% 10%
€58,900 EUR - €63,399 EUR	4	53.33% 13.33%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
€63,400 EUR - €67,899 EUR	5	40% 16.67%
€67,900 EUR - €72,399 EUR	3	23.33% 10%
€72,400 EUR - €76,999 EUR	0	n/a
€77,000 EUR - €81,499 EUR	1	13.33% 3.33%
€81,500 EUR - €85,999 EUR	2	10% 6.67%
€86,000 EUR - €90,499 EUR	1	3.33% 3.33%
€90,500 EUR - €95,099 EUR	0	n/a
€95,100 EUR - €99,599 EUR	0	n/a
€99,600 EUR - €104,099 EUR	0	n/a
€104,100 EUR - €108,699 EUR	0	n/a
€108,700 EUR - €113,199 EUR	0	n/a
€113,200 EUR - €117,699 EUR	0	n/a
€117,700 EUR - €122,199 EUR	0	n/a
€122,200 EUR - €126,799 EUR	0	n/a
€126,800 EUR - €131,299 EUR	0	n/a
€131,300 EUR - €135,799 EUR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
€135,800 EUR - €144,899 EUR	0	n/a
€144,900 EUR - €153,899 EUR	0	n/a
€153,900 EUR - €162,999 EUR	0	n/a
€163,000 EUR - €171,999 EUR	0	n/a
€172,000 EUR - €181,099 EUR	0	n/a
€181,100 EUR - €190,099 EUR	0	n/a
€190,100 EUR - €199,199 EUR	0	n/a
€199,200 EUR - €208,299 EUR	0	n/a
€208,300 EUR - €217,299 EUR	0	n/a
€217,300 EUR - €226,399 EUR	0	n/a
€226,400 EUR - €316,899 EUR	0	n/a

Gender / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	28	€58,401 EUR

Education / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	2	€75,876 EUR
2	Masters Degree	16	€60,031 EUR
3	Bachelors Degree	11	€57,858 EUR
4	High School	1	€18,199 EUR

Experience / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	4-8 Years	11	€68,633 EUR
2	12-16 Years	1	€64,830 EUR
3	8-12 Years	9	€61,751 EUR
4	2-4 Years	6	€46,449 EUR
5	0-1 Year	3	€37,485 EUR

Age / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	2	€86,198 EUR
2	n/a	2	€65,282 EUR
3	31-35	12	€62,928 EUR
4	26-30	11	€51,972 EUR
5	21-25	3	€45,634 EUR

Work Type / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	27	€62,566 EUR
2	Contract	2	€30,423 EUR
3	Part Time	1	€16,026 EUR

Cities / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Wuppertal	1	€84,478 EUR
2	Düsseldorf	2	€76,148 EUR
3	Berlin	8	€62,023 EUR
4	Bremen	1	€61,570 EUR
5	Hamburg	3	€61,027 EUR
6	Frankfurt am Main	2	€59,759 EUR
7	Nürnberg	1	€59,397 EUR
8	Stuttgart	2	€58,310 EUR
9	Dresden	2	€49,980 EUR
10	München	7	€49,618 EUR
11	Karlsruhe	1	€46,177 EUR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Software Engineer

Posted 11 January 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing code."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Düsseldorf	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€71,000 EUR

Software Engineer

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bremen	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€61,600 EUR

Senior Software Developer

Posted 09 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++, Banking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Berlin	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€88,000 EUR

Senior Embedded C++ Developer

Posted 19 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++ C SQL Mathematics Programming Algorithms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
München	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	€84,500 EUR

Software Engineer

Posted 21 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++ Architecture Linux Concept Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wuppertal	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€84,500 EUR

Software Developer

Posted 30 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Developed software using C/C++."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
München	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€16,100 EUR

Software Developer

Posted 26 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Berlin	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€51,500 EUR

Programmer

Posted 11 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Embedded systems developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hamburg	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€61,700 EUR

Software Developer

Posted 24 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality but short career."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
München	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	€51,500 EUR

Software Developer

Posted 14 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"C/C++. Python, Nodejs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dresden	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€50,400 EUR

Software Design

Posted 15 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software Design Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hamburg	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	€64,800 EUR

Software Engineer

Posted 22 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bluetooth, Embedded C, C Programmer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Berlin	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€61,700 EUR

C++ Developer

Posted 01 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++ software developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Berlin	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	€58,300 EUR

C++ Software Engineer

Posted 26 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Implementation of robotics algorithms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
München	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€67,300 EUR

Software Engineer

Posted 16 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++, STL, Qt, QML, front-end middle-ware."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Berlin	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	€58,300 EUR

Senior C++ Developer

Posted 27 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Berlin	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	€67,300 EUR

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 21 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Senior software engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Berlin	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	€68,400 EUR

Software Entwickler

Posted 14 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Back end developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stuttgart	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€67,300 EUR

Softwareentwickler

Posted 05 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work hard."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
München	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€67,300 EUR

Embedded Software Engineer

Posted 02 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working on Gateways implementing SD-WAN features using OpenWrt."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Karlsruhe	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€46,200 EUR

C++ Software Engineer

Posted 31 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++ Developer responsible to develop software application in automotive domain."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dresden	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€49,600 EUR

Senior Software Developer

Posted 22 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance / bug fixes / enhancements / changes of our systems and libraries."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Frankfurt am Main	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	€71,000 EUR

C, C++ DEVELOPER / SALARY GERMANY

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€58,898 EUR

€62,024 EUR

€65,192 EUR

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Gender / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

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Work Type / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

Cities / C, C++ Developer / Germany (Gross EUR)

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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