SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / SALARY
BULGARIA

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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41,523 BGN

$23,438 USD

Sofia

45,543 BGN

30,117 BGN

$17,000 USD

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Average Salary / Software Developer / Bulgaria

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Average salary for Software Developer / Bulgaria is 41,523 BGN per year. The most typical earning is 30,117 BGN. All data are based on 26 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 43,582 BGN. Women receive a salary of 35,964 BGN.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 48,542 BGN. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 43,759 BGN.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 4-8 Years of experience receive salary of 51,377 BGN. Employees with 1-2 Years of experience receive 46,594 BGN.

Levels / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

Salary Levels (BGN) per Year	Surveys	[%]
5,300 BGN - 8,899 BGN	0	n/a
8,900 BGN - 17,699 BGN	1	100% 3.85%
17,700 BGN - 26,599 BGN	3	96.15% 11.54%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
26,600 BGN - 35,399 BGN	7	84.62% 26.92%
35,400 BGN - 44,299 BGN	7	57.69% 26.92%
44,300 BGN - 53,099 BGN	2	30.77% 7.69%
53,100 BGN - 61,999 BGN	2	23.08% 7.69%
62,000 BGN - 70,899 BGN	2	15.38% 7.69%
70,900 BGN - 79,699 BGN	2	7.69% 7.69%
79,700 BGN - 88,599 BGN	0	n/a
88,600 BGN - 97,399 BGN	0	n/a
97,400 BGN - 106,299 BGN	0	n/a
106,300 BGN - 115,199 BGN	0	n/a
115,200 BGN - 123,999 BGN	0	n/a
124,000 BGN - 132,899 BGN	0	n/a
132,900 BGN - 141,699 BGN	0	n/a
141,700 BGN - 150,599 BGN	0	n/a
150,600 BGN - 159,399 BGN	0	n/a
159,400 BGN - 168,299 BGN	0	n/a
168,300 BGN - 177,199 BGN	0	n/a
177,200 BGN - 185,999 BGN	0	n/a
186,000 BGN - 194,899 BGN	0	n/a
194,900 BGN - 203,699 BGN	0	n/a
203,700 BGN - 212,599 BGN	0	n/a
212,600 BGN - 221,499 BGN	0	n/a
221,500 BGN - 230,299 BGN	0	n/a
230,300 BGN - 239,199 BGN	0	n/a
239,200 BGN - 247,999 BGN	0	n/a
248,000 BGN - 256,899 BGN	0	n/a
256,900 BGN - 265,699 BGN	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
265,700 BGN - 283,499 BGN	0	n/a
283,500 BGN - 301,199 BGN	0	n/a
301,200 BGN - 318,899 BGN	0	n/a
318,900 BGN - 336,599 BGN	0	n/a
336,600 BGN - 354,299 BGN	0	n/a
354,300 BGN - 371,999 BGN	0	n/a
372,000 BGN - 389,799 BGN	0	n/a
389,800 BGN - 407,499 BGN	0	n/a
407,500 BGN - 425,199 BGN	0	n/a
425,200 BGN - 442,899 BGN	0	n/a
442,900 BGN - 620,099 BGN	0	n/a

Gender / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	19	43,582 BGN
2	Women	7	35,964 BGN

Education / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	9	48,542 BGN
2	Doctorate Degree	1	43,759 BGN
3	Bachelors Degree	14	38,621 BGN
4	Some College	1	37,027 BGN
5	High School	1	20,196 BGN

Experience / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

#		Surveys
1	4-8 Years	7	51,377 BGN
2	1-2 Years	3	46,594 BGN
3	12-16 Years	1	43,759 BGN
4	8-12 Years	3	40,216 BGN
5	2-4 Years	9	38,798 BGN
6	0-1 Year	3	22,145 BGN

Age / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	1	60,412 BGN
2	31-35	9	43,405 BGN
3	36-40	2	43,405 BGN
4	26-30	6	42,164 BGN
5	21-25	8	36,141 BGN

Work Type / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	21	45,353 BGN
2	Contract	4	26,397 BGN
3	Self Employed	1	20,196 BGN

Cities / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

#		Surveys
1	Sofia	19	45,531 BGN
2	Plovdiv	5	33,838 BGN
3	Varna	1	24,625 BGN
4	--Other--	1	20,196 BGN

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Software Engineer

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development, requirements elicitation, communication with clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	75,000 BGN

Android Software Engineer

Posted 02 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Android, Android SDK, Java, Kotlin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	49,700 BGN

Software Engineer

Posted 21 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	35,800 BGN

Front End Developer

Posted 19 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Angular, typescript, javascript."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	66,900 BGN

Backend Developer

Posted 15 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Php, teamplayer, build new and support old features, refactoring."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Plovdiv	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	43,800 BGN

Front End Developer

Posted 16 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Web developer with javascript."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	37,100 BGN

Front-end Developer

Posted 12 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Angularjs, angular2, javascript, html, less, sass."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	60,400 BGN

Software Developer

Posted 13 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop stable web applications & maintain."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Plovdiv	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	34,000 BGN

Software Developer

Posted 16 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Web applications development with Angular and AngularJs. Pure JavaScript, typescript. Hybrid mobile apps."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	34,800 BGN

Php Developer

Posted 13 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Php Developer on a daliy basis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Plovdiv	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	33,500 BGN

Junior Java Developer

Posted 08 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Junior java developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Plovdiv	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	11,200 BGN

Quality Assurance

Posted 24 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Everything in Quality Assurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	25,700 BGN

Senior Software Developer

Posted 28 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead the development and testing of software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	42,900 BGN

Quality Assurance

Posted 16 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software testing of products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	34,300 BGN

Software Engineer

Posted 13 February 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"The role responsibilities include but are not limited to:-
Involvement in full software development cycle including analysis requirement, design, coding and testing;
Developing a good understanding of work allocated for successful delivery within allocated time frames;
Follow defined coding standards and development guidelines and to have input into these standards as and when required with your Team Leader;
Perform complete testing of developed work to reduce follow-up requests and bug fixes;
Continually learn and enhance programming skills to improve development turn-around time frames and make a positive impact within the project environment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	38,000 BGN

Java Backend Developer

Posted 02 February 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop business software web applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	77,300 BGN

Cloud Development Engineer

Posted 31 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Architect, develop and operate solutions in Cloud and on premises environment for customers and partners."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sofia	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	29,100 BGN

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / SALARY BULGARIA

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41,523 BGN

45,543 BGN

30,117 BGN

Average Salary / Software Developer / Bulgaria

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Gender / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

Education / Software Developer / Bulgaria (Gross BGN)

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People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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