Remote Software Engineer salaries in Germany
The median annual salary for a remote Software Engineer in Germany is $61,623. This is the base salary, not including benefits.
61,623 USD/year
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10%
$15,151
50%
$61,623
90%
$126,586
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Salary
61,623 USD
Taxes (22.42%)
13,816 USD
Total
75,439 USD
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Comparison with other countries
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Countries in nearby timezones with similar gross salaries
- 🇨🇿Czech Republic53,045 USD
- 🇳🇱Netherlands63,568 USD
- 🇩🇰Denmark63,859 USD
- 🇱🇺Luxembourg65,414 USD
- 🇨🇭Switzerland75,536 USD
Comparison with remote companies
Compensation is benchmarked by position and experience, then calculated from one of two location-based salary bands.
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