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Software Engineering Salaries in Europe (EU / EEA) (€ EUR)
Real-time 2026 annual base salary percentiles (P10 to P90) extracted directly from 384 pay-disclosed software engineering openings across Europe (EU / EEA) (out of 4,367 verified ATS roles, including 1,098 100% remote and 206 visa/relocation roles).
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P10 ENTRY BAND (EUR)
€58,100
10th percentile base
P25 LOWER QUARTILE (EUR)
€72,100
25th percentile base
MEDIAN / P50 (EUR)
€90,000
Market midpoint · Mean €98k
P75 UPPER QUARTILE (EUR)
€117,500
75th percentile senior band
P90 TOP TIER (EUR)
€146,700
Staff / Principal / Lead ceiling
Seniority Progression in Europe (€ EUR)
How Software Engineering annual base pay scales from Junior to Staff & Executive tiers.
| Seniority Tier | Open Roles | P25 (EUR) | Median P50 (EUR) | P75 (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 373 (8 pay) | €37,700 | €43,800 | €55,500 |
| Mid-Level | 1,727 (81 pay) | €58,000 | €72,500 | €122,500 |
| Senior | 1,314 (155 pay) | €72,100 | €86,500 | €108,300 |
| Staff / Principal | 399 (85 pay) | €88,500 | €103,800 | €132,600 |
| Lead / Manager | 478 (49 pay) | €86,500 | €105,000 | €122,500 |
| Executive / Leadership | 76 (6 pay) | €103,200 | €111,900 | €121,600 |
Top Paying Europe Employers
Verified companies hiring Engineering talent in Europe (EU / EEA).
| Employer | Roles | Median (EUR) | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Databricks Score 88 | 31 | €160k | Jobs |
 Legora Score 88 | 29 | €118k | Jobs |
 Pure Storage Score 85 | 26 | €95k | Jobs |
 Elastic Score 98 | 116 | €89k | Jobs |
 Mozilla Score 98 | 30 | €76k | Jobs |
 Thales Score 86 | 202 | ATS Open | Jobs |
 Airbus Score 82 | 171 | ATS Open | Jobs |
 Hitachi Score 85 | 136 | ATS Open | Jobs |
 Canonical (Ubuntu) Score 96 | 94 | ATS Open | Jobs |
 ICEYE Score 88· 4 visa | 93 | ATS Open | Jobs |
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Top Software Engineering Roles in Europe (EU / EEA) (4,367)
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Incident Response Manager - Product & Engineering
$290k – $365k
Remote
6mo ago
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