What Software Engineers REALLY Earn in Germany? #salary #germany

In this video I’ll provide a concise overview of the expected salary ranges for each IT role.

In the end, I’ll highlight key aspects to consider in your job contract. Many people who relocate here, often overlook certain contract conditions, and that leads to frustrations later on.

It’s crucial to thoroughly read and understand your contract before signing and making your decision.

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00:00 Intro
00:44 Which roles are meant for you
02:03 Salary for Juniors & Mid Senior
03:05 Salary for Seniors
04:01 QA vs SDE Salary Differences
05:14 Things to note in work contract.

You know I discussed the salaries of software engineers in a video nearly 2 years ago however there have been significant changes in the salaries postco if you are considering relocating to Germany and looking for it roles such as backend or front end engineer junior or senior engineer take lead QA engineer

Manual tester fullstack engineer or even mobile app developer then this video is for you so I’ll provide a concise overview of the expected salary ranges for each of these roles if you receive a job offer from Germany additionally we will also compare these salaries with those in other European countries in the

End I’ll highlight key aspect to consider in your job contract you know many people who relocate here often Overlook certain contractual conditions and that leads to the frustration lat room it is very crucial to thoroughly read and understand your contract before signing and making decision so first let’s understand which roles are

Suitable for you if you have 0 to two years of experience you should know that it is very challenging to secure a job offer that sponsors Visa however for fresh graduates there is a way to find internship in Germany I have discussed this in many of my videos but but you

Can find the link here also please don’t forget to subscribe and follow my Instagram where I regularly post internship and part-time job opportunities so you can quickly search and follow now all right if you have 2 to 4 years of experience then you’ll be considered as Junior engineer if you

Have 3 to 7 years of experience then you can consider yourself as a mid senior engineer and you can apply for Mid senior roles while looking for jobs if you have 7 to 10 years of experience then you can apply for senior or principal level roles if you have 10

Plus years of experience then there are many gateways available for you for example role as staff engineer software architect team lead or even engineering manager which is based on your subject matter expertise please remember that those designation brackets are tentative and it can vary based on individual’s experience and company that they are

Applying for I’m basically just giving you a rough idea so that you can apply for the relevant roles and your profile won’t be rejected due to the reason like over qualification or maybe under qualification well in case if you are still getting rejection then you can

Watch this video I’m 100% sure that once you watch that video you’ll understand what exactly is wrong with your profile okay so now moving ahead let’s talk about the salaries of Juniors if you work in a standard set of Technologies like Java or JavaScript ecosystem or similar language like net goang python

Or anything in the similar category then you can expect the package within the bracket of €5,000 to €60,000 per anom if you’re applying for Mid senior roles then these brackets can vary from €60,000 to €75,000 again depending on your exit experience take technical skill set and interview impression one

More thing if you fall in the category of junior or mid senior role it’s important to check the minimum salary requirement for the blue card essentially the blue card is a residence permit you can obtain if your qualification is recognized in Germany for example if you have a bachelor’s or

Master’s degree and it is acknowledgeable in Germany and second you earn salary above a certain threshold as of 2023 the threshold is 8,400 however if you degree is in the fields like computer science engineering or similar then the threshold is 4555 to as of 2023 now let’s talk about the

Salaries of senior Engineers as I said you will fall in this category of senior engineer if you have experience roughly more than 7 years salaries for senior Engineers varies from €70,000 to €100,000 more or less and at this level companies also offer different components in the complete salary

Package such as bonus stock options high quality Hardware learning budget subscription packages such as annual public transport pass gym pass or maybe Fitness club packages so I’m telling you all of this so that you can keep those points in mind while negotiating your salary and also making sure to

Differentiate between inhand salary and variable components you know if you are in a full stack role or senior devops role or maybe software architect role then you can even expect more than 100,000 so depending on exit experience skills interview impression it can even go up to 150,000 to €180,000 at the end

Of this video I will talk about some gimmicky conditions in the job contract that is very important to note but before that let’s also take a quick glance on the salary difference between the QA engineer and software engineer if you are into quality assurance then the paygrade are little less compared to the

Developers so imagine if a software engineer senior software engineer is earning €100,000 then the senior QA engineer having equivalent amount of experience can earn up to 880,000 to 85,000 sometimes even less sometimes equal by now you must have understood that the salary ranges are not up to the

Mark if you compare those figures with the salary offered in USA or in India and it’s true postco the salaries are affected a little there is no growth in the offering and due to recession the hiring trade had also affected in many ways so if you ask me this question what

Is an ideal salary to live a decent life in Germany It’s tricky to answer mainly because of the individual lifestyle preferences and unpredictable economy but the ranges that I mentioned are ideal brackets that you can consider I hope you’ll get rough idea if you are still watching this video then please

Hit the like button as it takes good amount of efforts to draft such a concise information eventually I’m getting ambitious and my target is to build a community of 1 lakh subscribers in next 4 months and for that reason I’m going to produce good amount of quality

Content in coming days so don’t forget to subscribe if you’re really planning to move to Germany or even in Europe then I’m sure that this channel will help you now let’s talk about some conditions in the job contract that you should focus on addly it is important to

Read each and every Clause of your job contract before signing but here are five most important things that you have to pay attention in the German job contracts first type of contract there are several type of employment contracts in Germany first permanent or open-ended or unlimited contract which means the

Employment is for indefinite period of time second is contractual employment or fixed term contract which means employment is for definite period of time then there are several other types like man of contract contract for services contract for work it is important that you are aware of what

Type of contract is being offered by the employer and if you are okay with that second type of condition that you should check is a probation period generally permanent contracts contain 6 months month of probationary period where employer will judge your performance and expected values from you both parties

Can terminate a job contract within this probation period with a short notice of 2 weeks third Clause to look upon salary component most of the contracts in Germany clearly specifies gross monthly salary and you can determine your net salary by tax calculator available online this will help you to determine

If the offer is as per your expectation or not fourth important Clause to consider condition of contract terminations it is important to verify if there are any any unusual conditions in order to terminate your job contract usually there is a maximum of 3 month of standard notice period unless you are

Not on director level role fifth condition to check clarify your additional benefits such as development budget Hardware gym or mobile contracts it is better to clear out every single thing written before signing the job contract all right that’s it for this video here is my LinkedIn ID feel free

To connect with me I’ll see you in the next one meanwhile take care stay healthy and stay wealthy bye-bye [Applause]