I don't know about Germany, but in France it's very low compared to the US. Here is a study of 3600 anwsers: https://www.silkhom.com/barometre-des-salaires-201

I don't know about Germany, but in France it's very low compared to the US. Here is a study of 3600 anwsers: https://www.silkhom.com/barometre-des-salaires-2019-combien-gagnent-les-profils-tech-les-plus-recherches/ https://www.silkhom.com/barometre-des-salaires-2019-combien-... There are many other studies like these every year in France, for many different positions in tech. Here is a TLDR. A junior dev (0-2 years of experience): - Paris: 35-45k€ - Big cities: 35-40k€ - Outside of big cities: 32-38k€ A confirmed dev (3-5 years of experience): - Paris: 45-60k€ - Big cities: 40-46k€ - Outside of big cities: 38-45k€ Senior (5 years+): - Paris: 55k+€ - Big cities: 45-55k€ - Outside big cities: 45-50k€ Note that these salaries are "brut", meaning there are 23% of various taxes (income tax not included), unemployment taxes, social security, retirement etc. On top of that, France as one of the highest income tax rate in the world.