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Ask HN: What's a reasonable salary at a Berlin startup?
I'm preparing for some interviews. Being a freelancer I don't have many data points. If you ask people directly no one tells you anything. Glassdoor doesn't have enough information about startup companies.
So what is a reasonable salary for a backend engineer with 5+ years experience at a Berlin startup? Minimum, maximum, median?
- DonaldDerek 13y ago5 7.5 10 K Euros
- stephanos2k 13y agothanks for the data point!
- Peroni 13y agoAre these monthly or annual figures? If monthly, that sounds insanely high for Europe. If annual, that sounds insanely low for Europe.
- trin_ 13y agowell not high for europe, maybe berlin but in hamburg 5 years of expertise could very well get you 60k+
- Peroni 13y agoQuite possibly but there is no way 60k is the minimum as stated above.
- trin_ 13y agono ... i have no clue but i dont think i know anyone seriously making 10k as a software developer ... i think i dont know anyone making above 5k in a real startup (and that includes various technologies and experience levels)
- professorTuring 13y agoThat's definitely not truth.
- solve 13y agoJust aim for similar to non-startup companies, unless there's huge relative career value in working at the particular startup. Europe employee options won't be worth jack. The liquidation preferences are worse than is typical in the US. Your options will be totally wiped out. Don't be fooled by comparisons to US startups, in this respect.
- professorTuring 13y agoA friend of mine has started working three months ago in Berlin at a StartUp as a backend engineer and has 5+ years experience. He is doing 40k € + relocation (around 2-3k) + bonus. Bonus depends on the startup.
- smartician 13y agoAfter 5 years of J2EE in the ERP space I was making EUR 52k. But that was 6 years ago.
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