Tech Salary Guide: Europe 2026

Real salary ranges for AI Engineers, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, and DevOps Engineers across 6 European cities. Junior, mid, and senior bands.

AI Engineer Salaries by City

AmsterdamNetherlandsSenior: €102k-€130k
RotterdamNetherlandsSenior: €94k-€122k
BerlinGermanySenior: €96k-€125k
BrusselsBelgiumSenior: €97k-€126k
LondonUnited KingdomSenior: £112k-£145k
ParisFranceSenior: €90k-€120k

Software Engineer Salaries by City

AmsterdamNetherlandsSenior: €90k-€118k
RotterdamNetherlandsSenior: €85k-€112k
BerlinGermanySenior: €88k-€115k
BrusselsBelgiumSenior: €88k-€116k
LondonUnited KingdomSenior: £96k-£128k
ParisFranceSenior: €82k-€108k

Data Engineer Salaries by City

AmsterdamNetherlandsSenior: €94k-€122k
RotterdamNetherlandsSenior: €88k-€115k
BerlinGermanySenior: €90k-€118k
BrusselsBelgiumSenior: €91k-€118k
LondonUnited KingdomSenior: £100k-£132k
ParisFranceSenior: €86k-€114k

DevOps Engineer Salaries by City

AmsterdamNetherlandsSenior: €90k-€118k
RotterdamNetherlandsSenior: €86k-€112k
BerlinGermanySenior: €87k-€115k
BrusselsBelgiumSenior: €88k-€115k
LondonUnited KingdomSenior: £95k-£128k
ParisFranceSenior: €83k-€110k

All salary data is sourced from LinkedIn Salary, Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, and the Robert Half Tech Salary Guide. Ranges represent the 25th to 75th percentile gross annual compensation for each seniority band. Looking for hiring tools? Compare hiring tools.