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Software Engineer salary in Berlin: can you afford rent?
A Software Engineer in Berlin typically earns €50,000–€134,000/year, with a median around €80,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is €1,250/month.
Affordability verdict
At a typical Software Engineer salary of €80,000/year, spending on median Berlin rent (€1,250/mo) would take up 19% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a comfortable situation.
Software Engineer salary range in Berlin
€50,000
Entry level
lower quartile
€80,000
Typical
median estimate
€134,000
Experienced
upper quartile
Software engineers design, build, and maintain applications and systems software. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for Berlin.
How much rent can a Software Engineer afford?
Rent landscape in Berlin
€800
Budget
cheapest 10%
€1,250
Median
most common
€1,950
Premium
top 10%
1-bedroom equivalent. Destatis Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe + Berliner Mietspiegel 2023 · 2023
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