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Software Engineer salary in Milan: can you afford rent?

A Software Engineer in Milan typically earns €41,000€109,000/year, with a median around €65,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is €1,500/month.

Affordability verdict

Manageable

At a typical Software Engineer salary of €65,000/year, spending on median Milan rent (€1,500/mo) would take up 28% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a manageable situation.

Software Engineer salary range in Milan

€41,000

Entry level

lower quartile

€65,000

Typical

median estimate

€109,000

Experienced

upper quartile

Software engineers design, build, and maintain applications and systems software. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for Milan.

How much rent can a Software Engineer afford?

25% of income (comfortable)€1,354/mo
30% of income (standard)€1,625/mo
35% of income (stretch)€1,896/mo
Median Milan rent€1,500/mo

Rent landscape in Milan

€900

Budget

cheapest 10%

€1,500

Median

most common

€2,600

Premium

top 10%

1-bedroom equivalent. ISTAT housing survey + Numbeo crowdsourced data (2023) · 2023

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