Thank you to our 2026 partners Ravio and Factofly.
2026 Berlin Salary Trends Report
Median €80,000, up 4.6%. The full report covers gender pay gap, raises, RTO, benefits, and AI adoption across 4,627 responses.
Read the reportGoing into a salary review or offer?
Walk in with the numbers. 18 role-specific PDFs: full distribution at your seniority and company size, the gender pay gap inside your role, and a 12-tip negotiation playbook. €19.90 per role (€9.95 for survey respondents).
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The company-side report for HR teams, founders, and recruiters: comp bands by department, RTO retention risk, benefits, gender pay gap, negotiation, and AI policy. €499 + VAT until 31 May.
See the BenchmarkWhere do you stand?
Free check on how your salary compares to the Berlin median. Prepping to negotiate? The role report has the rest.
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Table of contents
Who supported the project in 2026
Next to many individuals supporting the project, we need to thank the following media, communities and companies:
- Berlin Daily News
- Explores Berlin
- Berlin Events Weekly
- Egyptian Tech Community
- Maria Ledentsova
- Berlin Design Network
- Tech Europe
- Brightroom
- Analog Circle
- Berlin Product Managers
- Business Events in Berlin
- Nick Mulder
- Späti Stories
- Talent Crunch community
- HRFull
- 20percent Berlin
- Women Authors of Achievement
- Mitte Daily
- Smart Living in Germany
- SIBB
- Silicon Allee
- Founders Hub Berlin
- Berlin Boss Babes
- Impact Hub
- Amplifier Effect
- Berlin Partner
- Ampli
- betahaus
- The Next Day in Berlin
- Product Lab
- GermanPedia
Thank you again for helping out!
Questions? See FAQ.
Details
- scope: Berlin with startup & tech focus
- survey period: 1.3.2026 – 1.4.2026
- total responses (post-cleaning): 4,627
- full-time responses: 4,138
Changes to previous years:
- Restructured the survey for faster completion and moved from Google Forms to Tally
- Salary questions moved earlier in the survey
- Added a question on salary negotiation
- Added a question on office days per week
- Added questions on AI adoption
- Improved conditional logic — fewer questions for freelancers/self-employed