System Engineers working in Berlin earn normally around 58.400 € per year and most of the System salaries are between 47.500 € and 70.000 € per year.
Berlin ranks 18. when it comes to the average salary of a System Engineer in Germany. (Konstanz is on the 1st place).
If you earn less than 47.500 € then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new System Engineer job in Berlin.
If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):
| Market Percentile | salary |
|---|---|
| top 10% of market | 70.000 € |
| top 25% of market | 62.500 € |
| average salary | 57.200 € |
| median salary | 58.400 € |
| bottom 25% of market | 50.400 € |
| bottom 10% of market | 47.500 € |
The average salary for System Engineers in Berlin is 57.200 € per year, while the median salary is 58.400 € per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?
The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical System Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 58.400 € and 50% earn less than this.
The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.
The top 25% best earning System Engineers earn more than 62.500 € per year and the top 10% reach over 70.000 €, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.
At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning System Engineers earn less than 50.400 € per year and 10% earn less than 47.500 €.
You have to be aware that the salaries for System Engineers can vary a lot in different cities. This page shows the salaries in Berlin, but you can select a different city below:
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