Crowdsourced Data
Community-reported compensation, savings, lifestyle and infrastructure data from software engineers across Europe.
Switzerland
€39,943
Estimated annual savings after tax and cost of living.
Bulgaria
2.13 / 3
Crowdsourced quality-of-life signal from engineers (scale 1–3).
United Kingdom
3,408
4,633 Europe-friendly remote jobs tracked.
Tip: click any country to open its full breakdown and top cities.
Serbia
78 / 100
Composite€24,643
2.07 / 3
2
Romania
75.7 / 100
Composite€33,319
2.03 / 3
1.8
Poland
64.7 / 100
Composite€31,763
1.9 / 3
1.8
Switzerland
59.2 / 100
Composite€39,943
1.89 / 3
1.5
Bulgaria
low n59.1 / 100
Composite€21,105
2.13 / 3
1.6
Finland
low n57.1 / 100
Composite€39,600
1.8 / 3
1.6
Lithuania
low n56.4 / 100
Composite€38,820
1.87 / 3
1.5
United Kingdom
52.7 / 100
Composite€38,624
1.82 / 3
1.5
Ireland
low n47.4 / 100
Composite€21,656
1.89 / 3
1.7
Germany
43.1 / 100
Composite€20,334
1.85 / 3
1.7
Netherlands
41.2 / 100
Composite€29,386
1.81 / 3
1.5
Denmark
35.2 / 100
Composite€27,490
1.89 / 3
1.3
Spain
31.4 / 100
Composite€21,748
1.73 / 3
1.6
Hungary
28.3 / 100
Composite€12,942
1.83 / 3
1.6
Sweden
low n24.4 / 100
Composite€16,910
1.71 / 3
1.6
France
21.2 / 100
Composite€16,644
1.87 / 3
1.3
Austria
low n14.5 / 100
Composite€20,650
1.71 / 3
1.3
Italy
14.2 / 100
Composite€13,744
1.82 / 3
1.3
Portugal
9.5 / 100
Composite€11,249
1.66 / 3
1.5
| Rank | Country | Composite Score | Annual Savings (€) | Avg. people supported | Lifestyle Level | Submissions | Jobs Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | Serbia | 78 / 100 | €24,643 | 2 | 2.07 / 3 | 29 | |
#2 | Romania | 75.7 / 100 | €33,319 | 1.8 | 2.03 / 3 | 37 | |
#3 | Poland | 64.7 / 100 | €31,763 | 1.8 | 1.9 / 3 | 59 | |
#4 | Switzerland | 59.2 / 100 | €39,943 | 1.5 | 1.89 / 3 | 67 | |
#5 | Bulgaria low n | 59.1 / 100 | €21,105 | 1.6 | 2.13 / 3 | 15 | |
#6 | Finland low n | 57.1 / 100 | €39,600 | 1.6 | 1.8 / 3 | 15 | |
#7 | Lithuania low n | 56.4 / 100 | €38,820 | 1.5 | 1.87 / 3 | 23 | |
#8 | United Kingdom | 52.7 / 100 | €38,624 | 1.5 | 1.82 / 3 | 56 | |
#9 | Ireland low n | 47.4 / 100 | €21,656 | 1.7 | 1.89 / 3 | 18 | |
#10 | Germany | 43.1 / 100 | €20,334 | 1.7 | 1.85 / 3 | 130 | |
#11 | Netherlands | 41.2 / 100 | €29,386 | 1.5 | 1.81 / 3 | 53 | |
#12 | Denmark | 35.2 / 100 | €27,490 | 1.3 | 1.89 / 3 | 45 | |
#13 | Spain | 31.4 / 100 | €21,748 | 1.6 | 1.73 / 3 | 63 | |
#14 | Hungary | 28.3 / 100 | €12,942 | 1.6 | 1.83 / 3 | 81 | |
#15 | Sweden low n | 24.4 / 100 | €16,910 | 1.6 | 1.71 / 3 | 17 | |
#16 | France | 21.2 / 100 | €16,644 | 1.3 | 1.87 / 3 | 31 | |
#17 | Austria low n | 14.5 / 100 | €20,650 | 1.3 | 1.71 / 3 | 21 | |
#18 | Italy | 14.2 / 100 | €13,744 | 1.3 | 1.82 / 3 | 89 | |
#19 | Portugal | 9.5 / 100 | €11,249 | 1.5 | 1.66 / 3 | 58 |
Rows flagged low n are backed by fewer than 25 submissions — read them as indicative, not definitive. The Composite Score weights savings, lifestyle and people-supported equally; see how it’s calculated.
How the composite score is calculated
Every country and city is scored 0–100 by an equal-weight composite of three crowdsourced pillars. Higher is better. The weights are fixed and identical for every row.
Composite = 100 × mean( norm(savings) , norm(lifestyle) , norm(people_supported) )
norm(x) = (x − min) / (max − min) # min & max taken across all ranked
# countries (or cities), per pillarThe three pillars (⅓ weight each)
- Annual savings — euros kept per year after tax and cost of living (absolute €).
- Lifestyle level — self-reported quality-of-life, scale 1 (frugal) to 3 (luxurious).
- Avg. people supported — how many people the income supports (household-size signal).
- Each pillar is min-max normalized across the ranked set, so a score is relative to the other places shown — not an absolute index.
- The score always uses absolute € savings. The “Savings as % of income” toggle is a display view only and never changes a ranking.
- The Happiness & Infrastructure ranking uses the same method with two equal-weight pillars (happiness, tax & infrastructure satisfaction).
- Rows backed by fewer than 25 submissions are flagged low n and can be hidden with the “high-confidence only” toggle.
Cite this data
Euro Top Tech — Crowdsourced Software Engineer Salary & Savings Rankings (Europe). https://www.eurotoptech.com/data