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Cologne
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Cologne is a major media and insurance hub in western Germany. The city offers affordable living with a diverse economy spanning media, chemicals, and technology.
Median Salary
$46000,00
CoL Index
58,00
Population
1083498
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
58,00
Rent
50,00
Groceries
55,00
Restaurants
55,00
Transport
50,00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $141342,00 | $91872,00 | $102794,00 | $244135,00 |
| Engineering Manager | $112431,00 | $73080,00 | $86732,00 | $160615,00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $102794,00 | $66816,00 | $70671,00 | $160615,00 |
| Cloud Architect | $99582,00 | $64728,00 | $73883,00 | $144554,00 |
| Tech Lead | $99582,00 | $64728,00 | $73883,00 | $141342,00 |
| ML Engineer | $89945,00 | $58464,00 | $64246,00 | $134917,00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $86732,00 | $56375,00 | $61034,00 | $128492,00 |
| Security Engineer | $83520,00 | $54288,00 | $59106,00 | $125280,00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $83520,00 | $54288,00 | $57822,00 | $128492,00 |
| Product Manager | $83520,00 | $54288,00 | $57822,00 | $128492,00 |
| Data Scientist | $80308,00 | $52200,00 | $54609,00 | $122068,00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $80308,00 | $52200,00 | $56537,00 | $122068,00 |
| Data Engineer | $77095,00 | $50111,00 | $52682,00 | $118855,00 |
| Software Engineer | $77095,00 | $50111,00 | $54609,00 | $118855,00 |
| Backend Developer | $73883,00 | $48023,00 | $51397,00 | $112431,00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $71956,00 | $46771,00 | $50112,00 | $109218,00 |
| Mobile Developer | $70671,00 | $45936,00 | $48185,00 | $107934,00 |
| Frontend Developer | $67458,00 | $43847,00 | $46257,00 | $102794,00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $64246,00 | $41759,00 | $43687,00 | $96369,00 |
| QA Engineer | $54609,00 | $35495,00 | $37263,00 | $80308,00 |