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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 |