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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
$46 000,00
CoL Index
58,00
Population
1 083 498
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 | $141 342,00 | $91 872,00 | $102 794,00 | $244 135,00 |
| Engineering Manager | $112 431,00 | $73 080,00 | $86 732,00 | $160 615,00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $102 794,00 | $66 816,00 | $70 671,00 | $160 615,00 |
| Cloud Architect | $99 582,00 | $64 728,00 | $73 883,00 | $144 554,00 |
| Tech Lead | $99 582,00 | $64 728,00 | $73 883,00 | $141 342,00 |
| ML Engineer | $89 945,00 | $58 464,00 | $64 246,00 | $134 917,00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $86 732,00 | $56 375,00 | $61 034,00 | $128 492,00 |
| Security Engineer | $83 520,00 | $54 288,00 | $59 106,00 | $125 280,00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $83 520,00 | $54 288,00 | $57 822,00 | $128 492,00 |
| Product Manager | $83 520,00 | $54 288,00 | $57 822,00 | $128 492,00 |
| Data Scientist | $80 308,00 | $52 200,00 | $54 609,00 | $122 068,00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $80 308,00 | $52 200,00 | $56 537,00 | $122 068,00 |
| Data Engineer | $77 095,00 | $50 111,00 | $52 682,00 | $118 855,00 |
| Software Engineer | $77 095,00 | $50 111,00 | $54 609,00 | $118 855,00 |
| Backend Developer | $73 883,00 | $48 023,00 | $51 397,00 | $112 431,00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $71 956,00 | $46 771,00 | $50 112,00 | $109 218,00 |
| Mobile Developer | $70 671,00 | $45 936,00 | $48 185,00 | $107 934,00 |
| Frontend Developer | $67 458,00 | $43 847,00 | $46 257,00 | $102 794,00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $64 246,00 | $41 759,00 | $43 687,00 | $96 369,00 |
| QA Engineer | $54 609,00 | $35 495,00 | $37 263,00 | $80 308,00 |