Median yearly pay€75.4k132,956 postings with pay
North America€108k77,966 postings
EU/EEA€44.4k36,547 postings
UK€55.6k11,371 postings
Professions ranked by pay
Product€138k
Software engineering€119k
Data & AI€117k
Science & R&D€117k
Legal & compliance€107k
General management€101k
Design€99k
Project & delivery€94.5k
Marketing€90k
Sales€83.7k
Healthcare€75.4k
Consulting€74.3k
HR & people€67.5k
Education€51.5k
| Profession | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile | Pay ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | €137,700 | €95,100 | €180,000 | 1,988 |
| Software engineering | €119,200 | €72,200 | €167,400 | 11,398 |
| Data & AI | €117,000 | €75,000 | €165,600 | 4,060 |
| Science & R&D | €117,000 | €70,200 | €168,800 | 1,990 |
| Legal & compliance | €106,600 | €70,000 | €162,000 | 2,168 |
| General management | €101,200 | €58,500 | €180,000 | 399 |
| Design | €99,000 | €58,500 | €147,600 | 1,043 |
| Project & delivery | €94,500 | €66,000 | €132,500 | 4,267 |
| Engineering (non-software) | €93,600 | €61,400 | €130,500 | 10,967 |
| Marketing | €90,000 | €57,600 | €139,500 | 3,762 |
| Sales | €83,700 | €54,400 | €132,800 | 10,945 |
| Construction & real estate | €82,300 | €52,500 | €130,600 | 3,084 |
| Finance & accounting | €81,000 | €52,600 | €121,500 | 7,738 |
| IT & infrastructure | €80,000 | €55,000 | €117,000 | 2,329 |
| Healthcare | €75,400 | €46,500 | €121,700 | 4,265 |
| Consulting | €74,300 | €54,000 | €110,200 | 1,490 |
| Operations & admin | €70,000 | €45,900 | €107,600 | 6,017 |
| HR & people | €67,500 | €45,000 | €105,800 | 3,614 |
| Customer success & support | €61,600 | €40,000 | €94,500 | 2,525 |
| Education | €51,500 | €40,600 | €73,400 | 861 |
| Skilled trades & field service | €45,000 | €37,400 | €56,700 | 5,911 |
| Manufacturing & production | €40,100 | €34,500 | €51,000 | 3,484 |
| Retail, hospitality & food | €38,400 | €31,400 | €55,400 | 1,698 |
| Warehouse & transport | €38,000 | €33,700 | €46,800 | 2,859 |
| Cleaning & security services | €37,400 | €32,600 | €46,500 | 555 |
Frequently asked questions
›Which profession pays the most?
Product, with a median advertised salary of €137,700 a year.
›What is the median salary across all job postings?
€75,400 a year across 132,956 postings with a pay range.
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About this dataPay ranges published in 132,956 job postings, collected from company career pages and applicant tracking systems. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range, converted to yearly pay in euros. We show a figure only when at least 20 postings back it. Updated October 2026. How we collect and calculate the data