Software Engineer Salary in Warsaw

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What do Software Engineers earn in Warsaw?

Software Engineers in Warsaw earn a median of 140,000 zł, making Poland one of the strongest value-for-money tech markets in Europe. Warsaw's tech ecosystem has grown rapidly, with companies like Allegro, mBank, and the Polish offices of Google, Samsung, and Goldman Sachs employing large engineering teams.

Polish engineers are highly regarded across Europe for their technical depth. Senior engineers and those with distributed systems or fintech experience regularly earn 185,000–220,000 zł, with B2B contracting arrangements often yielding even higher effective rates.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): 65,000 – 108,000 zł

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): 108,000 – 145,000 zł

Senior (5–8 yrs): 145,000 – 185,000 zł

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): 185,000 – 240,000+ zł

About this data

MasloJobs aggregates salary data from 350,000+ verified tech compensation data points across Europe. Updated continuously from live job postings, not self-reported surveys.

Last updated: March 2026