💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Data Engineer Salary in Berlin

Real salary data from 350,000+ verified European tech compensation points. Based on actual job offers, not self-reported surveys.

Median Salary

€116,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

€78k – €178k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

294

Berlin

294+ verified salaries · Berlin

What do Staff / Principal Data Engineers earn in Berlin?

Staff / Principal Data Engineers in Berlin earn a median of €116,000, with the range spanning €78,000 to €178,000.

Salaries are based on 294+ real data points scraped from live job postings across Berlin.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): €58k – €78k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): €78k – €116k

Senior (5–8 yrs): €116k – €178k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): €178k – €222k+

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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

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