💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Software Engineer Salary in Barcelona

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

Median Salary

€92,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

€63k – €144k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

168

Barcelona

168+ verified salaries · Barcelona

What do Staff / Principal Software Engineers earn in Barcelona?

Staff / Principal Software Engineers in Barcelona earn a median of €92,000, with the range spanning €63,000 to €144,000.

Salaries are based on 168+ real data points scraped from live job postings across Barcelona.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): €47k – €63k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): €63k – €92k

Senior (5–8 yrs): €92k – €144k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): €144k – €180k+

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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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