Senior Electrical Engineer

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€67,000

Median

€79,000

75th percentile

€92,000

For reference: the statutory minimum wage in Germany has stood at €13.90 gross per hour since January 1, 2026 — roughly €2,410 gross a month for a full-time role at 40 hours/week. (BMAS: Mindestlohn steigt zum 1. Januar 2026 auf 13,90 Euro)

Gross fixed salary per year for an Electrical Engineer with 8 or more years of experience who owns several projects end to end as the responsible qualified electrician (Elektrofachkraft). Tariff-bound companies in the metal and electrical industry (IG Metall ERA, pay grades EG 13-15 with a workload allowance) already sit at the top of the standard track, which caps how far the median can rise; the real senior differentiator is a specialization such as functional safety (IEC 61508), medium-voltage design up to 24 kV or rail applications (EN 50121/50128), which typically adds 10 to 20 percent on top and drives the upper end of this range. Non-tariff-bound SMBs typically pay 5 to 10 percent below tariff-bound peers of the same size.

Sources: StepStone Gehaltsdaten Elektroingenieur:in Deutschland; StepStone Gehaltsdaten Senior Elektrotechnik Ingenieur:in Deutschland; Gehalt.de Ingenieur:in Elektrotechnik, Erfahrungsstufe Senior (9+ Jahre)