Senior Financial Controller

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€70,000

Median

€85,000

75th percentile

€105,000

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 a senior Financial Controller (8 to 12 years of experience, typically the last controller level before Group Controller or Head of Controlling) at a German SMB. Berlin, Munich, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg pull upward; regional and rural placements trend downward. Deep SAP CO or consolidation-tool experience (Lucanet, IDL Konsis), a track record of owning the budget process end to end, and demonstrated business partnering with management pull up within the band. As at mid level, no structural variable component; some SMBs add a 5 to 10 % annual profit-share.

Sources: Stepstone Gehaltsdaten Senior Controller Deutschland 2026; Stepstone Gehaltsreport 2026, Schwerpunkt Controlling; Kienbaum Vergütungsstudie Finance und Controlling 2025