Junior Frontend Engineer

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€39,000

Median

€45,000

75th percentile

€52,000

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 junior Frontend Engineer (0 to 2 years of experience, including recent graduates and bootcamp leavers) at a German SMB or Mittelstand company. Berlin, Munich and Hamburg in the SaaS/scale-up environment pull upward (46-56 k€); classic Mittelstand and provincial locations trend lower (36-42 k€). A relevant internship or working-student stint, a visible portfolio (GitHub, deployed side projects) and early accessibility awareness pull up; no production exposure at all pulls down. Engineering roles in Germany usually have no variable compensation component.

Sources: Stepstone Gehaltsdaten Junior Frontend-Entwickler:in Deutschland 2026; Glassdoor Gehalt Junior Front End Developer Deutschland 2026; Honeypot State of Software Engineering Germany 2025