UX Researcher

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€55,000

Median

€68,000

75th percentile

€85,000

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 mid-level UX Researcher (3 to 7 years of experience) at a German SMB or scale-up in the SaaS or tech space. Berlin and Munich in the tech scale-up scene pull the range up (75-95 k€); the classic Mittelstand and provincial locations (Hannover, Dortmund, Leipzig) tend to pull it down (50-62 k€). Profiles with demonstrable mixed-methods experience (qualitative plus quantitative, tests plus analytics reading) and senior-stakeholder composure pull it up; pure usability-test profiles without discovery strategy tend to pull it down. Variable compensation is atypical in this role; scale-ups additionally offer VSOP or ESOP (virtual shares).

Sources: Destatis Verdiensterhebung (April 2025); Stepstone Gehaltsreport 2026; Glassdoor Gehaltsdaten UX Researcher Deutschland