Software Engineering salaries in Bulgaria

executive (High quality data)

Median

€45,036

per month

€3,753

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published archetype: Managers (OC1) in Information and communication (NACE J) in enterprises with 10 or more employees, mean monthly gross 7,341 pre-euro BGN, SES 2022. Executive archetype: ICT director (CTO/CIO-level pool).. Basis authority: Eurostat earn_ses22_48 Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 for Bulgaria (national source NSI), series labelled 'Mean monthly earnings' with indicator 'Gross earnings' in national currency pre-euro BGN. Figures are means across all seniority levels in the 2022 survey reference year. No sample size stated on page; SES is a stratified sample of enterprises with 10 or more employees (TOTAL row also includes reported micro units). Value converted from BGN at the irrevocably fixed rate of 1.95583 BGN per EUR; Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.

lead (High quality data)

Median

€40,332

per month

€3,361

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published archetype: Managers (ISCO major group 1, OC1) in Information and communication (NACE J), mean monthly gross 6,574 pre-euro BGN, all management levels from team lead up, SES 2022. Same-cell alternative: DEV.BG 2025 senior IT Management tier (includes team leads, net) median 8,000 to 13,000 pre-euro BGN.. Basis authority: Eurostat earn_ses22_48 Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 for Bulgaria (national source NSI), series labelled 'Mean monthly earnings' with indicator 'Gross earnings' in national currency pre-euro BGN. Figures are means across all seniority levels in the 2022 survey reference year. No sample size stated on page; SES is a stratified sample of enterprises with 10 or more employees (TOTAL row also includes reported micro units). Value converted from BGN at the irrevocably fixed rate of 1.95583 BGN per EUR; Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.

senior (High quality data)

Median

€27,240

per month

€2,270

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published archetype: Professionals (ISCO major group 2, OC2) in Information and communication (NACE J), Eurostat SES 2022 Bulgaria, mean monthly gross 4,439 pre-euro BGN. All-seniority mean; it understates a senior developer. Same-cell alternatives: NSI press release Q1 2026 average for the whole ICT sector 3,176 EUR (6,214 pre-euro BGN) gross per month, all levels; SES 2022 tenure cut earn_ses22_31 shows J employees with 15 to 19 years tenure at 60,616 pre-euro BGN annual gross (5,051 pre-euro BGN per month). DEV.BG 2025 advertised-salary study (1,700+ records, figures stated as net) reports senior Java net median 7,512 to 11,250 pre-euro BGN and senior DevOps net median 9,500 to 13,000 pre-euro BGN.. Basis authority: Eurostat earn_ses22_48 Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 for Bulgaria (national source NSI), series labelled 'Mean monthly earnings' with indicator 'Gross earnings' in national currency pre-euro BGN. Figures are means across all seniority levels in the 2022 survey reference year. No sample size stated on page; SES is a stratified sample of enterprises with 10 or more employees (TOTAL row also includes reported micro units). Value converted from BGN at the irrevocably fixed rate of 1.95583 BGN per EUR; Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.