Software Engineering salaries in Netherlands
The median executive Software Engineering salary in Netherlands is €108,400 per year, with the market band from €86,200 to €136,000 (opendata.cbs.nl, 2026-08-30).
By seniority
executive (Medium quality data)
- P25
- €86,200
- Median
- €108,400
- P75
- €136,000
- per month
- €9,033
About €9,033 per month at the median.
Engineering leadership (head of eng/VP): CBS 0533 Managers ICT p50-p75 (EUR 86,200-108,400, 2025 prov) bracketed by CAO Rijk schaal 17 max (EUR 136,000/yr per 1-7-2026). Dual-source as required; no occupation-specific 'engineering executive' code exists in SBC. Excl. allowances/holiday allowance.
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- €57,100
- Median
- €71,000
- per month
- €5,917
About €5,917 per month at the median.
Lead proxied by p50-p75 band of CBS 0814 software developers (2024): hourly 32.1-39.9, so EUR 57,100-71,000; values above p75 not published. Excl. 8% holiday allowance and bonuses.
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- €44,700
- Median
- €57,100
- P75
- €71,000
- per month
- €4,758
About €4,758 per month at the median.
CBS 86355NED, SBC 0814 'Software- en applicatieontwikkelaars', 2024 (definitive), n approx 175,000. Hourly p25/p50/p75 = 25.1/32.1/39.9 x1,780h. Distribution includes all seniorities (p50 approx mid-level, p75 approx senior IC). Excl. 8% holiday allowance and bonuses.
Sources for these numbers
- https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/86355NED/TypedDataSet
- https://www.caorijk.nl/cao-rijk/1.-algemeen/hoofdstuk-6/6-3-de-salarisschalen-en-maandbedragen-per-1-juli-2026
- https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/nl/dataset/86355NED/table
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