| Roleˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| EURˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|ˑEUR-15% for Province |
|ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ |ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ |ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ |
| 👨💼 C-level / VPˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €96,060 | €81,651ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 👷♂️ Engineering Managerˑˑˑˑˑ| €85,387 | €72,579ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🔐 Cybersecurity / InfoSecˑˑˑ| €75,247 | €63,960ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🏗️ Software Architectˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €74,713 | €63,506ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🔁 Data Engineerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €72,579 | €61,692ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🤖 AI/ML Engineerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €67,240 | €57,154ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🔧 Back-end Developerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €66,174 | €56,248ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| ⚙️ DevOps Engineerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €64,040 | €54,434ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 📱 Mobile Developerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €58,171 | €49,445ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🌐 Front-end Developerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €56,568 | €48,083ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 📊 Data Scientistˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €55,502 | €47,177ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| ☁️ Cloud Engineerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €53,366 | €45,361ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🧩 Full-stack Developerˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €53,366 | €45,361ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 🛠️ System Administratorˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €42,693 | €36,289ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
| 👨🎓 Studentˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ| €18,358 | €15,604ˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑˑ|
Insights from the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey 👇
The survey asked a simple but powerful question:
"What is your total annual compensation (salary, bonuses, perks) before taxes, in your local currency?"
📊 Here are the average gross annual salaries (in USD) for tech roles in France:
👨💼 C-level / VP – $104,413
👷♂️ Engineering Manager – $92,812
🎮 Game / Graphics Developer – $88,171
🔐 Cybersecurity / InfoSec – $81,790
🏗️ Software Architect – $81,210
🔁 Data Engineer – $78,890
🤖 AI/ML Engineer – $73,089
🧑💻 Other Dev Roles – $72,509
🔧 Back-end Developer – $71,929
⚙️ DevOps Engineer – $69,609
📱 Mobile Developer – $63,228
🌐 Front-end Developer – $61,487
📊 Data Scientist – $60,328
☁️ Cloud Engineer – $58,007
🧩 Full-stack Developer – $58,007
🔌 Embedded Developer – $56,847
🖥️ Desktop / Enterprise Dev – $54,527
🛠️ System Administrator – $46,406
🎓 Academic Researcher – $38,285
👨🎓 Student – $19,954
🔎 Conclusion:
France shows a fairly strong tech salary market, especially for leadership roles and specialized fields like cybersecurity, AI/ML, and data engineering.
Yet, the gap between roles is significant — over $50K difference between junior-level devs and executive leadership.
🧠 If you're aiming to grow your compensation, consider:
- Deepening your technical specialization
- Moving toward architectural or managerial roles
- Gaining expertise in high-demand areas like AI or cloud
💬 Does this reflect your experience in the French tech industry?
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Source 👉 https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/work#salary-france
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