Salary ranges · Netherlands · free
Software Developer salary in Amsterdam, 2026
Core range €60 to 85k a year at 3 to 7 years; €45k to €110k across the published market. Estimate built between published anchors, labelled and reviewed.
| Experience | Low outlier | Core range | High outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | €32k | €42 to 55k | €70k |
| 3 to 7 years | €45k | €60 to 85k | €110k |
| 8 to 15 years | €70k | €90 to 130k | €170k |
Not in the list? Type the city or the title anyway. Published survey data first; anything else is labelled as an estimate built from published anchors. Searching is free, it just needs an account.
Software Developer · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 3 to 7 years
Core range €60 to 85k a year
€45k
Low outlier: transitioned from support to developer role
€60 to 85k
Core range, where most offers land
€110k
High outlier: lead engineer with cloud architecture expertise
City vs capital or main hub
Amsterdam is the Netherlands main tech hub, offering a salary premium versus regional cities.
Hays Netherlands Salary & Recruiting Trends 2024
Employer-type premium
International scaleups and global tech companies in Amsterdam pay materially higher than domestic SMBs.
Robert Walters Salary Survey Netherlands 2024
Skill premium
Cloud, backend, data engineering and distributed systems skills attract the largest uplifts.
Michael Page Netherlands Salary Guide 2024
Typical annual increase
Typical market annual raise ranges 3 to 5% in the Netherlands.
Robert Walters Salary Survey Netherlands 2024
Sources: Hays Netherlands Salary & Recruiting Trends (2024); Robert Walters Salary Survey Netherlands (2024); Michael Page Netherlands Salary Guide (2024); Statistics Netherlands (CBS) wages overview (2023). This range is interpolated between the published survey rows either side of it and reviewed before it is promoted to verified; a figure outside the published market is never shown. Ask inside the core; use the outliers to spot a low offer or a real niche premium.
Every role, every city, all 28 countries, side by side, with negotiation scripts. In Pro, or open one country's full bands for ₹99.
See ProShare this range: edzer.ai/salary/nl/amsterdam/software-developer
Part of the EDZER Job Market. Every figure carries its source; nothing is invented.