Why we built DevSalary

The problem we're solving

Developer salaries are one of the hardest numbers to research honestly. Company career pages rarely publish real ranges, aggregator sites often mix outdated or region-mismatched figures, and forum threads are anecdotal at best. Anyone deciding whether to negotiate, relocate, switch specialties, or take a remote offer from another country ends up guessing. DevSalary exists to give that person one simple, comparable starting point: role, level, country, expected annual pay in USD.

What the tool does

The Salary Explorer lets you filter a dataset of developer compensation records by country, seniority level, and role. Instead of a static list, you get live summary statistics — average, lowest, and highest matching salary — plus a chart ranking the top-paying roles for whatever filter combination you've chosen. It's meant to answer a quick question ("what does a Mid-level Backend Developer in Germany typically earn?") in a few seconds, not to replace a full market-rate analysis.

Who this is for

• Developers weighing a new offer, a relocation, or a switch between specialties.
• Hiring managers and founders sanity-checking a budget before opening a role.
• Recruiters who need a fast, defensible starting range for a conversation.
• Students and career-changers exploring which specialties tend to pay more.

How we keep it honest

We say plainly, on every page, that these are estimates, not guarantees — see our full methodology for how the numbers are built. We don't sell access to the dataset, we don't require sign-up to use the tool, and we don't personalize the numbers to make an offer look better or worse. The site is supported by advertising, which is disclosed in our Privacy Policy.

Who's behind it

DevSalary is an independently run, self-funded project. It isn't affiliated with any recruiting agency, job board, or employer, which is intentional — it keeps the incentive on accuracy rather than on steering you toward any particular company or platform. If you find an error in the data or have a suggestion, the Contact page reaches the person who maintains the site directly.