IT salary benchmarks for employers

In short: Indicative gross annual salaries in Austrian IT (incl. 14 monthly salaries) run at roughly €40,000–€52,000 for juniors, €52,000–€68,000 for mid-level, €68,000–€88,000 for seniors and €85,000–€110,000+ for leads and architects. Specializations like cloud, security and data/ML — and locations like Vienna and Graz — sit at the top of these ranges. Budgeting below market usually costs more through long vacancies and weak applications than it saves on paper.

Context: In Austria, 14 monthly salaries are standard. Figures are annual gross salaries incl. special payments, indicative ranges from public sources (karriere.at, Indeed, devjobs.at). Your specific range depends on role, experience, region and company size.

Indicative annual bands (software/IT, gross incl. 14th salary)

• Junior (0–2 years): ~€40,000–€52,000
• Mid-Level (2–5 years): ~€52,000–€68,000
• Senior (5+ years): ~€68,000–€88,000
• Lead / Architect / Engineering Manager: ~€85,000–€110,000+

For comparison: karriere.at lists roughly €2,479–€4,131 gross/month for software developers, Indeed an average around €3,154/month; across the board, IT profiles according to devjobs.at often sit at €45,000–€70,000/year.

What to keep in mind for your budget

• Specialization costs more: Cloud, Security, Data/ML and Platform sit at the top.
• Region: Vienna/Graz above the rest of the country.
• State the collective-agreement minimum (mandatory): Use the salary statement as an argument, not as a token line.
• Total package: Flexibility, training and growth can offset moderate salary gaps — but not replace them.

The expensive mistake

Budgeting too tightly saves on paper, but costs more through long vacancies and weak applications. Paying in line with the market is usually the cheaper decision.

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Sources: karriere.at, at.indeed.com, devjobs.at (as of 2025/26, rounded).