What is the software engineer salary in France for your tech stack? In English-speaking tech jobs, the stack matters less than you might think. On France Dev Jobs on 16 October 2026, most posted salaries started around €45k to €60k a year and reached €120k to over €200k at the top for most major languages. Python, Go, TypeScript and Java had the most jobs. Kotlin, Swift, C#, React and roles mentioning LLMs had the highest posted ranges. Seniority, company type and city move pay more than the language does.
For context, the official benchmark from Apec, the body that surveys professional pay in France, is a median of €50,000 gross a year for software development roles, and €55,000 in Paris and its region. Jobs that publish a salary on our board are mostly at international companies and senior levels, so they sit above that.
All salaries here are gross per year (brut annuel), as French offers quote them. Rules and figures change, so check the linked pages. This is general information, not financial advice.
The short answer
- Python is the most common skill on the board (652 jobs), with posted salaries mostly €49k to €120k.
- Java: 141 jobs, mostly €49k to €138k. TypeScript: 208 jobs, mostly €45k to €183k. Go: 221 jobs, mostly €50k to €131k.
- The median of all posted salaries on the board was €80,000 (201 ads). In Paris it was €75,000 (150 ads).
- Only 12% of ads state a salary, so treat these as samples, not a survey.
- Apec’s official median for development roles: €50,000 in France, €44,000 under 35 and €57,000 over 45.
Developer salaries by tech stack
The table below shows, for each technology, how many English-speaking jobs mentioned it and the range in which most posted salaries fell, from France Dev Jobs on 16 October 2026. An ad can name several technologies, so the same job can count in several rows.
| Technology | Jobs on France Dev Jobs | Most posted salaries (yearly) |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 652 | €49k to €120k |
| Go | 221 | €50k to €131k |
| TypeScript | 208 | €45k to €183k |
| C++ | 151 | €53k to €140k |
| Java | 141 | €49k to €138k |
| React | 128 | €53k to €244k |
| Node.js | 110 | €44k to €205k |
| Rust | 89 | €50k to €147k |
| JavaScript | 82 | €47k to €140k |
| Kotlin | 82 | €59k to €205k |
| Ruby | 62 | €56k to €133k |
| Swift | 48 | €58k to €211k |
| C# | 44 | €73k to €140k |
| PHP | 15 | too few posted |
| Scala | 14 | too few posted |
Infrastructure skills appear in many developer ads too: Kubernetes (352 jobs, mostly €50k to €130k), AWS (342 jobs, mostly €50k to €120k) and LLMs (285 jobs, mostly €65k to €176k).
How to read these ranges
- They come from employers, not estimates. Each range is built from the salaries that employers posted in live ads. We never guess a salary for an ad that doesn’t state one.
- The top end is pulled up by a few roles. A €244k figure for React, for example, reflects a small number of very senior offers. Look at the low end and the middle for a typical offer.
- Small samples move a lot. Only 12% of jobs on the board stated a salary in October 2026 (October 2026 report). Ranges for smaller stacks can change a lot from month to month.
Python developer salary in France
Python is the most requested skill on the board by far: 652 jobs (37%) in October 2026. It covers very different roles, from backend web development to data engineering and machine learning, and the pay follows the role:
- Backend roles on the board had a median posted salary of €93,500 (14 ads).
- Machine learning and AI roles: €90,000 (18 ads).
- Data science roles: €60,000 (15 ads).
Source: October 2026 report. Most posted Python salaries fell between €49k and €120k. If you work in AI, see our guide to AI and ML jobs in France for English speakers.
Java developer salary in France
Java had 141 jobs on the board, with most posted salaries between €49k and €138k. Kotlin, which often goes with Java in backend and Android teams, had 82 jobs and a higher posted range, €59k to €205k.
TypeScript, JavaScript and frontend
- TypeScript: 208 jobs, mostly €45k to €183k.
- React: 128 jobs, mostly €53k to €244k.
- Node.js: 110 jobs, mostly €44k to €205k.
- JavaScript (without TypeScript named): 82 jobs, mostly €47k to €140k.
Pure frontend roles are a small group on the board (18 jobs in October 2026), so most TypeScript jobs sit in other roles, such as full-stack and backend. See full-stack jobs and frontend jobs.
Go and Rust
Go had 221 jobs, the most common programming language on the board after Python, with most posted salaries between €50k and €131k. Rust had 89 jobs, mostly €50k to €147k. Browse Go jobs and Rust jobs to see which roles use them.
Mobile: Kotlin and Swift
Mobile developers had some of the highest posted ranges: Kotlin €59k to €205k (82 jobs) and Swift €58k to €211k (48 jobs). The board had 46 mobile jobs in total. See mobile jobs.
The official benchmark: Apec
No official French survey publishes salaries by programming language. The most detailed official source is Apec’s 2025 study of professional pay, which groups roles into job families. For software development, it gives (full tables in our salary guide):
| Group | Lowest 10% | Median | Top 10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of France | €38,000 | €50,000 | €74,000 |
| Île-de-France (Paris region) | €43,000 | €55,000 | €77,000 |
| Other regions | €36,000 | €46,000 | €67,000 |
| Under 35 | €36,000 | €44,000 | €60,000 |
| Over 45 | €42,000 | €57,000 | €85,000 |
Apec covers the whole French market, mostly French-speaking teams. Our board covers English-speaking jobs, which are more often at international companies. That is why the posted salaries above sit higher.
Software engineer salary in Paris
On France Dev Jobs, the median posted salary in Paris was €75,000 (150 ads) in October 2026, and most posted salaries ran from €48k to €142k a year (Paris jobs). Lyon’s median was €74,667, from only 5 ads. Apec’s median for development roles in Île-de-France is €55,000. To compare cities, see Paris vs Lyon vs Toulouse for developers.
What a salary means after tax
French salaries are quoted gross. On a typical tech salary, employee social contributions take about 21%, then income tax is withheld at source. For a single person under the 2026 rules (salary after tax calculator):
| Gross a year | Take-home a month |
|---|---|
| €40,000 | €2,470 |
| €50,000 | €2,942 |
| €60,000 | €3,423 |
Your payslip shows gross pay, each contribution, net pay before tax and the tax withheld (Service-Public). The official URSSAF simulator gives the same kind of calculation. For brut, net, cadre status and RTT, read French job offers explained.
Salary and your visa
If you need a Talent residence card, the gross salary in your contract must reach €39,582 a year for the qualified employee and innovative company routes, or €59,373 for the EU Blue Card in 2026 (Service-Public). Most posted ranges above start above the first threshold, and many senior offers clear the second. See Talent Passport salary thresholds or test a figure with the visa salary check.
How to negotiate with these numbers
- Compare like with like: same city, same seniority, gross annual, fixed plus variable.
- Use the low end and the middle of a range for your target, not the top.
- Ask for the range early. Most employers don’t post a salary, so ask on the first call.
- Count the package: RTT days, mutuelle share, meal vouchers and equity change what a salary is worth.
- Know your notice period: cadres under the Syntec agreement usually give 3 months’ notice, which can affect your start date. See French employment contracts.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average software engineer salary in France?
Apec’s official median for software development roles is €50,000 gross a year in France and €55,000 in Île-de-France. English-speaking jobs that post a salary on France Dev Jobs had a higher median, €80,000 in October 2026, because they are mostly senior roles at international companies.
What is the Python developer salary in France?
On France Dev Jobs in October 2026, most posted salaries for jobs mentioning Python ran from €49k to €120k a year, across 652 jobs. Pay depends on the role: backend roles had a median of €93,500, machine learning and AI €90,000 and data science €60,000, from small samples.
What is the Java developer salary in France?
Most posted salaries for Java jobs on France Dev Jobs ran from €49k to €138k a year in October 2026, across 141 jobs. No official source publishes salaries by language. Apec’s median for development roles is €50,000.
What is the software engineer salary in France per month?
Divide the gross annual salary by 12, or by 13 if there is a 13th month. €50,000 gross a year is about €4,167 gross a month, and about €2,940 a month after social contributions and income tax for a single person under the 2026 rules.
What does a junior software engineer earn in France?
Apec’s median for development roles among people under 35 is €44,000 gross a year. Few junior jobs post a salary on our board: only 18 of 1,739 jobs were marked junior in October 2026.
What is the developer salary in Paris?
On France Dev Jobs, the median posted salary in Paris was €75,000 in October 2026, from 150 ads, with most between €48k and €142k. Apec’s median for development roles in Île-de-France is €55,000.
Related guides and jobs
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- Tax basics for tech workers in France
- France tech job market 2026
- Browse Python, Java and TypeScript jobs
Salary ranges come from employers’ ads on France Dev Jobs and change every month. This guide is general information; check offers against the official sources linked above.