Developer salaries in Spain by tech stack: Python, Java, Go (2026)

What is a typical software engineer salary in Spain for your tech stack? On Spain Dev Jobs on 16 October 2026, most posted salaries for Python jobs were €42k to €122k a year, and for Java jobs €44k to €127k. Go, Kotlin, Rust and C++ ads started higher, around €50k to €58k, while C# and .NET ads paid the least of the stacks we track. In our October report, the median advertised salary across all jobs was €74,500, with Barcelona ads ahead of Madrid ads.

These are salaries that employers published in their own ads, for English-speaking jobs. Below we explain what the figures do and don’t show, and compare them with official and self-reported data.

All figures are gross yearly pay in euros. To see what you would take home, use our salary after tax calculator.

Where these numbers come from

We use three sources, because no single one is complete:

1. Salaries posted on our board. Every stack page (for example Python jobs) shows the range that “most posted salaries” fall in, worked out from ads that state a yearly salary in euros. We never estimate pay for ads that don’t state one. Only about 12% of the 2,583 live ads stated a salary when we published our October 2026 report, so treat small groups with care.
2. Self-reported pay from Levels.fyi, which includes bonus and stock.
3. Official statistics from the INE, Spain’s national statistics office, which has no “developer” category but does report pay for the information and communications sector.

One more caution: our board lists only companies where English is the working language. Many are international companies, scale-ups and well-funded startups, which tend to pay more than local IT consultancies.

Salary by tech stack

These figures come from the stack pages on Spain Dev Jobs on 16 October 2026. “Typical posted range” is the range most posted salaries fall in. “Ads with a salary” is how many of the live ads stated a yearly salary in euros.

Cloud and infrastructure skills show up in many of the same ads. Kubernetes jobs had a typical posted range of €50k to €133k (66 ads with a salary), and AWS jobs €44k to €122k (81 ads).

What the stack table tells you

• The bottom of the range matters most. Go, Kotlin, Rust and C++ ads rarely post salaries under about €50k. Those stacks are used mostly by product companies and for backend, infrastructure and systems work, where few roles are junior.
• The top of the range is driven by a few ads. TypeScript, React and Swift reach €180k to €209k because a handful of senior or staff roles at international companies posted high ranges, often for remote work. Don’t read them as typical.
• C# and .NET pay less on our board, but with only 5 and 9 ads stating a salary, the figures are thin.
• Python is everywhere. It appears in about a third of all ads on the board, from data engineering and machine learning to backend and DevOps, so its range is wide.

The stack is only part of the story. Seniority, company type and the role itself usually move salary more than the language.

Python developer salary in Spain

On 16 October 2026, 104 of the 868 Python ads on our board stated a yearly salary, and most fell between €42k and €122k. Python is the most common skill in machine learning, data and backend ads. In our October report, the median for machine learning and AI roles was €71,630 and for data engineering €62,000, while backend roles had a median of €86,500.

Browse Python jobs, or narrow by city: Python in Barcelona and Python in Madrid.

Java developer salary in Spain

On the same day, 42 of the 264 Java ads stated a salary, with most between €44k and €127k. Java is common at banks, insurers, e-commerce and large enterprises, as well as in IT consultancies. Consultancy roles often pay less and rarely post salaries, so the true market range for Java in Spain is likely to start lower than our figures. Java ads were less often fully remote (28%) than TypeScript (49%) or Go (60%) ads.

By city, Java ads in Barcelona mostly posted €46k to €95k, and in Madrid €42k to €100k, from small samples of 8 and 13 ads.

Developer salary in Barcelona vs Madrid

Barcelona and Madrid together hold more than half of the jobs on our board. In our October 2026 report:

Self-reported pay points the same way. On 16 October 2026, Levels.fyi showed a median total compensation for software engineers of €64,188 in the Barcelona area (692 submissions) and €55,731 in the Madrid area (728 submissions). For Spain as a whole the median was €55,411, with the 25th percentile at €38.4K, the 75th at €75.8K and the 90th at €96.5K (Levels.fyi Spain).

Barcelona has many international product companies and regional hubs that hire in English, which helps explain the gap. Madrid has more large Spanish companies, banks and consultancies, where pay for developers is often lower but jobs can be more stable. Our cost of living guide for Madrid helps you compare what the money buys.

Salary by role

The October report also breaks down posted salaries by role:

See backend jobs for the role with the highest median among individual contributor roles on the board.

Junior and senior software engineer salaries

Our board can’t give a reliable split by seniority yet: in October 2026, only 59 of 2,583 live ads were marked junior and 838 senior, and 44% didn’t say. Levels.fyi also shows only an all-levels figure for Spain. As a rough guide, the lower end of each stack range above (about €35k to €50k) is where junior and early mid-level ads sit, and the upper end belongs to senior, staff and lead roles.

For official context, the INE’s annual salary structure survey, published on 28 May 2026, put average gross pay in 2024 at €42,741.94 in the information and communications sector, against €29,540.26 for all workers. That sector includes software companies but also telecoms, media and publishing, and every level of seniority.

Salary and visas

If you need a work permit, check the salary first. The EU Blue Card and the national highly qualified professional permit require a gross yearly salary of at least 1.4 times the average gross annual pay per worker published by the INE (Order PJC/44/2026). With the 2024 average of €29,540.26, that is about €41,356. A reduced threshold of 0.8 times that figure (about €33,085) applies to some shortage occupations and recent graduates.

Almost every stack range above starts at or just above that line, so junior offers may fall short. Our visa salary check tests an offer against the threshold, and the work visa guide explains the permits.

Comparing offers

• 12 or 14 payments. Spanish employees are entitled to two extra payments a year, but a collective agreement can spread them over 12 months (Workers’ Statute, article 31). Compare the yearly gross, not the monthly figure.
• Employee or freelance. A B2B or freelance rate has to cover your own Social Security, holidays and downtime. Our autónomo guide shows what the monthly cuota costs.
• Tax regime. If you move to Spain for the job, the Beckham Law can lower your income tax. See our tax basics guide.
• Remote roles. Some remote ads pay in line with another country’s market. A third of the jobs on our board were fully remote in October; see remote jobs.

For city-level official data and more on Levels.fyi, read our software engineer salaries in Spain guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average software engineer salary in Spain?

It depends on the source. Levels.fyi showed a self-reported median total compensation of €55,411 for Spain on 16 October 2026. The median salary posted in English-speaking tech ads on our board was €74,500 in October 2026. The INE’s official average for the whole information and communications sector was €42,741.94 in 2024.

What is a software engineer’s salary in Spain per month?

Divide the yearly figure by 12 or 14, depending on the contract. A €55,000 yearly salary is about €4,583 gross a month over 12 payments, or €3,929 over 14 payments with two extra payments. Use our salary after tax calculator to see net monthly pay.

How much does a Python developer earn in Spain?

On Spain Dev Jobs on 16 October 2026, 104 of 868 Python ads stated a salary, and most posted salaries were €42k to €122k a year. In Barcelona most Python ads posted €44k to €108k, and in Madrid €41k to €100k.

How much does a Java developer earn in Spain?

On 16 October 2026, most posted salaries in the 42 Java ads with a salary were €44k to €127k a year. Java roles at IT consultancies, which rarely post salaries, often pay less, so expect offers below that range there.

Which tech stack pays the most in Spain?

On our board, Go, Kotlin, Rust and C++ ads had the highest starting point, around €50k to €58k. TypeScript, React and Swift had the highest top end, driven by a few senior remote roles. C# and .NET ads posted the lowest ranges, but from very few ads.

Do developers earn more in Barcelona or Madrid?

In October 2026 the median posted salary was €71,250 in Barcelona and €60,500 in Madrid on our board. Levels.fyi also showed Barcelona ahead, at €64,188 against €55,731 self-reported median total compensation on 16 October 2026.

Salary figures are snapshots from 16 October 2026 and change daily as ads open and close. This guide is general information, not financial advice.