C++ developer salaries.
What employers say they'll pay.
- median, Europe (EUR)
- €76k
- median, North America (USD)
- $265k
- published ranges
- 88
Based on 88 C++ job ads with a published salary range on getwork.dev (as of 2026-10-28), the median salary in Europe is €76k per year (middle 50%: €65k–€80k) and the median in North America is $265k per year.
| Region | p25 | Median | p75 | Spread | Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America USD | $216k | $265k | $351k | 62 | |
| Europe EUR | €65k | €76k | €80k | 19 | |
| Europe GBP | £77k | £95k | £290k | 5 |
In Europe (EUR), 100% of the ranges come from Mozilla and Cloudflare, so the median leans toward their pay. In North America (USD), 55% of the ranges come from OpenAI, Wayve and Cloudflare, so the median leans toward their pay.
| Level | p25 | Median | p75 | Spread | Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior USD | $187k | $218k | $230k | 15 | |
| Staff USD | $191k | $271k | $285k | 14 | |
| Senior EUR | €62k | €68k | €77k | 13 | |
| Staff EUR | €76k | €89k | €92k | 6 | |
| Principal USD | $313k | $313k | $395k | 3 | |
| Manager USD | $262k | $262k | $288k | 3 |
Best-paid C++ roles open in Europe
- Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Tools & Systems · Mozilla€81k–€108k
- Senior Software Engineer, Privacy · Mozilla€68k–€91k
- Senior Systems Engineer, Browser Isolation · Cloudflare€66k–€91k
- Senior Software Engineer, Firefox Security · Mozilla€68k–€91k
- Staff Software Security Engineer · Anthropic£255k–£325k
- Engineering Manager - Workers Runtime, Edge Team · Cloudflare$220k–$303k
- Controls Engineer · Wayve$210k–$294k
- Staff Robotics Engineer, 3D Sensing · Wayve$276k–$294k
- Staff Robotics Engineer, Localization · Wayve$276k–$294k
- Senior Systems Engineer, Basin Platform · Cloudflare$194k–$266k
Questions
What does a C++ developer earn in Europe?
The median published salary for C++ roles in Europe is €76k per year, based on 19 ranges in EUR. Half of the ranges have a midpoint between €65k and €80k.
How much more do senior C++ developers earn?
Senior: median $218k (15 ranges); Staff: median $271k (14 ranges); Senior: median €68k (13 ranges); Staff: median €89k (6 ranges); Principal: median $313k (3 ranges); Manager: median $262k (3 ranges).
Where do these numbers come from?
From salary ranges employers publish in live job ads, read directly from their applicant tracking systems. They are asking ranges, not reported pay, and each figure uses the midpoint of a range.
Method: midpoints of yearly salary ranges in active job ads, per currency, no conversion. Updated with every site build. Ask your agent for any slice: salary_insights(stack: ["c++"], seniority: ["senior"], countries: ["NL"]). See all C++ jobs.