{
  "id": 2998685,
  "title": "Your job title is worth €45,000. We surveyed 106 design engineers to find out.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/your-job-title-is-worth-45-000-we-surveyed-106-design-engineers-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:24:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/arturs_hymera/your-job-title-is-worth-eu45000-we-surveyed-106-design-engineers-to-find-out-1l47"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "There is no single, reliable figure for what a design engineer earns in Europe, as various sources report different averages. The role being surveyed focuses on product interface designers who ship their work to production. An anonymous survey of 106 European design engineers revealed a median total annual compensation of €115,000, including bonuses and equity. The middle 50% of earners fall between €70,000 and €140,000, with half earning above €100,000 and a third earning above €130,000. The compensation gap between the 25th and 75th percentile is €70,000, indicating a wide range of earnings for the same job title.",
  "summary": "There is no honest public number for what a design engineer earns in Europe. Search for one and you will find plenty of figures. PayScale puts the German average at €54,006. SalaryExpert says €79,419 for the Netherlands. A UK survey published this year lands on a £49,489 median, with 88% of its respondents mechanically biased. Those numbers are real. They are also measuring a different job.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Median total annual compensation of €115,000 for European design engineers",
    "Middle 50% of earners between €70,000 and €140,000",
    "25th to 75th percentile compensation gap of €70,000"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}