RESEARCH ENGINEER / SALARY
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0.91 EUR = 1 USD

€63,126 EUR

$69,718 USD

Wien

€62,369 EUR

€42,556 EUR

$47,000 USD

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Average Salary / Research Engineer / Austria

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Average salary for Research Engineer / Austria is €63,126 EUR per year. The most typical earning is €42,556 EUR. All data are based on 16 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of €62,476 EUR. Women receive a salary of n/a.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of €72,436 EUR. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of €69,629 EUR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of €78,502 EUR. Employees with 4-8 Years of experience receive €70,262 EUR.

Levels / Research Engineer / Austria (Gross EUR)

Salary Levels (EUR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
€9,100 EUR - €13,599 EUR	0	n/a
€13,600 EUR - €18,099 EUR	0	n/a
€18,100 EUR - €22,599 EUR	0	n/a
€22,600 EUR - €27,199 EUR	0	n/a
€27,200 EUR - €31,699 EUR	0	n/a
€31,700 EUR - €36,199 EUR	0	n/a
€36,200 EUR - €40,699 EUR	1	100% 6.25%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
€40,700 EUR - €45,299 EUR	4	93.75% 25%
€45,300 EUR - €49,799 EUR	1	68.75% 6.25%
€49,800 EUR - €54,299 EUR	0	n/a
€54,300 EUR - €58,899 EUR	1	62.5% 6.25%
€58,900 EUR - €63,399 EUR	2	56.25% 12.5%
€63,400 EUR - €67,899 EUR	1	43.75% 6.25%
€67,900 EUR - €72,399 EUR	1	37.5% 6.25%
€72,400 EUR - €76,999 EUR	0	n/a
€77,000 EUR - €81,499 EUR	2	31.25% 12.5%
€81,500 EUR - €85,999 EUR	0	n/a
€86,000 EUR - €90,499 EUR	1	18.75% 6.25%
€90,500 EUR - €95,099 EUR	1	12.5% 6.25%
€95,100 EUR - €99,599 EUR	1	6.25% 6.25%
€99,600 EUR - €104,099 EUR	0	n/a
€104,100 EUR - €108,699 EUR	0	n/a
€108,700 EUR - €113,199 EUR	0	n/a
€113,200 EUR - €117,699 EUR	0	n/a
€117,700 EUR - €122,199 EUR	0	n/a
€122,200 EUR - €126,799 EUR	0	n/a
€126,800 EUR - €131,299 EUR	0	n/a
€131,300 EUR - €135,799 EUR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
€135,800 EUR - €144,899 EUR	0	n/a
€144,900 EUR - €153,899 EUR	0	n/a
€153,900 EUR - €162,999 EUR	0	n/a
€163,000 EUR - €171,999 EUR	0	n/a
€172,000 EUR - €181,099 EUR	0	n/a
€181,100 EUR - €190,099 EUR	0	n/a
€190,100 EUR - €199,199 EUR	0	n/a
€199,200 EUR - €208,299 EUR	0	n/a
€208,300 EUR - €217,299 EUR	0	n/a
€217,300 EUR - €226,399 EUR	0	n/a
€226,400 EUR - €316,899 EUR	0	n/a

Gender / Research Engineer / Austria (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	14	€62,476 EUR

Education / Research Engineer / Austria (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	9	€72,436 EUR
2	Bachelors Degree	1	€69,629 EUR
3	Masters Degree	6	€47,988 EUR

Experience / Research Engineer / Austria (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	1	€78,502 EUR
2	4-8 Years	4	€70,262 EUR
3	2-4 Years	8	€61,117 EUR
4	1-2 Years	3	€53,783 EUR

Age / Research Engineer / Austria (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	1	€98,422 EUR
2	41-45	1	€78,502 EUR
3	n/a	2	€67,727 EUR
4	31-35	4	€65,282 EUR
5	26-30	8	€54,508 EUR

Work Type / Research Engineer / Austria (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Permanent	15	€64,739 EUR
2	Contract	1	€39,115 EUR

Cities / Research Engineer / Austria (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Klagenfurt	1	€69,629 EUR
2	Graz	5	€68,904 EUR
3	Linz	4	€64,830 EUR
4	Wien	4	€62,385 EUR
5	Innsbruck	1	€43,823 EUR
6	Eisenstadt	1	€43,189 EUR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Research Engineer

Posted 24 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"ASICs, VLSI, Hardware architecture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Linz	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€64,900 EUR

Electrical Engineer

Posted 12 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Makong integrated cirucita."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Klagenfurt	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€69,600 EUR

Software Developer

Posted 26 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++
image processing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Graz	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€43,200 EUR

Researcher, Developer

Posted 16 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronics design, software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Eisenstadt	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€43,200 EUR

Researcher Specialist

Posted 02 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Linz	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€92,600 EUR

Nano Fabrication Engineer

Posted 07 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Upgrade and maintenance, training, purchase of consumables, research, consulting, product development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wien	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€43,200 EUR

Researcher

Posted 14 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and digital signal processing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Linz	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	€39,100 EUR

R&d Engineer

Posted 08 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research & develop."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Graz	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	€60,600 EUR

Integrated Circuit Designer

Posted 14 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I design integrated circuit for mobile application."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Linz	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€62,800 EUR

Safety Manager

Posted 12 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Applying functional safety to advanced machine research and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wien	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	€78,500 EUR

Development Scientist

Posted 13 March 2018

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wien	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	€78,500 EUR

Embedded Software Developer

Posted 12 March 2018

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Graz	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	€56,100 EUR

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