2022

BERLIN

202
2022 SALARY SURVEY
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01. TRADITIONAL/INTEGRATED CREATIVE

02. DIGITAL CREATIVE

03. TECHNICAL/SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

04. PROJECT MANAGEMENT/PRODUCTION

05. DIGITAL PROJECT/PRODUCT MANAGEMENT (AGENCY)

06. ACCOUNT HANDLING

07. STRATEGY/PLANNING

08. 3D DESIGNERS

09. CREATIVE ARTWORKERS/RETOUCHERS

10. UX/SERVICE DESIGN/DIGITAL PRODUCT

10 Cont’d UX/SERVICE DESIGN/DIGITAL PRODUCT

11. PR (AGENCY)

12. PR (IN-HOUSE)

13. HR & RECRUITMENT

14. OFFICE MANAGERS/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

15. MARKETING

16. PERFORMANCE/GROWTH

17. SOCIAL MEDIA/CONTENT

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01
TRADITIONAL
/INTEGRATED
CREATIVE
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Executive Creative Director €125K+ €800+

Creative Director €75K -€125K €650+
Associate Creative Director €65K - €75K €600+
Head of Art €75K - €150K €600+
Design Director €75K - €100K €550+
Creative Director Team €75K - €110K €600+
Creative Group Head Team €80K - €140K €600+
Senior Team €55K - €80K €550+
Mid-weight Team €38K - €55K €550+
Junior Team €32K - €39K -
Senior Art Director €55K - €85K €550+
Mid-weight Art Director €40K - €55K €400+
Junior Art Director €32K - €39K -
Head of Copy €75K - €150K €650+
Senior Copywriter €55K - €75K €550+
Mid-weight Copywriter €40K - €55K €400+
Junior Copywriter €32K - €39K -
Senior Designer €55K - €68K €550+
Midweight Designer €45K - €50K €400+
Junior Designer €30K - €40K -

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02
DIGITAL
CREATIVE
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Creative Director Team €75K - €125K €650+

Executive Creative Director €125K+ €800+
Creative Director €75K - €110K €650+
Associate Creative Director €65K - €75K €600+
Design Director €85K - €100K €550+
Senior Team €55K - €80K €600+
Mid-weight Team €40K - €55K €550+
Junior Team €32K - €39K -
Senior Art Director €55K - €80K €600+
Mid-weight Art Director €38K - €50K €550+
Junior Art Director €32K - €39K -
Head of Copy €80K - €125K €650+
Senior Copywriter €54K - €75K €550+
Mid-weight Copywriter €40K - €55K €400+
Junior Copywriter €32K - €39K -
Senior Designer €55K - €68K €500+
Motion Designer €45K - €55K €400+
Mid-weight Designer €45K - €50K €400+
Junior Designer €30K - €40K -
Video Editor €40K - €50K €250 - €350

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03
TECHNICAL /
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

CTO €150K - €250K €600+

VP/Head of Engineering €130K - €200K €600+
Engineering Manager €95K - €150K €600+
Technical Lead/Team Lead €85K - €100K €500 - €600+
Senior Front End Developer €60K - €85K €400 - €600
Mid-weight Front End Developer €40K - €60K €300 - €400
Junior Front End Developer €40K - €50K €200 - €300
Senior Back End Developer €70K - €90K €400 - €650+
Mid-weight Back End Developer €50K - €65K €350 - €450
Junior Back End Developer €40K - €50K €200 - €350
Fullstack Developer €45K - €75K €350 - €500
Senior Fullstack Developer €65K- €95K €350 - €500
Senior Mobile Developer (ios/android) €65K - €85K €400 - €600
Mobile Developer (ios/android) €55K - €65K €350 - €500
Senior React Native Developer €75K - €100K+ €400 - €650+

** In the year 2021/22 we have noticed quite a big movement upwards in terms of salary increases across most areas in software
engineering. Previously there was a desire to filter between the different technologies developers programme in, however now it
seems more common (with a few small exceptions) that regardless of tech, earnings are quite in-line with
each other, and it’s based more upon seniority, experience and also interview discussions.

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04
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
/PRODUCTION
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Operations Director €90K+ €800+

Head of Project Management €80K - €120K+ €800+
Project Director €70K - €90K €700+
Senior Project Manager €55K - €70K €550+
Project Manager €45K - €55K €450+
Junior Project Manager €30K - €40K €300+
Creative Resource Manager €40K - €45K €300+
Senior Resource/Traffic Manager €45K - €60K €400+
Senior Content/Video Producer €45K - €60K €550+
Mid-Weight Content/Video Producer €35K - €45K €400+
Junior Content/Video Producer €30K - €35K €300+
Creative Producer €35K - €50K €450+
Senior Creative Producer €45K - €60K €550+
Head of Production €75K - €90K €700+

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05
DIGITAL
PROJECT /
PRODUCT
MANAGEMENT
(AGENCY)
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Operations Director €90K+ €800+

Head of Project Management/Project Director €90K - €130K+ €800+
Senior Project Manager €65K - €80K €700+
Project Manager €55K - €70K €500+
Junior Project Manager €45K - €55K €400+
Technical Project Manager €55K - €75K €500+

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06
ACCOUNT
HANDLING
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Managing Director €120K - €150K -

Cllent Services Director €80K - €120K -
Group Account Director €70K - €90K €800+
Account Director €60K - €72K €600+
Senior Account Manager €53K - €62K €500+
Account Manager €37K - €48K €450+
Junior Account Manager €30K - €40K €350+

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07
STRATEGY
/PLANNING
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Chief Strategy Officer €150K+ €800+

Head of Strategy €120K+ €800+
Strategy Director €85K - €120K €500+
Senior Strategist €50K - €75K €400+
Strategist €40K - €50K €300+
Junior Strategist €25K - €35K -

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08
3D DESIGNERS
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Creative Director €75K - €120K+ €650+

Design Director €50K - €70K+ €550+
Senior Designer €40K - €50K+ €350+
Mid-weight Designer €30K - €40K €300+
Junior Designer €22K - €26K -

09
PRODUCT
MANAGEMENT
(INHOUSE)
TITLE Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

CPO €150K+ €1000+

Product Director / Head of Product €90K - €120K+ €800+
Program Manager €80K - €100K €800+
Senior Product Owner €70K - €90K €700+
Product Owner €55K - €80K €500+
Senior Product Manager / Scrum Master €70K - €120K €700+
Product Manager / Scrum Master €55K - €65K €500+
Agile Coach €70K - €95K €650+
Venture Developer €80K - €100K €700+

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10
UX/SERVICE
DESIGN
/DIGITAL
PRODUCT
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

ECD UX/Experience Design €150K+ €950+

CD UX/Experience Design €120K+ €850+
UX/Experience Design Director/Lead €90K - €110K €800+
Senior UX/Experience Designer €65K - €80K €700+
Midweight UX/Experience Designer €55K - €65K €500+
Junior UX/Experience Designer €40K+ -
Service Design Director €100K+ €900+
Lead Service Designer €85K - €120K €800+
Senior Service Designer €60K - €80K €700+
Midweight Service Designer €50K - €60K €550+
UX Research Lead/Manager €75K - €95K €650+
Senior UX Researcher €60K - €75K €500+
Mid-Weight UX Researcher €45K - €55K €350+
Junior UX Researcher €30K - €40K -
Head of Visual Design €95K+ €800+
Lead Visual/UI Designer €75K - €95K €700+
Senior Visual/UI Designer €60K - €75K €600+
Midweight Visual/UI Designer €45K - €50K €400+
Junior Visual/UI Designer €35K - €40K -

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10 Cont’d

UX/SERVICE
DESIGN
/DIGITAL
PRODUCT
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Product Design Manager/Design Ops €90K - €110K €800+

Product Design Manager €100K - €130K €800+
Head Of Product Design €90K - €130K €900+
Lead Product Designer €80K - €100K €800+
Senior Product Designer €60K - €80K €700+
Product Designer €50K - €60K €600+
Senior Brand Designer (within Product) €55K - €68K €550+
Brand Designer (within Product) €45K - €50K €450+
Lead UX Writer €70K - €80K €600+
Senior UX Writer €55K - €70K €500+
UX Writer €40K - €50K -

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11
PR (AGENCY)
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Junior €29K - €35K -

Midlevel €36K - €47K -
Senior €47K - €56K -
Director/Head of €60K - €80K -

12
PR (IN-HOUSE)
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Junior €29K - €35K -

Midlevel €40K - €50K -
Senior €55K - €85K -
Director/Head of €90K - €150K -

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HR &
RECRUITMENT
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Junior €29K - €34K -

Midlevel €36K - €50K -
Senior €50K - €65K -
Head of €66K - €84K -

14
OFFICE
MANAGERS/
EXECUTIVE
ASSISTANT Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate
Junior €28K - €34K -
Midlevel €36K - €42K -
Senior €42K - €48K -
Executive Assistant €48K - €70K -

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15
MARKETING
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Junior Marketing Manager €30K - €40K -

Marketing Manager €45K - €60K -
Senior Marketing Manager €60K - €90K -
Head of Marketing/Lead Marketing €80K - €150K -
CMO/VP €120K - €180K -

16
PERFORMANCE
/GROWTH
MARKETING
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Junior Perf. Marketing Manager €30K - €40K -

Perf. Marketing Manager €45K - €65K -
Senior Perf. Marketing Manager €60K - €90K -
Head of Perf. Marketing €85K - €150K -

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17
SOCIAL
MEDIA/
CONTENT
Job Title Full Time Salary Freelance Day Rate

Community Manager €28K - €40K -

Junior Social Media Manager €25K - €38K -
Social Media Manager €35K - €48K -
Senior Social Media Manager €50K - €60K -
Head of Social Media €65K - €85K -
Content Strategist €40K - €70K €400 - €700/day
Social Strategy Director €80K - €100K €600+
Senior Social Strategist €60K - €75K €450+
Social Strategist €45K - €55K €350+
Junior Social Media Strategist €30K - €40K €200+

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TRADITIONAL GRAPHIC/3D DESIGNERS

/INTEGRATED CREATIVE
Andrew Simon (Agency & Consultancy)
Jemima Jordan asimon@redsofaberlin.com
jjordan@redsofaberlin.com LINKED-IN
LINKED-IN -
Rory Colgan (Startup)
rcolgan@redsofalondon.com
DIGITAL CREATIVE LINKED-IN

Jemima Jordan
jjordan@redsofaberlin.com UX/SERVICE DESIGN
LINKED-IN /DIGITAL PRODUCT
Andrew Simon (Agency & Consultancy)
asimon@redsofaberlin.com
PROJECT MANAGEMENT LINKED-IN
/PRODUCTION -
Rory Colgan (Startup)
Martina Winkler rcolgan@redsofalondon.com
mwinkler@redsofaberlin.com LINKED-IN
LINKED-IN

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
/PRODUCTIONS Martina Winkler
mwinkler@redsofaberlin.com
Martina Winkler LINKED-IN
mwinkler@redsofaberlin.com
LINKED-IN
PR
ACCOUNT HANDLING Martina Winkler
mwinkler@redsofaberlin.com
Martina Winkler LINKED-IN
mwinkler@redsofaberlin.com -
LINKED-IN Julia Harz
jharz@redsofaberlin.com
LINKED-IN

IN HOUSE MARKETING
HR & RECRUITMENT
Julia Harz
jharz@redsofaberlin.com Martina Winkler
LINKED-IN mwinkler@redsofaberlin.com
LINKED-IN
-
STRATEGY/PLANNING Julia Harz
jharz@redsofaberlin.com
Nish Lad LINKED-IN
nlad@redsofalondon.com
LINKED-IN
OFFICE MANAGERS
Martina Winkler
mwinkler@redsofaberlin.com
LINKED-IN
-
Julia Harz
jharz@redsofaberlin.com
LINKED-IN

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2022 ** The information on the Red Sofa Berlin salary

survey is compiled by our specialist consultants using
Berlin market salary trends over the years 2021/22.

This data is gathered from all Red Sofas 100+ clients.

Salary brackets from the bottom-end all the way to
top-end, be it from the smallest startup, the most
awarded network agency, the biggest tech leviathan
or big 3 consulting firm…we are giving you the
complete picture.

This means the Red Sofa salary survey allows our

clients to remain market competitive with their pay
packages, and our candidates are able to see where
they are at in the Creative / Product / Tech world.

YEAR ON YEAR.

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