Glassdoor says 50-65k before tax for run of the mill &#x27;software dev&#x27; in Berlin, with soundcloud being on the upper end of that range; and it seems I underestimated tax pressure with 40%. Considering that 80k is the average (including directors, mgmt, legal, ...), I wouldn&#x27;t say that those salaries are &#x27;outrageous&#x27;.