12 Companies Paying €100k+ in the Netherlands (2026)

The Netherlands has the highest software engineering compensation in continental Europe, and €100k is realistic at the right companies — many pay it at senior or even mid level. Optiver, IMC Trading, Adyen, and Booking.com are the most cited names, and they are all hiring. This post lists exactly which companies clear the bar, what they pay by seniority, and which roles to target if you are relocating to or already based in Amsterdam or Eindhoven. Browse live €100k+ roles at nextleveljobs.eu/country/nl.

Is €100k realistic in the Netherlands?

The median software engineer salary in the Netherlands sits around €65,000–€75,000 (per Glassdoor and LinkedIn Salary, 2025–2026), but that number obscures the spread. At trading firms like Optiver and IMC, €100k+ is achievable from your first year — Optiver reports total comp of €180k–€300k+ at senior levels on levels.fyi. At product companies including Adyen, Booking.com, and Netflix, who typically need 3–5 years of experience and a Senior title to clear the bar. Amsterdam concentrates the majority of opportunities, with Eindhoven (ASML) as a strong secondary market for systems and embedded engineering. Companies paying 100k in the Netherlands are concentrated in fintech, trading, and B2B SaaS, not in traditional industries.

12 Companies Paying €100k+ in the Netherlands for Software Engineers

The companies below are selected based on publicly reported salary data from levels.fyi, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn Salary. Where a company has limited public data points, the entry notes this rather than citing a specific range. The highest paying tech companies in the Netherlands skew heavily toward Amsterdam. If that is where you are targeting, most of this list applies directly.

• O

  Optiver

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=1 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data
• I

  IMC Trading

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=1 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data
• B

  Booking.com

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=3 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data
• A

  ASML

  Eindhoven

  Remote: No

  >=4 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data
• 

  Adyen

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=3 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data

  See open roles
  See open roles
• 

  Netflix

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=2 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data

  See open roles
  See open roles
• T

  TomTom

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=5 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data
• 

  Elastic

  Amsterdam

  Remote: Yes

  >=3 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data

  See open roles
  See open roles
• 

  Databricks

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=2 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data

  See open roles
  See open roles
• 

  Uber

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=3 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data

  See open roles
  See open roles
• M

  Mollie

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=5 YOE for 100k
  Career PageSalary Data
• P

  Picnic

  Amsterdam

  Remote: No

  >=5 YOE for 100k
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Netherlands €100k+ salary data by company (2026)

What roles actually hit €100k in the Netherlands?

• Senior Software Engineer: The standard bar. At trading firms and scale-ups like Adyen and Databricks, Senior SWE roles routinely exceed €100k total comp in the Netherlands. This is the most accessible route for engineers with 3–5 years of experience (per levels.fyi Netherlands data).
• Staff Engineer: Reported above €130k at trading firms and top-tier tech companies on levels.fyi. Staff roles at Booking.com, Elastic, and Netflix Amsterdam are the most consistent path to top-of-band compensation on the individual contributor track.
• ML / AI Engineer: High demand, short supply. ML Engineers at companies like Databricks and ASML report total comp well above €100k on levels.fyi; limited NL-specific data points exist for some firms, so treat specific ranges as indicative. The software engineer salary Netherlands benchmarks for ML roles are materially above the general SWE average.
• Platform / Infrastructure Engineer: Cloud and platform roles command a premium, especially at companies running large-scale distributed systems like Booking.com and Uber Amsterdam. Experienced platform engineers with 4+ years clear €100k without needing a Staff title (per employee reports on Glassdoor).
• Engineering Manager: Management tracks start above €100k at mid-sized tech companies and are reported above €130k at trading firms on levels.fyi. At Optiver and IMC, engineering managers are among the best-compensated in Europe.

Netherlands vs other EU markets

The Netherlands consistently outperforms Germany, France, and Spain on software engineering base salaries, largely driven by Amsterdam's density of trading firms and well-funded tech companies. Total compensation at trading firms rivals London, but with a lower cost of living outside central Amsterdam. The main trade-off is Dutch income tax (effective rates above €70k sit around 49%), which erodes take-home compared to countries with lower top rates. The 30% ruling for highly skilled migrants partially offsets this for the first five years, making the Netherlands particularly attractive for international engineers relocating from outside the EU.

If you are targeting the best tech companies in the Netherlands for software engineers, start with the list above and browse open roles directly at nextleveljobs.eu/country/nl. Roles update weekly across all companies listed.