[mhomde]

Yeah I guess that's what stemming the tide :) Also a lot of German companies seem to require that you speak German. I know awesome programmers/designers living in Berlin but if they work for Berlin companies they seem to earn a pittance of what they'd would in for instance Stockholm. But if more tech companies, like Soundcloud, imports themselves into Berlin and Germany, employees and all, that will change.

Can it be because venture capital hasn't come to Berlin/Germany in a big way yet? Typically German companies seems more aimed at the German market rather than an international one, which maybe doesn't fuel a bubble as quickly.

[drinchev]

Typical Berlin startups as of 2018 usually look for importing developers from other countries with relocation help. This, IMHO, is already the beginning of the salary increase, which is inevitable.

Unfortunately the progressive taxation [1] is quite complicated and makes it impossible to increase your life-style with just a salary bump.

I guess that's one of the reasons Berlin is still considered as temporary place to work, before you find "something better".

1 : http://www.drinchev.com/blog/germany-freelancing-and-taxes/