Developer Salary in United States during 2025

💰 The median Developer Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 131,550

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Salary details

The average Developer salary lies between USD 100,000 and USD 170,000 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Developer
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
578
Top 10%
$ 203,000
Top 25%
$ 170,000
Median
$ 131,550
Bottom 25%
$ 100,000
Bottom 10%
$ 79,800

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Developer job listings are Python, Engineering and SQL. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 5081 jobs Engineering | 4001 jobs SQL | 3733 jobs Computer Science | 3439 jobs Machine Learning | 3272 jobs Architecture | 2562 jobs Testing | 2541 jobs Security | 2473 jobs AWS | 2401 jobs Azure | 2399 jobs APIs | 2382 jobs Agile | 2338 jobs Pipelines | 2283 jobs CI/CD | 1652 jobs Java | 1652 jobs Power BI | 1638 jobs ETL | 1633 jobs Research | 1548 jobs Git | 1455 jobs DevOps | 1441 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Developer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 4973 jobs Health care | 2207 jobs Flex hours | 1978 jobs Competitive pay | 1462 jobs Startup environment | 1193 jobs Team events | 1110 jobs Equity / stock options | 1049 jobs Insurance | 1007 jobs Flex vacation | 899 jobs Salary bonus | 765 jobs Medical leave | 664 jobs Parental leave | 649 jobs Wellness | 496 jobs 401(k) matching | 491 jobs Fitness / gym | 276 jobs Transparency | 243 jobs Relocation support | 241 jobs Conferences | 204 jobs Flexible spending account | 162 jobs Gear | 134 jobs

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Developer @ $ 71,000 (global) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Developer @ $ 130,100 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
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Developer @ $ 137,719 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Developer @ $ 162,940 (United States) - Executive-level / Director Details
Developer @ $ 123,421 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Developer @ $ 98,000 (United States) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Developer @ $ 44,000 (Poland) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Developer @ $ 44,000 (Poland) Details
Developer @ $ 72,000 (Netherlands) Details
Developer @ $ 57,157 (Latvia) Details
Developer @ $ 54,778 (India) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Developer @ $ 54,778 (India) Details
Developer @ $ 59,958 (United Kingdom) Details
Developer @ $ 62,119 (United Kingdom) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Developer @ $ 56,962 (United Kingdom) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Developer @ $ 117,900 (Germany) Details
Developer @ $ 100,000 (Canada) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Developer @ $ 107,976 (Canada) Details
Developer @ $ 60,600 (Canada) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Developer @ $ 128,193 (Canada) - Senior-level / Expert Details

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