Salary for Entry-level / Junior Developer in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Developer in United States during 2024 is USD 116,000

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The average entry-level / junior Developer salary lies between USD 60,000 and USD 133,500 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
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 180,000
Top 25%
$ 133,500
Median
$ 116,000
Bottom 25%
$ 60,000
Bottom 10%
$ 56,000

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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Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Developer job listings are Python, Computer Science and SQL. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 370 jobs Computer Science | 293 jobs SQL | 287 jobs Engineering | 275 jobs Machine Learning | 207 jobs Power BI | 164 jobs Azure | 136 jobs Java | 135 jobs Testing | 134 jobs Agile | 133 jobs Research | 124 jobs Security | 118 jobs ETL | 111 jobs APIs | 109 jobs JavaScript | 106 jobs Statistics | 106 jobs Business Intelligence | 104 jobs Architecture | 100 jobs Data analysis | 93 jobs Data Analytics | 91 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Developer job listings are Career development, Flex hours and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 364 jobs Flex hours | 145 jobs Health care | 132 jobs Startup environment | 86 jobs Competitive pay | 73 jobs Team events | 72 jobs Equity / stock options | 62 jobs Insurance | 62 jobs Flex vacation | 36 jobs Wellness | 35 jobs Relocation support | 26 jobs Medical leave | 26 jobs Salary bonus | 26 jobs Fitness / gym | 23 jobs Transparency | 22 jobs 401(k) matching | 21 jobs Parental leave | 18 jobs Conferences | 13 jobs Home office stipend | 12 jobs Travel | 5 jobs

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