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 83,600

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The average entry-level / junior Developer salary lies between USD 56,000 and USD 110,810 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
22
Top 10%
$ 143,000
Top 25%
$ 110,810
Median
$ 83,600
Bottom 25%
$ 56,000
Bottom 10%
$ 39,500

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 | 493 jobs Computer Science | 372 jobs SQL | 371 jobs Engineering | 354 jobs Machine Learning | 280 jobs Power BI | 210 jobs Testing | 180 jobs Java | 179 jobs Azure | 170 jobs Research | 165 jobs Agile | 165 jobs Security | 153 jobs JavaScript | 151 jobs APIs | 143 jobs ETL | 133 jobs Business Intelligence | 129 jobs Architecture | 129 jobs Statistics | 129 jobs AWS | 126 jobs Data Analytics | 117 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 | 451 jobs Flex hours | 182 jobs Health care | 171 jobs Startup environment | 107 jobs Team events | 95 jobs Competitive pay | 92 jobs Equity / stock options | 85 jobs Insurance | 79 jobs Flex vacation | 48 jobs Wellness | 41 jobs Salary bonus | 37 jobs Relocation support | 36 jobs Medical leave | 35 jobs Transparency | 29 jobs 401(k) matching | 26 jobs Parental leave | 26 jobs Fitness / gym | 26 jobs Conferences | 15 jobs Home office stipend | 15 jobs Flexible spending account | 7 jobs

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