Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Developer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Developer during 2025 is USD 69,650

✏️ This salary info is based on 34 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average entry-level / junior Software Developer salary lies between USD 44,210 and USD 90,000 globally. 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
Software Developer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
34
Top 10%
$ 129,300
Top 25%
$ 90,000
Median
$ 69,650
Bottom 25%
$ 44,210
Bottom 10%
$ 33,684

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

Software Developer Salary TrendYearly salary in USD - Region: Global - Experience: Entry-level / Junior$69,710$69,710$69,700$69,700$69,690$69,690$69,680$69,680$69,670$69,670$69,660$69,660$69,650$69,650$69,640$69,6402024202420252025
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Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Software Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Developer job listings are Python, Computer Science and Engineering. 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 | 106 jobs Computer Science | 86 jobs Engineering | 81 jobs Machine Learning | 80 jobs Java | 55 jobs JavaScript | 49 jobs Testing | 47 jobs Agile | 46 jobs SQL | 44 jobs APIs | 37 jobs Research | 35 jobs Azure | 31 jobs Git | 31 jobs React | 31 jobs Security | 30 jobs AWS | 29 jobs Docker | 26 jobs TypeScript | 25 jobs Pipelines | 23 jobs OOP | 19 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Software 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 100 jobs Flex hours | 38 jobs Health care | 30 jobs Team events | 24 jobs Startup environment | 21 jobs Equity / stock options | 20 jobs Competitive pay | 18 jobs Transparency | 12 jobs Insurance | 12 jobs Medical leave | 9 jobs Wellness | 8 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Relocation support | 5 jobs Home office stipend | 5 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Lunch / meals | 2 jobs Parental leave | 2 jobs Signing bonus | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs

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