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

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Developer in United States during 2024 is USD 76,300

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The average entry-level / junior Software Developer salary lies between USD 52,000 and USD 93,000 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
Software Developer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 145,200
Top 25%
$ 93,000
Median
$ 76,300
Bottom 25%
$ 52,000
Bottom 10%
$ 44,000

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 Software Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Developer job listings are Python, Engineering and Computer Science. 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 | 99 jobs Engineering | 74 jobs Computer Science | 68 jobs Machine Learning | 65 jobs Java | 58 jobs Testing | 43 jobs JavaScript | 39 jobs Research | 39 jobs Docker | 33 jobs Security | 32 jobs Linux | 30 jobs SQL | 28 jobs Architecture | 25 jobs Agile | 24 jobs APIs | 23 jobs TensorFlow | 20 jobs Git | 20 jobs Kubernetes | 19 jobs Big Data | 18 jobs DevOps | 18 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 80 jobs Flex hours | 35 jobs Health care | 32 jobs Competitive pay | 19 jobs Startup environment | 18 jobs Equity / stock options | 15 jobs Insurance | 14 jobs Team events | 11 jobs Flex vacation | 9 jobs Relocation support | 9 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Salary bonus | 7 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Signing bonus | 2 jobs Home office stipend | 2 jobs Visa sponsorship | 1 jobs

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