Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Development Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Development Engineer during 2025 is USD 116,175

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Software Development Engineer salary lies between USD 79,310 and USD 173,040 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 Development Engineer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 192,300
Top 25%
$ 173,040
Median
$ 116,175
Bottom 25%
$ 79,310
Bottom 10%
$ 79,310

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 Entry-level / Junior Software Development Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Development Engineer 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 | 11 jobs Computer Science | 11 jobs Engineering | 10 jobs Machine Learning | 9 jobs Agile | 6 jobs Java | 6 jobs Scrum | 4 jobs Data Mining | 4 jobs Data Analytics | 4 jobs Architecture | 4 jobs OOP | 4 jobs AWS | 3 jobs Linux | 3 jobs Distributed Systems | 3 jobs Security | 3 jobs Testing | 3 jobs SAS | 3 jobs Deep Learning | 2 jobs NLP | 2 jobs Big Data | 2 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Development Engineer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options 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 | 10 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Health care | 4 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Flex vacation | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 1 jobs

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