Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer during 2024 is USD 136,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 183 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average entry-level / junior Software Engineer salary lies between USD 106,590 and USD 158,200 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 Engineer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
183
Top 10%
$ 221,000
Top 25%
$ 158,200
Median
$ 136,000
Bottom 25%
$ 106,590
Bottom 10%
$ 53,125

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Engineer 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 | 413 jobs Engineering | 367 jobs Computer Science | 348 jobs Machine Learning | 298 jobs Java | 218 jobs Architecture | 160 jobs Testing | 149 jobs Research | 133 jobs Agile | 127 jobs JavaScript | 124 jobs Security | 119 jobs Kubernetes | 97 jobs SQL | 94 jobs Linux | 93 jobs Pipelines | 93 jobs AWS | 87 jobs Privacy | 86 jobs Mathematics | 84 jobs Big Data | 80 jobs APIs | 77 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Startup environment. 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 | 376 jobs Health care | 178 jobs Startup environment | 140 jobs Team events | 130 jobs Equity / stock options | 125 jobs Medical leave | 112 jobs Flex hours | 102 jobs Insurance | 89 jobs Flex vacation | 75 jobs Competitive pay | 71 jobs Parental leave | 66 jobs 401(k) matching | 61 jobs Salary bonus | 45 jobs Flexible spending account | 44 jobs Transparency | 32 jobs Wellness | 28 jobs Relocation support | 16 jobs Gear | 13 jobs Fertility benefits | 11 jobs Conferences | 10 jobs

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