Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer during 2025 is USD 111,100
✏️ This salary info is based on 50 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior Software Engineer salary lies between USD 79,900 and USD 130,000 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 Engineer
- Experience
- Entry-level / Junior
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 50
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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 Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Engineer job listings are Engineering, Python and Computer Science. 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:
Engineering | 163 jobs Python | 162 jobs Computer Science | 126 jobs Machine Learning | 113 jobs Java | 70 jobs Security | 61 jobs Testing | 58 jobs Architecture | 54 jobs JavaScript | 52 jobs SQL | 52 jobs AWS | 46 jobs Research | 44 jobs Agile | 43 jobs Docker | 41 jobs APIs | 41 jobs LLMs | 40 jobs React | 38 jobs Kubernetes | 32 jobs Pipelines | 31 jobs Mathematics | 31 jobsTop 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 136 jobs Health care | 68 jobs Startup environment | 49 jobs Flex hours | 45 jobs Competitive pay | 44 jobs Equity / stock options | 42 jobs Team events | 42 jobs Insurance | 38 jobs Medical leave | 27 jobs Salary bonus | 24 jobs Flex vacation | 22 jobs Parental leave | 21 jobs Wellness | 19 jobs Relocation support | 16 jobs 401(k) matching | 12 jobs Fitness / gym | 10 jobs Gear | 6 jobs Flexible spending account | 6 jobs Home office stipend | 5 jobs Transparency | 4 jobsRelated salaries
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