Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer during 2025 is USD 95,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 42 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Software Developer salary lies between USD 74,935 and USD 148,014 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
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
42
Top 10%
$ 178,100
Top 25%
$ 148,014
Median
$ 95,000
Bottom 25%
$ 74,935
Bottom 10%
$ 65,000

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 Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Software Developer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. 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 | 32 jobs Engineering | 27 jobs Machine Learning | 23 jobs Computer Science | 22 jobs Research | 20 jobs Java | 19 jobs Architecture | 18 jobs Testing | 17 jobs Security | 16 jobs Agile | 15 jobs APIs | 13 jobs SQL | 12 jobs AWS | 12 jobs Kubernetes | 11 jobs Linux | 11 jobs JavaScript | 10 jobs DevOps | 10 jobs Scrum | 8 jobs NoSQL | 8 jobs Docker | 8 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Software Developer job listings are Career development, Health care and Competitive pay. 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 | 32 jobs Health care | 18 jobs Competitive pay | 16 jobs Insurance | 15 jobs Flex hours | 11 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Flex vacation | 10 jobs Equity / stock options | 9 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs Salary bonus | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 7 jobs Startup environment | 7 jobs Team events | 5 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Flexible spending account | 4 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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