Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer during 2025 is USD 109,413

✏️ This salary info is based on 174 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Software Developer salary lies between USD 79,800 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 Developer
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
174
Top 10%
$ 207,219
Top 25%
$ 158,200
Median
$ 109,413
Bottom 25%
$ 79,800
Bottom 10%
$ 73,700

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 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:

Python | 155 jobs Engineering | 132 jobs Computer Science | 122 jobs Machine Learning | 121 jobs Architecture | 104 jobs Java | 89 jobs Testing | 84 jobs Security | 78 jobs Agile | 75 jobs AWS | 73 jobs APIs | 72 jobs SQL | 70 jobs JavaScript | 54 jobs Azure | 53 jobs Docker | 52 jobs Research | 48 jobs CI/CD | 48 jobs Kubernetes | 46 jobs Pipelines | 46 jobs DevOps | 40 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 | 146 jobs Health care | 84 jobs Competitive pay | 78 jobs Flex hours | 69 jobs Equity / stock options | 58 jobs Insurance | 57 jobs Flex vacation | 46 jobs Salary bonus | 40 jobs Medical leave | 38 jobs Parental leave | 37 jobs 401(k) matching | 34 jobs Startup environment | 33 jobs Team events | 30 jobs Flexible spending account | 22 jobs Wellness | 21 jobs Fitness / gym | 10 jobs Relocation support | 9 jobs Transparency | 8 jobs Home office stipend | 7 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 4 jobs

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