Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Engineer during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Engineer during 2025 is USD 161,612
✏️ This salary info is based on 900 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Software Engineer salary lies between USD 123,656 and USD 207,000 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.
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- Software Engineer
- Experience
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 900
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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 Mid-level / Intermediate Software Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Software Engineer 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 | 633 jobs Engineering | 587 jobs Machine Learning | 509 jobs Computer Science | 482 jobs Architecture | 295 jobs AWS | 285 jobs Testing | 277 jobs Java | 269 jobs Security | 237 jobs APIs | 213 jobs Research | 204 jobs SQL | 202 jobs Agile | 201 jobs Pipelines | 191 jobs LLMs | 174 jobs Kubernetes | 166 jobs JavaScript | 161 jobs Azure | 158 jobs Linux | 150 jobs React | 145 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. 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 | 557 jobs Health care | 307 jobs Equity / stock options | 221 jobs Startup environment | 178 jobs Competitive pay | 178 jobs Flex hours | 168 jobs Medical leave | 156 jobs Salary bonus | 136 jobs Insurance | 134 jobs Flex vacation | 121 jobs Parental leave | 118 jobs Wellness | 110 jobs Team events | 91 jobs 401(k) matching | 71 jobs Relocation support | 44 jobs Fertility benefits | 34 jobs Transparency | 27 jobs Conferences | 27 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 23 jobs Fitness / gym | 21 jobsRelated salaries
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