Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 165,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 1660 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Software Engineer salary lies between USD 129,300 and USD 208,800 in the United States. 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
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 1660
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 | 1355 jobs Engineering | 1305 jobs Machine Learning | 1058 jobs Computer Science | 995 jobs Architecture | 658 jobs AWS | 638 jobs Testing | 626 jobs Java | 574 jobs Security | 544 jobs APIs | 506 jobs Pipelines | 503 jobs Agile | 462 jobs SQL | 461 jobs Research | 447 jobs Kubernetes | 393 jobs LLMs | 383 jobs CI/CD | 377 jobs JavaScript | 364 jobs Azure | 355 jobs Docker | 343 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 | 1129 jobs Health care | 636 jobs Equity / stock options | 472 jobs Competitive pay | 389 jobs Startup environment | 382 jobs Flex hours | 352 jobs Salary bonus | 319 jobs Medical leave | 292 jobs Insurance | 274 jobs Flex vacation | 267 jobs Parental leave | 249 jobs Team events | 234 jobs Wellness | 215 jobs 401(k) matching | 157 jobs Relocation support | 100 jobs Transparency | 77 jobs Conferences | 69 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 49 jobs Fitness / gym | 46 jobs Fertility benefits | 46 jobsRelated salaries
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