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 163,931
✏️ This salary info is based on 1964 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Software Engineer salary lies between USD 128,000 and USD 207,000 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
- 1964
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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 | 1653 jobs Engineering | 1611 jobs Machine Learning | 1297 jobs Computer Science | 1219 jobs Architecture | 825 jobs AWS | 806 jobs Testing | 774 jobs Security | 699 jobs Java | 695 jobs APIs | 641 jobs Pipelines | 640 jobs SQL | 578 jobs Agile | 573 jobs Research | 528 jobs Kubernetes | 504 jobs LLMs | 491 jobs CI/CD | 488 jobs Azure | 460 jobs Docker | 457 jobs JavaScript | 436 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 | 1351 jobs Health care | 764 jobs Equity / stock options | 555 jobs Competitive pay | 469 jobs Startup environment | 466 jobs Flex hours | 419 jobs Salary bonus | 383 jobs Medical leave | 340 jobs Insurance | 338 jobs Flex vacation | 321 jobs Parental leave | 292 jobs Team events | 282 jobs Wellness | 255 jobs 401(k) matching | 191 jobs Relocation support | 119 jobs Transparency | 90 jobs Conferences | 75 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 61 jobs Fitness / gym | 57 jobs Fertility benefits | 55 jobsRelated salaries
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