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 167,900
✏️ This salary info is based on 1116 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Software Engineer salary lies between USD 130,000 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
- 1116
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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 | 942 jobs Engineering | 898 jobs Machine Learning | 745 jobs Computer Science | 714 jobs AWS | 452 jobs Architecture | 451 jobs Testing | 414 jobs Java | 394 jobs APIs | 354 jobs Security | 347 jobs Pipelines | 330 jobs Research | 320 jobs SQL | 315 jobs Agile | 305 jobs LLMs | 266 jobs Kubernetes | 261 jobs JavaScript | 255 jobs Azure | 242 jobs CI/CD | 236 jobs React | 226 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 | 815 jobs Health care | 465 jobs Equity / stock options | 340 jobs Competitive pay | 277 jobs Startup environment | 275 jobs Flex hours | 247 jobs Salary bonus | 229 jobs Medical leave | 211 jobs Insurance | 193 jobs Flex vacation | 185 jobs Parental leave | 173 jobs Team events | 170 jobs Wellness | 168 jobs 401(k) matching | 113 jobs Relocation support | 60 jobs Transparency | 47 jobs Conferences | 44 jobs Fertility benefits | 38 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 34 jobs Home office stipend | 32 jobsRelated salaries
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