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 163,260
✏️ This salary info is based on 1810 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Software Engineer salary lies between USD 129,000 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
- 1810
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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 | 1482 jobs Engineering | 1436 jobs Machine Learning | 1158 jobs Computer Science | 1105 jobs Architecture | 738 jobs AWS | 714 jobs Testing | 682 jobs Java | 628 jobs Security | 609 jobs Pipelines | 565 jobs APIs | 560 jobs SQL | 514 jobs Agile | 508 jobs Research | 484 jobs LLMs | 441 jobs Kubernetes | 438 jobs CI/CD | 424 jobs JavaScript | 403 jobs Azure | 399 jobs Docker | 392 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 | 1222 jobs Health care | 687 jobs Equity / stock options | 506 jobs Competitive pay | 421 jobs Startup environment | 415 jobs Flex hours | 381 jobs Salary bonus | 346 jobs Medical leave | 313 jobs Insurance | 301 jobs Flex vacation | 289 jobs Parental leave | 268 jobs Team events | 247 jobs Wellness | 231 jobs 401(k) matching | 172 jobs Relocation support | 108 jobs Transparency | 79 jobs Conferences | 72 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 55 jobs Fitness / gym | 51 jobs Fertility benefits | 50 jobsRelated salaries
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