Software Developer Salary in 2025

💰 The median Software Developer Salary in 2025 is USD 125,550

✏️ This salary info is based on 324 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Software Developer salary lies between USD 88,779 and USD 178,000 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.

Job title
Software Developer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
324
Top 10%
$ 215,000
Top 25%
$ 178,000
Median
$ 125,550
Bottom 25%
$ 88,779
Bottom 10%
$ 73,700

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Software Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Software Developer job listings are Python, Engineering and Computer Science. 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 | 558 jobs Engineering | 480 jobs Computer Science | 457 jobs Machine Learning | 433 jobs Java | 318 jobs Architecture | 311 jobs Testing | 296 jobs Agile | 278 jobs AWS | 265 jobs Security | 255 jobs SQL | 252 jobs APIs | 241 jobs Research | 193 jobs JavaScript | 192 jobs Pipelines | 190 jobs Docker | 187 jobs Kubernetes | 184 jobs CI/CD | 181 jobs Azure | 174 jobs Git | 164 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Software Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Software Developer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 548 jobs Health care | 258 jobs Flex hours | 253 jobs Competitive pay | 205 jobs Insurance | 164 jobs Equity / stock options | 161 jobs Startup environment | 139 jobs Flex vacation | 134 jobs Salary bonus | 104 jobs Parental leave | 100 jobs Team events | 96 jobs Medical leave | 90 jobs 401(k) matching | 80 jobs Wellness | 59 jobs Flexible spending account | 46 jobs Transparency | 37 jobs Relocation support | 23 jobs Home office stipend | 22 jobs Fitness / gym | 16 jobs Conferences | 15 jobs

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