Software Developer Salary in 2025
💰 The median Software Developer Salary in 2025 is USD 123,100
✏️ This salary info is based on 254 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Software Developer salary lies between USD 87,795 and USD 173,000 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.
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- Software Developer
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- all levels
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- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 254
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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 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 | 454 jobs Engineering | 393 jobs Computer Science | 371 jobs Machine Learning | 358 jobs Java | 258 jobs Architecture | 242 jobs Testing | 237 jobs Agile | 223 jobs AWS | 209 jobs SQL | 197 jobs Security | 197 jobs APIs | 193 jobs Kubernetes | 156 jobs Research | 155 jobs Docker | 155 jobs Pipelines | 154 jobs CI/CD | 148 jobs JavaScript | 147 jobs Azure | 128 jobs Git | 128 jobsTop 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 | 443 jobs Health care | 207 jobs Flex hours | 206 jobs Competitive pay | 173 jobs Insurance | 146 jobs Equity / stock options | 143 jobs Startup environment | 111 jobs Flex vacation | 107 jobs Salary bonus | 94 jobs Parental leave | 75 jobs Team events | 75 jobs Medical leave | 70 jobs 401(k) matching | 58 jobs Wellness | 45 jobs Flexible spending account | 41 jobs Transparency | 33 jobs Relocation support | 20 jobs Home office stipend | 20 jobs Conferences | 12 jobs Fitness / gym | 7 jobsRelated salaries
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