Software Developer Salary in 2025

💰 The median Software Developer Salary in 2025 is USD 125,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 408 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Software Developer salary lies between USD 90,000 and USD 177,567 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
408
Top 10%
$ 215,000
Top 25%
$ 177,567
Median
$ 125,000
Bottom 25%
$ 90,000
Bottom 10%
$ 70,000

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 | 684 jobs Engineering | 589 jobs Computer Science | 552 jobs Machine Learning | 523 jobs Architecture | 388 jobs Java | 367 jobs Testing | 364 jobs Agile | 339 jobs AWS | 325 jobs Security | 317 jobs APIs | 307 jobs SQL | 301 jobs Pipelines | 240 jobs CI/CD | 238 jobs Research | 233 jobs Kubernetes | 232 jobs Azure | 232 jobs Docker | 232 jobs JavaScript | 228 jobs Git | 198 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 | 670 jobs Health care | 312 jobs Flex hours | 304 jobs Competitive pay | 245 jobs Equity / stock options | 193 jobs Insurance | 193 jobs Startup environment | 170 jobs Flex vacation | 162 jobs Salary bonus | 123 jobs Team events | 120 jobs Parental leave | 116 jobs Medical leave | 111 jobs 401(k) matching | 91 jobs Wellness | 74 jobs Flexible spending account | 54 jobs Transparency | 46 jobs Relocation support | 31 jobs Fitness / gym | 26 jobs Home office stipend | 24 jobs Conferences | 16 jobs

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