Software Development Engineer Salary in 2024

💰 The median Software Development Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 175,800

✏️ This salary info is based on 148 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Software Development Engineer salary lies between USD 122,400 and USD 234,200 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 Development Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
148
Top 10%
$ 310,500
Top 25%
$ 234,200
Median
$ 175,800
Bottom 25%
$ 122,400
Bottom 10%
$ 100,000

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

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Software Development Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Software Development Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 210 jobs Engineering | 203 jobs Machine Learning | 197 jobs Computer Science | 178 jobs Testing | 145 jobs Architecture | 131 jobs Java | 123 jobs AWS | 100 jobs Agile | 86 jobs Research | 85 jobs Security | 80 jobs APIs | 79 jobs SQL | 71 jobs Azure | 59 jobs Big Data | 56 jobs Spark | 56 jobs Linux | 56 jobs Distributed Systems | 54 jobs Kubernetes | 53 jobs Pipelines | 52 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Software Development Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Software Development Engineer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 217 jobs Equity / stock options | 109 jobs Health care | 94 jobs Startup environment | 86 jobs Team events | 72 jobs Medical leave | 66 jobs Insurance | 59 jobs Competitive pay | 57 jobs Flex hours | 56 jobs Salary bonus | 49 jobs Parental leave | 39 jobs Flex vacation | 39 jobs 401(k) matching | 28 jobs Relocation support | 24 jobs Flexible spending account | 24 jobs Conferences | 19 jobs Signing bonus | 18 jobs Gear | 13 jobs Transparency | 13 jobs Wellness | 9 jobs

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