Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer during 2025 is USD 134,550

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Software Engineer salary lies between USD 60,000 and USD 174,600 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 Engineer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 214,500
Top 25%
$ 174,600
Median
$ 134,550
Bottom 25%
$ 60,000
Bottom 10%
$ 40,000

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 Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Engineer job listings are Computer Science, Python and C. 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:

Computer Science | 9 jobs Python | 8 jobs C | 4 jobs Cloud | 4 jobs Java | 3 jobs JavaScript | 3 jobs Linux | 3 jobs APIs | 3 jobs Analytics | 2 jobs Machine Learning | 2 jobs AWS | 2 jobs Azure | 2 jobs Cryptography | 2 jobs Kubernetes | 2 jobs GCP | 2 jobs Elasticsearch | 2 jobs PhD | 2 jobs SQL | 2 jobs MySQL | 2 jobs Product security | 2 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Software 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 4 jobs Equity / stock options | 3 jobs Health care | 3 jobs Medical leave | 3 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs

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