Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer in United States during 2025 is USD 113,439

✏️ This salary info is based on 24 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Software Developer salary lies between USD 73,700 and USD 153,925 in the United States. 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
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
24
Top 10%
$ 166,000
Top 25%
$ 153,925
Median
$ 113,439
Bottom 25%
$ 73,700
Bottom 10%
$ 57,500

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Software Developer job listings are Clearance, Cloud and Agile. 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:

Clearance | 17 jobs Cloud | 17 jobs Agile | 15 jobs C | 13 jobs Python | 13 jobs JavaScript | 12 jobs Top Secret | 12 jobs Computer Science | 12 jobs Security Clearance | 11 jobs Java | 10 jobs Linux | 10 jobs Compliance | 9 jobs DoD | 9 jobs TS/SCI | 8 jobs Kubernetes | 8 jobs APIs | 8 jobs CI/CD | 8 jobs Azure | 7 jobs Docker | 7 jobs Automation | 7 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate 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 | 20 jobs Health care | 17 jobs Flex hours | 15 jobs Insurance | 11 jobs 401(k) matching | 10 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Competitive pay | 10 jobs Medical leave | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs Equity / stock options | 5 jobs Relocation support | 5 jobs Signing bonus | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 2 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobs

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