Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Development Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Software Development Engineer during 2025 is USD 134,650

✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average mid-level / intermediate Software Development Engineer salary lies between USD 129,300 and USD 223,600 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 Development Engineer
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
14
Top 10%
$ 223,600
Top 25%
$ 223,600
Median
$ 134,650
Bottom 25%
$ 129,300
Bottom 10%
$ 98,300

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 Mid-level / Intermediate Software Development Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Software Development Engineer job listings are Cloud, Python 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:

Cloud | 19 jobs Python | 14 jobs Computer Science | 14 jobs AWS | 11 jobs Azure | 9 jobs Automation | 9 jobs Agile | 9 jobs Java | 8 jobs Monitoring | 8 jobs Compliance | 7 jobs SDLC | 7 jobs APIs | 7 jobs Scrum | 6 jobs SaaS | 6 jobs Firewalls | 5 jobs Machine Learning | 5 jobs Active Directory | 5 jobs Linux | 5 jobs GCP | 5 jobs Network security | 4 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Software Development Engineer job listings are Career development, Flex hours and Team events. 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 | 18 jobs Flex hours | 12 jobs Team events | 10 jobs Health care | 9 jobs Startup environment | 8 jobs Equity / stock options | 7 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Home office stipend | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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