Software Engineer Salary in United States during 2025

💰 The median Software Engineer Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 161,000

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Salary details

The average Software Engineer salary lies between USD 124,900 and USD 208,000 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 Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
1018
Top 10%
$ 260,000
Top 25%
$ 208,000
Median
$ 161,000
Bottom 25%
$ 124,900
Bottom 10%
$ 94,000

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 Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Software Engineer job listings are Cloud, Computer Science and Python. 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 | 907 jobs Computer Science | 823 jobs Python | 817 jobs Java | 558 jobs AWS | 551 jobs C | 531 jobs Agile | 511 jobs Azure | 470 jobs Automation | 458 jobs Compliance | 452 jobs Kubernetes | 446 jobs Linux | 425 jobs CI/CD | 422 jobs APIs | 377 jobs Docker | 356 jobs GCP | 345 jobs Clearance | 343 jobs Monitoring | 342 jobs JavaScript | 301 jobs DevOps | 299 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Software Engineer 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 | 1020 jobs Health care | 679 jobs Flex hours | 509 jobs Flex vacation | 451 jobs Equity / stock options | 417 jobs Parental leave | 382 jobs Startup environment | 380 jobs Insurance | 363 jobs Salary bonus | 358 jobs Competitive pay | 349 jobs Medical leave | 341 jobs Team events | 250 jobs 401(k) matching | 209 jobs Wellness | 171 jobs Relocation support | 101 jobs Transparency | 91 jobs Gear | 49 jobs Home office stipend | 46 jobs Conferences | 45 jobs Fertility benefits | 43 jobs

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