Software Developer salary

The best-evidenced figure here is for software developer roles at mid level across the United States: 104 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $97,603 and $147,375, with a median of $120,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $101,250, mid-level $120,000 and senior $160,000. Moving from entry-level to senior is worth roughly 58% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 7 of the 19 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.