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Hey there, I know you’ve asked, so here they are. The results of the Developer Salary Survey 2023! In the last few days, I analyzed all the answers we received about salary, seniority level,…

Dragos Nedelcu

Aug 3, 2023 · 1 MIN READ

Senior Developer: USD 95,699
Mid-Level Developer: USD 66,573
Junior Developer: USD 43,949

A Senior Developer earns, on average, USD 51,749 more than a Junior Developer, which is approximately 117.75% more.
A Senior Developer earns, on average, USD 29,126 more than a Mid-level Developer, which is approximately 43.75% more.
A Fullstack Developer earns, on average, $20,009 more than a Frontend Developer.
A Fullstack Developer earns, on average, $9,119 less than a Backend Developer.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA 🇺🇸

Celina

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Daniel

Miami, USA 🇺🇸

David

Salt Lake City, USA 🇺🇸

Desmend

“The biggest thing is I finally got the Senior title.”

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Erik

Idaho, US 🇺🇸

Froi

Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸

Geetika

Fremont, California 🇺🇸

Irmantas

Palms Harbor, USA 🇺🇸

Jenise

“I found myself kind of like a 'perpetual Junior'. I was looking for something to get out of there.”

Remote Frontend Engineer · Maryland, USA 🇺🇸

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Naples FL, USA 🇺🇸

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Charlotte, USA 🇺🇸

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Matthew

San Francisco, California 🇺🇸

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Atlanata, USA 🇺🇸

Tyler

Michigan, USA 🇺🇸

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Antonio

Guildford, England (UK) 🇬🇧

Anvarjon

London, UK 🇬🇧

Armando

London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Ben

London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Bojin

Newhaven, England, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Brenda

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Carl

Wellingborough, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Christopher

Worcestershire, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Daniel

London, UK 🇬🇧

Demetrios

London, UK 🇬🇧

Hiral

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London 🇬🇧

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London, UK 🇬🇧

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London, UK 🇬🇧

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London, UK 🇬🇧

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London, UK 🇬🇧

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London, UK 🇬🇧

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Sutton, England, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

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Kassel, Germany 🇩🇪

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Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪

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Landgraaf, the Netherlands 🇳🇱

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Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

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Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal 🇵🇹

Carla

Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹

Dana

Bucharest, Romania 🇷🇴

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FullStack Software Engineer · Cracow, Poland 🇵🇱

Diana

Bucharest, RO but transitioning to Amsterdam, NL 🇳🇱

Diana

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Front End Software Engineer · Lisbon 🇵🇹

Duc

Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland 🇫🇮

Eliseo

“I went through a lot of interviews and accepted an offer as a Fullstack Engineer with a frontend focus.”

Fullstack Engineer · Berlin 🇩🇪

Emily

Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸

Georg

Barcelona, Remote 🇪🇸

Gert-Jan

Raalte, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Giuliano

Milan, Italy 🇮🇹

Guido

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Hiu

Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪

Joao

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Jorge

berlin 🇩🇪

Katarina

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Lefora

Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪

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Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹

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Munich, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪

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Oana

Craiova, Romania 🇷🇴

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Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪

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Bucharest, Romania 🇷🇴

Salvatore

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Scott

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

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Ireland 🇮🇪

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Chile 🇨🇱

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Medellin, Colombia 🇨🇴

Garry

Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

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Medellín, Colombia 🇨🇴

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Hess, Germany 🇩🇪

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