2025 Annual Report

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Levels.fyi annual compensation report. Explore top paying companies, cities, titles, and trends from 2025.

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United States 47K submissions
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India 20K submissions
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Canada 5K submissions

The Year in Data

How the year shaped up in an uncertain market.

+3.49%
Median TC Growth
Year-over-year increase for U.S. submissions across all SWE levels
$1.5M+
Largest Negotiation Win
$1.5M increase in total compensation over 4 years. $375k increase in annual compensation
AI/ML
Is Now Core Engineering
From niche specialty to one of the largest and highest-paid SWE tracks in 2025
RTO
Highest-growth Work Arrangement
Office-based roles increased significantly (+12% in our data) year over year
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This report reflects what our data shows for 2025 and is made possible by individuals who chose to share their compensation, improving the depth and reliability of the dataset. If you’ve benefited from greater transparency, consider contributing to it.

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2017
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Monthly Users
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Salary Data Points
Negotiation Win
+$100k
Meta E5 · Senior Engineer
Career Growth
650+ coached negotiations

Top Pay by Level

Explore the highest paying companies by levelAbout Our Leveling Standard

The Levels.fyi leveling standard is a hierarchy we've abstracted from company-specific names to make compensation aggregation easier. Levels are based on scope of impact, years of experience, and responsibility.

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from 2025.

Role
Level

Compensation Breakdown by Role

These job titles have smaller sample sizes, so we're providing high-level compensation trends rather than detailed breakdowns. The data shown reflects US submissions only.

Top Paying Locations for SWEs

Comprehensive software engineering compensation insights by region

Success Stories from 2025

This year we helped over 650 professionals negotiate better offers and increase their compensation

$1.5M+
Highest Increase
$1.5M increase in total compensation over 4 years for a FAANG Distinguished Engineer.
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Total Negotiations
Successful negotiations completed in 2025.
~$40M
Total Negotiated Increases
Total gains across all negotiations.
9.5/10
Average Rating
From 145 reviews. Thank you!
Most Popular Company
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Highest Level
We even help VPs in FAANG!

Average TC Increases by Level

Median compensation boost achieved through negotiation coaching

Engineers
+21%
Mid-Level
+23%
Senior
vs
Product Managers
+17%
Mid-Level
+19%
Senior
+23%
Staff
Client Review
"I was fortunate to have Randy to help me in the offer negotiation process. I did not have competing offers so was unsure about how to negotiate. Randy laid out a clear plan for me and gave me extreme clear instructions. It worked like a charm. I highly recommend Randy to anyone looking for help in negotiating offers!" +$95,000.
Senior Software Engineer · Meta

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About Our Leveling Standard
The Levels.fyi leveling standard is a hierarchy we've abstracted from company-specific names to make compensation aggregation easier. Levels are based on scope of impact, years of experience, and responsibility.