Compensation by experience — Work data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Questions

What is your current total annual compensation (salary, bonuses, and perks, before taxes and deductions)? Please enter a whole number in the box below, without any punctuation. If you are paid hourly, please estimate an equivalent yearly salary. If you prefer not to answer, please leave the box empty.

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How many years have you been working professionally in total? Please round to the nearest whole number, excluding any decimal points. If you have no professional work experience, you can leave this question unanswered.

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Data

	Respondents	Median salary	Years of experience
United States of America	2,885	$154,000	17.4
Switzerland	229	$139,262	14.7
Australia	306	$104,550	17.9
Denmark	123	$104,214	14.2
Norway	110	$103,004	15.5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	855	$96,333	17.8
Canada	539	$94,315	16.7
Germany	1,218	$85,296	14.2
Austria	163	$84,912	13.4
Netherlands	360	$82,453	15.1
New Zealand	107	$80,858	19.9
Belgium	117	$74,964	13.8
Sweden	241	$71,965	16.6
Spain	331	$68,237	16.1
Poland	309	$65,733	12.7
France	526	$62,550	13.5
Portugal	135	$61,413	12.7
Czech Republic	158	$56,438	13
Italy	302	$47,766	15.7
Brazil	244	$36,002	15.5
Ukraine	259	$35,800	10.2
India	472	$18,802	8.8

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|  | Respondents | Median salary | Years of experience |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| United States of America | 2,885 | $154,000 | 17.4 |
| Switzerland | 229 | $139,262 | 14.7 |
| Australia | 306 | $104,550 | 17.9 |
| Denmark | 123 | $104,214 | 14.2 |
| Norway | 110 | $103,004 | 15.5 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 855 | $96,333 | 17.8 |
| Canada | 539 | $94,315 | 16.7 |
| Germany | 1,218 | $85,296 | 14.2 |
| Austria | 163 | $84,912 | 13.4 |
| Netherlands | 360 | $82,453 | 15.1 |
| New Zealand | 107 | $80,858 | 19.9 |
| Belgium | 117 | $74,964 | 13.8 |
| Sweden | 241 | $71,965 | 16.6 |
| Spain | 331 | $68,237 | 16.1 |
| Poland | 309 | $65,733 | 12.7 |
| France | 526 | $62,550 | 13.5 |
| Portugal | 135 | $61,413 | 12.7 |
| Czech Republic | 158 | $56,438 | 13 |
| Italy | 302 | $47,766 | 15.7 |
| Brazil | 244 | $36,002 | 15.5 |
| Ukraine | 259 | $35,800 | 10.2 |
| India | 472 | $18,802 | 8.8 |

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