The Dice Tech Salary Report 2025
Tech's Brilliant, Bumpy Evolution
The Dice Tech Salary Report 2025
Tech's Brilliant, Bumpy Evolution
When Dice published its first salary report in 2005, YouTube was just launching, the iPhone didn't exist, and 'cloud' was just a dream to the most forward-thinking innovators. Today, we're tracking how AI expertise can command an almost 18% salary premium, analyzing why nearly half of employed tech professionals are job hunting, and exploring what is next for tech hiring.
In this data-rich report:
- We examine how the industry has evolved over two decades, from shifting workplace cultures to transformative technologies. Read More
- We dig into year over year salary trends across regions, industries, skillsets, experience, and more. Read More
- We uncover why nearly half of tech professionals are actively searching for a new role, even in an employer's market. Read More
- We discuss the traditional benefits decline across every category and remote work policies shift against employee preferences. Read More
Join us for an in-depth look at tech's brilliant but bumpy evolution—and what it means for building stronger tech teams in 2025 and beyond.
Dive into the Chapters
On-demand Webinar
Watch industry leaders take a data-driven exploration of tech hiring trends, featuring exclusive insights from Dice's 2025 Tech Salary Report. Learn how AI, certifications, and workplace evolution are reshaping compensation and retention strategies in today's dynamic market.
Video: 20 Years of Tech Transformation
Whether you're a hiring manager looking to build stronger teams or a tech professional planning your career moves, this deep dive into two decades of industry evolution offers invaluable insights for 2025 and beyond. Based on exclusive data from Dice's 2025 Tech Salary Report, this video looks back at 20 years in tech
Tech Connects Podcast
In this podcast episode Dice CEO Art Zeile, and our host Nick Kolokowski discuss the impact of inflation on tech salaries over time, what's next for tech professionals who want to grow their compensation and so much more. Listen in!
Blog: Why Tech Talent Leaves in 2025
Tech pros are ready to quit despite rising salaries - 47% are job hunting, up from 29% last year. From vanishing remote work to training gaps, discover why benefits matter more than pay in 2025's talent war.
Watch On-Demand
Join the conversation with two industry veterans as they unpack 20 years of seismic shifts in tech - from soaring salaries to AI disruption. Explore how the industry transformed from its early days to today's complex landscape, and what these changes mean for tech's future.
Blog: The Mid-Career Sweet Spot and Lessons from 2024's Biggest Winners
Mid-career tech pros emerged as 2024's biggest salary winners, with 6% gains while entry and senior levels stagnated. Discover why the 3-5 year experience sweet spot is commanding premium pay, and how to leverage it.
Survey and Report Methodology
Collection of Data
The 2024 Dice Salary Survey was administered online by Dice.com among registered Dice job seekers and site visitors between August 30, 2024, and November 6, 2024. Respondents were invited to participate in the survey in two ways: 1) via an email invitation to Dice’s registered (searchable) database members and 2) through a notification via website banner on Dice.com user profile page. A total of 2,835 completed surveys are represented in this report (this number excludes unemployed respondents, students, incomplete responses and those who work outside of the U.S.).
Data Weighting
In each year of the survey, the data are reviewed to assess the need for data weighting to ensure that the overall data properly reflect the universe of Dice.com job seekers. Examination of the data from 2024 showed a weighted data adjustment was needed for two variables — gender and age. The impact on the mean salary results from the weighting for the 2024 data increased the average salary by +$7,161.
Job Posting Data
Job posting data was gathered by Dice’s partner, Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass), which has a database of more than 1 billion current and historical job postings worldwide. Data was used from Lightcast to complete city, occupation and skill callouts.