Junior Software Engineer
Peterson Technologies
Annapolis Junction, MD · $71k–$120k a year · Posted October 22, 2026
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Where Annapolis Junction, MD ranks
Where Annapolis Junction, MD placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #15Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mid-Atlantic147 openings · of 68
- #17Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic60% · of 85
- #20Best cities for mid-career professionals60% · of 100
- #24Best cities for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic33% · of 85
- #25Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Mid-Atlantic9% · of 85
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $95,500 a year. Across 43 open junior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $83,000 to $117,500 and the median is $95,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 1% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
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