PHP Developer salary

Q: What state pays PHP Developers the most?

Nevada pays PHP Developers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $112,305 per year, or $53.99 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as an PHP Developer?

You know if you are being paid fairly as an PHP Developer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $111,051 per year.

Average php developer salary

$91,010

$43.75 hourly rate

Entry-level php developer salary

$67,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an php developer make?

The average php developer salary in the United States is $91,010. Php developer salaries typically range between $67,000 and $122,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for php developers is $43.75 per hour.

Php developer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Php developers earn the highest average salary in Nevada.

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Where can an PHP Developer earn more?

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Columbus, OH$111,713

Indianapolis, IN$82,493

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Chegg$117,527

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PHP Developer salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for an php developer typically falls between $69,423 and $100,711.

zippia

$91,010yearly

glassdoor[1]

$100,711yearly

indeed[2]

$85,485yearly

comparably[3]

$92,061yearly

Salary.com[4]

$71,684yearly

ZipRecruiter[5]

$93,500yearly

payscale[6]

$69,423yearly

SalaryExpert[7]

$88,639yearly

Average php developer salary by state

The highest-paying states for php developers are Nevada, Washington, and Maryland. The lowest average php developer salary states are South Dakota, Alabama, and Hawaii.

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Highest paying states for php developers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Washington	$111,051	$53.39
2	Maryland	$102,955	$49.50
3	Nevada	$112,305	$53.99
4	Oregon	$95,530	$45.93
5	New Jersey	$97,653	$46.95
6	Massachusetts	$96,151	$46.23
7	California	$100,671	$48.40
8	Virginia	$91,697	$44.09
9	Pennsylvania	$90,175	$43.35
10	District of Columbia	$97,664	$46.95
11	Ohio	$89,752	$43.15
12	Utah	$85,978	$41.34
13	Arizona	$93,210	$44.81
14	North Carolina	$88,086	$42.35
15	Colorado	$88,815	$42.70
16	Rhode Island	$82,552	$39.69
17	Indiana	$82,572	$39.70
18	Idaho	$83,715	$40.25
19	Wisconsin	$88,680	$42.63
20	Minnesota	$84,816	$40.78
21	New York	$90,592	$43.55
22	Michigan	$83,653	$40.22
23	South Carolina	$87,350	$42.00
24	North Dakota	$79,825	$38.38
25	Connecticut	$87,789	$42.21
26	West Virginia	$81,689	$39.27
27	Maine	$80,219	$38.57
28	Georgia	$82,198	$39.52
29	New Mexico	$79,565	$38.25
30	Texas	$80,406	$38.66
31	Delaware	$80,235	$38.57
32	Vermont	$79,153	$38.05
33	Alaska	$84,993	$40.86
34	Nebraska	$77,971	$37.49
35	Montana	$78,342	$37.66
36	Tennessee	$77,854	$37.43
37	Illinois	$80,638	$38.77
38	New Hampshire	$78,099	$37.55
39	Arkansas	$76,393	$36.73
40	Kentucky	$77,243	$37.14
41	Wyoming	$75,238	$36.17
42	Kansas	$76,253	$36.66
43	Oklahoma	$77,360	$37.19
44	Hawaii	$72,871	$35.03
45	Louisiana	$77,908	$37.46
46	Iowa	$75,935	$36.51
47	South Dakota	$74,571	$35.85
48	Florida	$72,730	$34.97
49	Alabama	$72,894	$35.05
50	Missouri	$70,582	$33.93
51	Mississippi	$72,720	$34.96

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Highest paying cities for php developers

The highest-paying cities for php developers are Bellevue, WA, Las Vegas, NV, and San Francisco, CA.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Bellevue, WA	$111,713	$53.71
2	Las Vegas, NV	$111,262	$53.49
3	San Francisco, CA	$109,576	$52.68
4	Baltimore, MD	$103,123	$49.58
5	Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ	$97,722	$46.98
6	Washington, DC	$97,681	$46.96
7	Boston, MA	$96,172	$46.24
8	Phoenix, AZ	$93,465	$44.94
9	Alexandria, VA	$92,316	$44.38
10	New York, NY	$90,752	$43.63
11	Philadelphia, PA	$90,606	$43.56
12	Raleigh, NC	$88,876	$42.73
13	Denver, CO	$88,743	$42.66
14	Janesville, WI	$88,384	$42.49
15	Columbia, SC	$87,757	$42.19
16	Norwalk, CT	$87,685	$42.16
17	Salt Lake City, UT	$85,613	$41.16
18	Minneapolis, MN	$84,854	$40.80
19	Troy, MI	$83,854	$40.31
20	Indianapolis, IN	$82,493	$39.66

PHP Developer salary details

An php developer's salary ranges from $67,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $122,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average PHP Developer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an php developer's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$122,000	$10,167	$59
75th Percentile	$106,000	$8,833	$51
Average	$91,010	$7,584	$44
25th Percentile	$77,000	$6,417	$37
10th Percentile	$67,000	$5,583	$32

Highest paying php developer jobs

The highest paying types of php developers are lead developer, lead web developer, and developer.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Mobile Applications Developer	$99,257	$8,271	$47.72	252,254
Software Developer Internship	$38,480	$3,207	$18.50	314,860
Web Application Developer	$85,840	$7,153	$41.27	229,802
Applications Developer	$89,205	$7,434	$42.89	279,877
Interactive Developer	$89,875	$7,490	$43.21	169,948
Sharepoint Developer	$95,048	$7,921	$45.70	81,912

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Which companies pay php developers the most?

Php developer salaries at Chegg and Hobby Lobby are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average php developer salary at companies like Solera and Ci&t; are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Chegg	$117,527	$56.50
2	Hobby Lobby	$114,805	$55.19
3	Solera	$111,293	$53.51
4	Ci&t	$106,174	$51.05
5	TEKsystems	$102,652	$49.35
6	Populus Group	$98,248	$47.23
7	Harbor Freight Tools	$96,539	$46.41
8	Randstad North America, Inc.	$96,382	$46.34
9	Kavaliro	$96,226	$46.26
10	QuinStreet	$96,034	$46.17
11	Fletcher Thompson	$95,487	$45.91
12	3D Technology Group	$95,116	$45.73
13	ABBTECH	$94,731	$45.54
14	Strategic Employment Partners	$94,690	$45.52
15	VS Media	$94,289	$45.33
16	Peoplelink Staffing Solutions	$94,048	$45.22
17	Rockstar Games	$93,446	$44.93
18	Clique Studios	$93,352	$44.88
19	ApTask	$92,940	$44.68
20	Medallia	$92,009	$44.24

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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PHP Developer salary by industry

The average php developer salary varies across industries:

The average php developer salary in the finance industry is $120,305, the highest of any industry.
The average php developer salary in the finance industry is $89,472.
Php developers in the manufacturing industry earn an average salary of $85,916, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for php developers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Finance	$120,305	$57.84
2	Professional	$89,472	$43.02
3	Technology	$88,388	$42.49
4	Internet	$87,312	$41.98
5	Insurance	$86,643	$41.66
6	Manufacturing	$85,916	$41.31

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PHP Developer salary trends

The average php developer salary has risen by $14,786 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average php developer earned $76,224 annually, but today, they earn $91,010 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for php developers over the last decade.

Compare php developer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average php developer salary over time

Compare php developer salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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PHP Developer salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$91,000	$43.75	+3.3%
2024	$88,000	$42.31	+2.3%
2023	$86,000	$41.35	+2.1%
2022	$84,200	$40.50	+2.7%
2021	$81,900	$39.39	+1.8%

Recently added php developer salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Fxk Group	PHP Developer-Laravel, Codeigniter	Ione, CA	12/16/2024	$52,175
Remoote	PHP Developer	Poland, ME	12/16/2024	$90,000
Manpowergroup	Coci API Backend Php/Laravel Developer	Milwaukee, WI	12/12/2024	$131,481
Phpclasses	Remote PHP and Symfony Developer	Phoenix, AZ	12/11/2024	$156,525
Plagats Consulting	PHP Developer-Laravel, Codeigniter	Ione, CA	12/11/2024	$52,175
Babich & Associates	Updated: Laravel/Php Developer	Dallas, TX	12/10/2024	$90,000
Skconcern	PHP Developer-Laravel, Codeigniter	Ione, CA	12/10/2024	$52,175
Gainam	PHP/Mysql Developer MVC ̣ New York DEC 8	New York, NY	12/09/2024	$90,000
Robert Half	Php/Laravel Developer	Charlotte, NC	12/03/2024	$104,350
Aruljohn	Remote PHP Developer	Boone, CO	11/20/2024	$104,350

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