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33 Active Listings Updated December 2025

PHP Salary Data

Real compensation packages for PHP developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$140,000

/year
Based on 33 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$110,000-$150,000
Entry ($36,000)MedianTop ($300,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Remote85%
San Francisco Bay Area6%
Other9%

verified_listings

Software Engineer
[E]stable
$300,000 - $300,000
Head of Engineering
[F]grind
$190,000 - $190,000
Head of Engineering
[E]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $175,000
Associate Software Engineer Or Mobile App Developer
[E]grind
$175,000 - $215,000
Senior Full Stack Developer
[E]stable
$174,000 - $250,000
Senior Full Stack Developer
[E]grind
$174,000 - $250,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]stable
$150,000 - $180,000
Staff Software Engineer, Staff ML Engineer, Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $190,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $190,000
Platform Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Engineering Team Lead
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $300,000
JS/React and PHP (7.4+) Engineer
[E]stable
$140,000 - $180,000
Full-Stack Lead Developer
[F]CRUNCH
$140,000 - $180,000
Principal DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$130,000 - $155,000
Senior Software Engineer (Node.js)
[E]grind
$120,000 - $150,000
Full-Stack Software Engineering Tech Lead
[E]stable
$120,000 - $120,000
Multiple roles
[E]grind
$110,000 - $210,000
Multiple roles
[E]CRUNCH
$110,000 - $210,000
Multiple roles
[E]grind
$110,000 - $210,000
Multiple roles
[F]grind
$110,000 - $210,000
Systems Engineer, Product-minded Generalist
[E]CRUNCH
$110,000 - $210,000
Sr. Software Developer
[E]grind
$100,000 - $100,000
Senior Fullstack Developer
[F]grind
$80,000 - $80,000
IT Digital Customer Experience Manager
@HRstable
$65,000 - $75,000
Senior Laravel (PHP) Developer
[F]stable
$60,000 - $72,000
PHP / Symfony developer
[F]stable
$55,000 - $75,000
Integrations Engineer
[E]stable
$50,000 - $70,000
Senior PHP Engineer
[E]grind
$50,000 - $80,000
Talented Developer
[E]stable
$36,000 - $60,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (December 2025)

Top Hirers: SerpApi leads hiring for PHP roles with 5 active posts, followed by Automattic.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: PHP is highly remote-friendly, with 85% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for PHP is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 52% of PHP jobs also require JavaScript, and 36% mention React.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for PHP developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.