PHP Developer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 105 active jobs for “PHP Developer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: CIS — $26,700 per year (n = 35). Most requested skills: PHP, MySQL, Redis.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | not enough data | 6 | |
| CIS | $26,700 per year | $21,300 per year – $33,300 per year | 35 |
Skills in requirements
- PHP — 77%
- MySQL — 49%
- Redis — 40%
- Laravel — 38%
- PostgreSQL — 34%
- Docker — 32%
- Git — 32%
- SQL — 32%
- JavaScript — 28%
- REST API — 23%
- ООП — 23%
- CSS — 19%
- RabbitMQ — 19%
- HTML — 15%
- SOLID — 15%
- Symfony — 15%
- CI/CD — 13%
- Vue.js — 11%
- оптимизация запросов — 11%
- API — 9%
Levels
- Junior — 5
- Middle — 75
- Senior — 19
- Lead — 6
FAQ
How much do “PHP Developer” jobs pay?
CIS: median $26,700 per year, half of jobs between $21,300 per year and $33,300 per year (n = 35). Pay is stated in 43% of jobs.
Which skills do “PHP Developer” jobs require?
PHP — 77%, MySQL — 49%, Redis — 40%, Laravel — 38%, PostgreSQL — 34%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 53).
How many “PHP Developer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 76%, hybrid — 7%, office — 17% (of 105 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “PHP Developer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 5 jobs (5%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 100% of jobs; most often: C1 — 46%, B1 — 33%, B2 — 11%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: HeadHunter 69%, Telegram 30%, Global 2%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.