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10 Active Listings Updated January 2026

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

$100,000

/year
Based on 10 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$50,000-$140,000
Entry ($36,000)MedianTop ($175,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Finance Lobby
Head of Engineering
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $175,000
PHPNextPostgreSQLAWS
Y
SerpApi
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
PythonRubyPHPJavaScriptRust
Y
Finance Lobby
Full-Stack Lead Developer
[F]CRUNCH
$140,000 - $180,000
PHPPHPMySQLNext.jsVue.js
Y
FastDemocracy
Full-Stack Software Engineering Tech Lead
[E]stable
$120,000 - $120,000
PythonPHPJavaScriptAWS
Y
fortrabbit
PHP / Symfony developer
[F]grind
$110,000 - $150,000
PHPPHP
Y
Prompt Health
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Support Engineer, Senior AI Engineer
[E]grind
$90,000 - $225,000
PHPPHPVue.jsMySQLAWS
Y
Topliner
Senior Fullstack Developer
[E]grind
$80,000 - $80,000
Node.jsPHPReactTypeScriptArtificial Intelligence
Y
MailerLite
Integrations Engineer
[E]grind
$50,000 - $70,000
PHPPHPVue.jsWordpressWoocommerce
Y
MailerLite
Senior PHP Engineer
[E]grind
$50,000 - $80,000
PHPPHPVue.js
Y
Digolution
Talented Developer
@HRstable
$36,000 - $60,000
JavaScriptPythonPHP
Y
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Commonly Paired With

Python 40%Vue.js 40%AWS 30%
## Market Signal (January 2026)

Top Hirers: Finance Lobby leads hiring for PHP roles with 2 active posts, followed by MailerLite.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 40% of PHP jobs also require Python, and 40% mention Vue.js.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for PHP developers is $100,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $140,000.