A Software Developer in Pakistan costs $366-$560 a month in posted salaries (11 postings, 8/2026 pull). In the Philippines the public benchmark is $408-$1,315 a month (Payscale, 7/2026). The US median for Software Developers is $11,332 a month (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS national estimates).
Pakistan Software Engineer roles: observed posted band $366-$560/month, n=11, August 19, 2026 pull, compared against public benchmarks for India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.
Comparing with Western pay? Pakistan and the Philippines vs the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Australia and the US: developer costs from official statistics.
Converted at 1 USD = ₨277.00, open exchange-rate data as of 10/2026.
| COUNTRY | USD/MONTH | DATA CLASS | FIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | $366–$560
Your cost to employ (modeled): $410–$660 |
OUR OBSERVED INDEX |
Good fit
Strong senior engineering value: observed posted bands run well below India at comparable seniority and the market is not fished out
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| India | $308–$1,762 |
PUBLIC BENCHMARK Payscale, 7/2026 |
Good fit
Deepest and most mature English-language IT market of the compared countries; costs run above Pakistan at equal seniority
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| Philippines | $408–$1,315 |
PUBLIC BENCHMARK Payscale, 7/2026 |
Conditional
Real engineering market but smaller senior pool than India and costs above Pakistan; strongest when paired with voice/support teams
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| Vietnam | $480–$2,124 |
PUBLIC BENCHMARK ITViec IT Salary Report 2025-2026, 11/2025 |
Good fit
Genuine engineering strength documented by a real industry survey (ITViec n=1839); costs comparable to or above Pakistan
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More countries publish here as our data lands.
Pakistan's posted band is $366–$560 a month (11 postings, 8/2026). The Philippines benchmark is $408–$1,315 a month (Payscale, 7/2026). Pakistan's band starts lower than the Philippines range; the two overlap from $408 to $560. The two figures are different kinds of number: Pakistan's is the average posted band from our own pull, the Philippines figure is a third-party salary survey range. Read them side by side, not as one blended rate.
Fit call for the Philippines on this role: Conditional. Real engineering market but smaller senior pool than India and costs above Pakistan; strongest when paired with voice/support teams.
The table narrows the country. Our people on the ground name the actual teams and get you a real quote in the one that fits, after we sit across the table from them ourselves.