RATES CURRENT 8/2026 The wages employers in Pakistan post, role by role See the rates
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CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON · SOFTWARE ENGINEER

What a Software Engineer costs by country

Pakistan Software Engineer roles: observed posted band $365-$558/month, n=11, August 19, 2026 pull, compared against public benchmarks for India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.

Converted at 1 USD = ₨277.66, open exchange-rate data as of 9/2026.

USD/MONTH BY COUNTRY · SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Software Engineer hiring cost by country, USD per month, observed index for Pakistan and labeled public benchmarks for other countries compared Pakistan $365–$558 India $308–$1,763 Philippines $413–$1,329 Vietnam $477–$2,114
Pakistan Software Engineer roles: observed posted band $365-$558/month, n=11, August 19, 2026 pull, compared against public benchmarks for India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.

Country by country

COUNTRYUSD/MONTHDATA CLASSFIT
Pakistan $365–$558
Your cost to employ (modeled): $409$659
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
India $308–$1,763 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
Philippines $413–$1,329 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
Vietnam $477–$2,114 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

More countries publish here as our data lands.

Why Pakistan's row is different. We pull Pakistan's numbers ourselves because we have people there; PUBLIC BENCHMARK rows come from named third-party surveys, printed with their own source and date. The full source rules.

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