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PHP Developer Salary in Austin 2026

How much does a PHP developer expect to make at Austin-based startups? The average expected salary for PHP developers in Austin-based startups is 128k per year, with a range from 16k to 215k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for PHP developers in Austin startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

128.1k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a PHP developer in Austin is$128,083, which is 10.7% higher than the average Austin startup salary of $115,750. PHP developer salaries in Austin are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$175,977/yr

Range $140k - $215k

Average

$128,083/yr

Range $41k - $165k

Below Average

$74,042/yr

Range $16k - $135k


Industries

The highest average salary a PHP developer in Austin can get in Software, that is $165,000. This pay is 37.1% higher than the average PHP developer salary, which is $120,375. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Software (avg $165,000 per year), B2B (avg $139,000 per year), Technology (avg $112,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Visual Basic

    $226.5k

  • 2. SQL

    $210k

  • 3. Puppet

    $205k

  • 4. Kotlin

    $202.5k

  • 5. Swift

    $200k

  • 6. SwiftUI

    $200k

  • 7. Android

    $195k

  • 8. Spark

    $187.5k

  • 9. Dart

    $186.5k

  • 10. Kafka

    $186.5k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary PHP developer in Austin can get with 4-6 years of experience, that is $17,000. This pay is 85.3% lower than the average salary in Austin startups, which is $115,750. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.