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PHP Developer Salary in Chicago 2024

How much does a PHP developer expect to make at Chicago-based startups? The average expected salary for PHP developers in Chicago-based startups is 50k per year, with a range from 1k to 165k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for PHP developers in Chicago startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

49.9k

Average Salary

1 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a PHP developer in Chicago is$49,864, which is 49.2% lower than the average Chicago startup salary of $98,083. PHP developer salaries in Chicago 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

$94,182/yr

Range $1k - $165k

Average

$49,864/yr

Range $1k - $87k

Below Average

$35,659/yr

Range $1k - $62k


Industries

The highest average salary a PHP developer in Chicago can get in Real Estate, that is $1,000. This pay is 0.0% lower than the average PHP developer salary, which is $1,000. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Real Estate (avg $1,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2024 are:
  • 1. Docker

    $205k

  • 2. Heroku

    $190k

  • 3. Python

    $175k

  • 4. PostgreSQL

    $170k

  • 5. Django

    $160k

  • 6. Ruby on Rails

    $157k

  • 7. ElasticSearch

    $140k

  • 8. Redis

    $135k

  • 9. Cassandra

    $133k

  • 10. MongoDB

    $133k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary PHP developer in Chicago can get with < 3 years of experience, that is $1,000. This pay is 99.0% lower than the average salary in Chicago startups, which is $98,083. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.