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Laravel Developer Salary and Equity in 2026

How much can a Laravel developer expect to make at US-based startups? The average estimated salary for Laravel developers is 100k per year, with a range from 27k to 184k. The salary range for Laravel developers varies depending on factors such as location, industry, experience, and startup stage.

99.8k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Laravel developer is$99,833, which is 22.6% lower than the average startup salary of$129,000. Laravel developer salaries are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: location, years of experience, title, size of company, and industry.

Top of market

$165,125/yr

Range $140k - $184k

Average

$99,833/yr

Range $65k - $130k

Below Average

$72,458/yr

Range $27k - $100k


Top Locations

The highest average salary a Laravel developer can get in Seattle, that is $177,500. This pay is 77.8% higher than the average Laravel salary in startups, which is $99,833. Salaries will vary based on your location. The top-paying markets in the US, on average, are currently: Seattle (avg $177,500 per year), San Diego (avg $135,000 per year), Denver (avg $130,000 per year). Remote jobs often pay based on the location you reside in.

Industries

The highest average salary a Laravel developer can get in Smb Software, that is $180,000. This pay is 4.7% higher than the average Laravel salary, which is $172,000. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Smb Software (avg $180,000 per year), Cloud Infrastructure (avg $175,000 per year), Software Engineering (avg $175,000 per year).

Tech Stack

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

    $202k

  • 2. Clojure

    $195k

  • 3. OpenCV

    $192k

  • 4. Clojurescript

    $187.5k

  • 5. rundeck

    $176.5k

  • 6. react

    $175k

  • 7. Scipy

    $175k

  • 8. Symfony

    $175k

  • 9. RESTful APIs

    $174k

  • 10. Vue

    $170k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a Laravel developer can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $40,000. This pay is 69.0% lower than the average salary in startups, which is $129,000. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.
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