Full-time professional developers in Pakistan earn some of the lowest salaries in the world, with annual incomes ranging from $2,000 to $12,000.
This places them behind countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Venezuela, and Iran. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023, there are significant salary variations across different countries and continents.
In contrast, developers in the United States, Switzerland, and Luxembourg earn between $70,000 and $200,000 annually.
Pakistani developers have a median salary of approximately $5,000 per year.
In the United States, the median annual salary for developers is around $150,000, with most incomes ranging from $115,000 to $200,000, based on responses from 7,970 professionals.
Switzerland follows closely, with a median salary of just over $120,000 and the highest salaries reaching up to $150,000 from a survey of 464 developers.
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In Europe, developer salaries remain strong in high-income countries. For instance, Ireland offers a median annual salary of about $95,000 (sample size: 298), while the United Kingdom’s median salary is approximately $80,000, based on data from 689 developers. Salaries for UK developers typically range from $60,000 to $118,000.
In Asia, however, developer salaries are comparatively lower. Pakistani developers earn around $5,000 annually, with most salaries falling between $2,000 and $12,000, based on a sample of 173 respondents. Bangladesh also ranks low, with salaries typically ranging from $4,000 to $14,000, based on 42 survey responses.
Overall, Asia and Africa report lower median salaries, while North America and Western Europe dominate the higher salary spectrum.
Countries like Kenya and Nigeria have also reported lower developer compensation, with median salaries around $8,000 and $10,000, respectively.
