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Hire a PHP Developer From $3,500/Month
A remote PHP Developer for Laravel apps, custom platforms, CRMs and the legacy code nobody wants to touch, so your product stops depending on one overworked engineer.
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1,100+Placements made
40+Countries we recruit from
40+Roles we fill
Developer Hires
Developers Who Own the Back End.
$250K
Saved per year on developers
Charlie AI
Charlie AI has hired more than a dozen mid-level and senior developers through HireUA over 4 years, at about $3,500 a month each.
$50/hr
Kept per billable hour
Fission Agency
HireUA shared sample profiles within an hour, and Connor interviewed the specialist he hired 5 days after the search began.
2 roles
Across 2 businesses
Axon Growth & Maility
David Jacob hired an Inbox Manager and a junior front-end developer for Maility to take technical work off the CTO.
The Problem
Legacy Code Doesn’t Maintain Itself.
PHP still runs a huge share of the web: websites, CRMs and custom platforms. The hard part is finding someone who writes modern PHP and can untangle old code. Hire for both.
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Fragile Legacy Apps
One developer knows how it works. Every change is risky.
02
Patchwork Fixes
Bugs get patched, not fixed, and come back next month.
03
Security Debt
Old PHP versions and unmaintained packages nobody has updated.
The Role
What a Strong PHP Developer Owns
The back-end work your platform runs on.
01
Laravel & Frameworks
Features in Laravel, Symfony or your framework, with clean, tested code.
02
APIs & Integrations
APIs and integrations with payments, CRMs and third-party tools.
03
Databases
Schema design, queries and performance work in MySQL or PostgreSQL.
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Legacy Modernization
Upgrades, refactors and documentation for code that grew without a plan.
05
Security & Updates
Version upgrades, dependency updates and fixes for known vulnerabilities.
06
WordPress When Needed
Custom plugins and themes. For WordPress-first work, see our WordPress Developer page.
More Client Stories
Development, Web and Technical Hires.
Seth
VP of Operations · Hired a developer
“The certainty and speed that HireUA helped us achieve with the recommended developer has been a night-and-day difference.”
Joe
Shopify Store Manager
“If I had done this myself, it would have taken so much longer and cost us money in lost time and mistakes. Working with HireUA was easy and professional, and the cost difference compared to hiring locally was huge.”
Elayne
5 hires, from Executive Assistant to Developer
“Just having people there that I can trust, that I know do an amazing job… then they can operate on their own.”
Brad Smith
Project Manager
“Far faster than I’ve ever gotten even one candidate from a US side — let alone five.”
Jordan Nelson
First hire ever
15 hours saved per week
“Used HireUA to hire my first employees for my company and they were absolutely fantastic. Helped pave the way for how I operate the business now. If you’re looking for extremely talented overseas employees, dont hesitate to reach of to HireUA. They make the process extremely simple and easy. They literally handle everything from sourcing, interview screening, managing, etc”
Brandon Foy
Designer
“I look like a huge eight-figure construction company when it’s really just me and her.”
Wesley Woods
Web Designer
“Right away, we thought, ‘She’s the one.’”
Stefan
Founder, Flex Marketing
“It wasn’t just about finding someone who knows how to do the job well, but also someone who works cohesively with the team—and that’s exactly what we found.”
How We Screen
Code You Can Read. Fixes That Stay Fixed.
A short technical task shows more than a long CV.
01
Define the Seat
Laravel product, legacy platform, WordPress or a mix? Which PHP version?
02
Debug Real Code
Share a sanitized piece of your code. Ask what they’d fix first and why.
03
Paid Technical Task
A small task in your stack, reviewed for structure and tests.
04
Test Communication
Can they explain a refactor to a non-technical founder?
Where We Recruit
Great PHP Developers Aren’t Limited to One Country.
Our Pricing Guide names Eastern Europe as the best region for PHP Developers. We start with the role, then pick the market.
01
Eastern Europe
The Pricing Guide’s best region for PHP Developers. We’ve placed people from 24 countries in the region.
02
Latin America
We’ve placed people from 14 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. Strong US time-zone overlap for client-facing, creative and sales roles.
03
The Philippines
Deep remote-work experience. Strong value for support, admin and repeatable production work where reliability and consistency matter.
04
South Africa
Excellent English and strong customer-facing talent, with natural overlap into the European workday and the US East Coast morning.
05
Middle East
Specialists and cross-functional talent, including Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey, when the role calls for it.
There’s no best country to hire from. There’s a best market for the job: experience, communication, working hours and pay decide where we search.
PHP Developer Salaries
What Does a PHP Developer Cost?
Typical full-time monthly pay for the person you hire, from our 2026 Pricing Guide. That’s their pay, not HireUA’s fee.
| Role | Monthly pay | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| PHP Developer | $3,500 to $4,500 | PHP Developer guide → |
| Back-End Developer | $3,500 to $4,500 | Developer guide → |
| WordPress Developer | $3,000 to $4,000 | WordPress Developer guide → |
| Full-Stack Developer | $4,000 to $5,000 | Developer guide → |
Get the 2026 hiring guide
Roles, typical pay ranges and the best regions to hire from, all in one free PDF.
Process
From Open Seat to Qualified Candidates
01
Tell Us About the Seat
What the developer owns, the tools you run, the hours you need and how you’ll measure it. Not sure which role? We’ll help you figure it out.
02
We Define the Search
We write the requirements from the actual work, then choose the talent markets that fit the role.
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Meet Qualified Candidates
We source and screen candidates and present qualified professionals within 5 days of kickoff.
04
Choose Your Hire
You interview the finalists and decide who joins your team. Total hiring time depends on how fast you interview and decide.
Industries
Industries We Hire PHP Developers For
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HubSpot & Salesforce Partners
Integrations and automation for client CRMs.
See CRM partner hiring →
Ready when you are
Meet vetted PHP Developers in 5 days.
Book a call, tell us about the codebase, and we’ll show you vetted candidates within 5 days of kickoff.
Vetted candidates · Monthly Hire or Direct Hire
Questions
PHP Developer Hiring FAQs
How much does it cost to hire a PHP Developer?
PHP Developers typically earn $3,500–$4,500 a month full-time, according to our 2026 Pricing Guide. That’s what the developer earns, not HireUA’s fee.
PHP Developer or WordPress Developer?
A WordPress Developer specializes in WordPress themes, plugins and sites. A PHP Developer works on custom platforms, frameworks like Laravel, and back-end systems.
Can they take over legacy code?
Yes, if you hire for it. Share a code sample during screening so candidates can show how they’d approach it.
Can I hire part-time?
Yes. HireUA recruits for part-time and full-time positions. Part-time costs more per hour than full-time.
How quickly can I interview candidates?
Qualified candidates are presented within 5 days of kickoff. Total time to hire depends on how quickly you interview and decide.
How does HireUA charge?
Monthly Hire includes HireUA administering and paying the hire. Direct Hire costs 15% of annual salary, subject to a $3,000 minimum, and you employ the person directly.
Where can I learn more?
Read our guide to hiring a PHP developer.
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The Right Developer. The Right Seat. The Right Cost.
Tell us what your codebase needs. We’ll recruit qualified PHP Developers from the market that fits the role.