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A remote WordPress Developer who builds, fixes and maintains the sites your business runs on: custom themes, plugins, speed and security, without a ticket queue.
Alex · Monarch Wave Marketing · Hired a WordPress Developer from Serbia instead of a $110K–$130K US hire · Read the full story →
1,100+Placements made
40+Countries we recruit from
40+Roles we fill
Developer Hires
Developers Who Fixed What Others Couldn’t.
3×
Development efficiency
Seth’s Team
Seth’s team had an integration problem stuck for months. HireUA presented 7–8 qualified developers; the hire solved it in 4–5 days and finished the rest in 2–3 weeks.
70%
Saved vs. hiring locally
Big and Bright Inflatables
Joe needed his whole site migrated to Shopify with no technical background. He hired Frank, a Ukraine-based Shopify store manager with a web development background.
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.
$110K–$130K
a year for a comparable US developer
Monarch Wave Marketing’s estimate
5 days
to qualified candidates
from kickoff
Up to 82%
saved vs. hiring locally
HireUA clients
The Problem
Page Builders Made Everyone a “Developer.”
Plenty of people can drag blocks around in a page builder. Far fewer can debug a plugin conflict, write a custom theme or speed up a slow checkout. Know which one you’re hiring.
01
Site Assembler
Builds pages from a theme and page builder. Fine for brochure sites, out of depth when something breaks.
02
WordPress Developer
Custom themes, plugins, integrations and performance work. Reads PHP, fixes root causes.
03
Full-Stack Developer
WordPress plus custom apps and back-end systems. If that’s the job, see our Developer page.
The Role
What a Strong WordPress Developer Owns
Monarch Wave Marketing’s developer went beyond front-end work into back-end systems, invoicing workflows and a heavily regulated checkout. Here’s the scope to hire for.
01
Custom Themes & Blocks
Builds and maintains themes and custom blocks, so marketing can publish without breaking layouts.
02
Plugins & Integrations
Custom plugins and integrations with CRMs, payments and forms, instead of stacking 40 plugins.
03
Speed & Core Web Vitals
Caching, image handling and clean code that keep pages fast for visitors and search engines.
04
Security & Updates
Core, theme and plugin updates, backups and hardening, done on a schedule rather than after a scare.
05
WooCommerce & Checkout
Product catalogs, checkout flows and payment fixes for sites that sell.
06
Agency Delivery
For agencies: ships client sites on deadline and handles maintenance retainers.
More Client Stories
Development, Web and Technical Hires.
Charlie AI
12+ developers over 4 years
About $250K saved per year on developers
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.”
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.”
Connor
HubSpot Specialist
Keeps about $50 of every billable hour
“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”
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
How We Screen
Code You Can Read. Fixes That Stay Fixed.
Portfolios show finished sites. A short technical task shows how they got there.
01
Define the Seat
Custom themes or page builders? WooCommerce? Agency client sites or one in-house site? The answer changes who you need.
02
Debug a Real Issue
Give them a slow page or a plugin conflict and ask how they’d diagnose it. Process beats portfolio.
03
Review Their Code
A small paid task in your stack. Look for clean, documented code, not copied snippets.
04
Test Communication
Ask them to explain a fix to a non-technical client. Agencies need both skills.
Where We Recruit
Great WordPress Developers Aren’t Limited to One Country.
Our Pricing Guide names Eastern Europe as the best region for WordPress Developers. We start with the role, then pick the market.
01
Eastern Europe
The Pricing Guide’s best region for WordPress Developers. Monarch Wave Marketing’s developer, Lazar, is from Serbia, and he joined other Serbian developers already on the team.
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.
WordPress Developer Salaries
What Does a WordPress 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress Developer | $3,000 to $4,000 | WordPress Developer guide → |
| PHP Developer | $3,500 to $4,500 | Developer guide → |
| Front-End Developer | $3,000 to $4,000 | 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.
03
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 WordPress Developers For
01
Marketing Agencies
Developers who ship client sites and run maintenance retainers.
See agency hiring →
04
Real Estate
Lead-generating sites for agents, brokerages and property businesses.
See real estate hiring →
Ready when you are
Meet vetted WordPress Developers in 5 days.
Book a call, tell us about the site and the stack, and we’ll show you vetted candidates within 5 days of kickoff.
Vetted candidates · Monthly Hire or Direct Hire
Questions
WordPress Developer Hiring FAQs
How much does it cost to hire a WordPress Developer?
WordPress Developers typically earn $3,000–$4,000 a month full-time. That’s what the developer earns, not HireUA’s fee.
WordPress Developer or WordPress Designer?
A developer owns how the site works: code, plugins, speed and security. A WordPress Designer owns how it looks and converts: layouts, brand and page design. Many teams need the designer first and a developer for anything custom.
Can they work on WooCommerce?
Yes, if you hire for it. Say so in the brief and test it in screening.
Can I hire a developer part-time?
Yes. HireUA recruits for part-time and full-time positions. Part-time costs more per hour than full-time, and many clients start part-time and scale up.
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 WordPress developer for skills to test, interview questions and red flags.
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The Right Developer. The Right Seat. The Right Cost.
Tell us what your site needs. We’ll recruit qualified WordPress Developers from the market that fits the role.