Salaries · Software developer · Poland · Updated November 2026
Software developer salary in Poland
Foreign businesses that hire a software developer in Poland directly pay $5,254–$8,047 a month full-time, in published job ads and salary guides. Local employers there pay $17.94–$53.80 an hour ($3,110–$9,326 a month full-time).
The numbers
| What you're looking at | Per hour | Per month, full-time | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring directly: full-time pay | $30.31–$46.43 | $5,254–$8,047 | 3 published figures |
| Local employers in Poland | $17.94–$53.80 | $3,110–$9,326 | 4 published figures |
| For comparison: employees in the US | $50.58–$82.68 | $8,767–$14,331 | Wages only, before benefits and payroll taxes |
Poland against other countries
Of the 10 countries with published direct-hire figures for this role, Poland has the 10th lowest starting figure.
Every figure behind these numbers
Hiring directly (remote work for foreign businesses)
- range · full-time payPLN 248,000–PLN 379,000/year Himalayas (remote job board), ads open to Poland (ads published 2026-09-03 to 2026-10-27, collected 2026-10-28). Checked Oct 2026. Range across 3 mid-level remote developer ads from foreign (US) employers that list Poland and state gross annual pay in PLN: GitLab 'Intermediate Fullstack Engineer' and 'Backend Engineer (Ruby)' PLN 248,000–372,000.
- median · full-time payPLN 20,622/month Just Join IT, 'IT Salary Report in Poland 2026', Java category (2025 job postings (report published 2026)). Checked Oct 2026. Mid-level Java developers on B2B (contractor) contracts, net invoice value excluding VAT, per month; employment-contract (UoP, gross) figure for the same group 16,100 PLN. From 2025 job postings on Just Join IT; the report does not give the number of ads and does not separate foreign from Polish employers.
- median · full-time payPLN 21,000/month Bulldogjob, 'IT Report 2025', salaries (2025 edition). Checked Oct 2026. Median B2B (contractor) pay, net on the invoice, for 'Programmer' respondents (all levels).
Local employers
- median · local employersPLN 16,100/month Just Join IT, 'IT Salary Report in Poland 2026', Java category (2025 job ads ('IT Salary Report in Poland 2026')). Checked Oct 2026. Just Join IT median offered salary for mid-level Java developers on employment contracts (UoP, gross), 2025 job ads; same report: mid-level across all IT categories 15,000 PLN UoP
- median · local employersPLN 20,622/month Just Join IT, 'IT Salary Report in Poland 2026', Java category (2025 job ads ('IT Salary Report in Poland 2026')). Checked Oct 2026. Just Join IT median offered rate for mid-level Java developers on B2B contracts (net invoice value, excluding VAT), 2025 job ads
- median · local employersPLN 13,900/month Statistics Poland (GUS), 'Structure of wages and salaries by occupation, October 2024', table 13 (October 2024 (published 10 Feb 2026)). Checked Oct 2026. GUS median (5th decile) gross monthly earnings, occupation group 251 'Software and applications developers and analysts', all levels; 10th percentile 7084.25, 90th percentile 26000, mean 15629.51 PLN
- 10th–90th percentile · local employersPLN 12,207–PLN 36,601/month Pensjometr.pl (Paylab), 'Software Engineer' salary in Poland (live data, checked Oct 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Pensjometr (Paylab Poland) salary survey: 80% of employees in the 'Software Engineer' position earn between these amounts, monthly gross (all experience levels)
Just Join IT UoP amounts are gross; B2B amounts are net invoice values excluding VAT, so the two are not directly comparable.
What an agency charges for this role
Published by Outsourcing Insider, a VA MASTERS company. The example below is VA MASTERS' own published rate card, shown because it's public; other agencies' prices vary. About us
| Agency | Per hour | Per month, 160 hours | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA MASTERS Parent company | $12.00–$25.00 | $1,920–$4,000 | Recruitment, contract and payments, time tracking, an account manager and replacement at no extra cost. No setup fee. Source: VA MASTERS pricing page, checked Oct 2026. |
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FAQ
How much does a software developer cost in Poland?
Hiring directly, foreign businesses pay $5,254–$8,047 a month full-time (Himalayas, Just Join IT, Bulldogjob, checked Oct 2026). Local employers in Poland pay $17.94–$53.80 an hour ($3,110–$9,326 a month full-time), which is local pay, not the rate for remote work for a foreign client.
What is the monthly salary of a software developer in Poland?
Published full-time pay for remote work for foreign businesses is $5,254–$8,047 a month. Local employers pay $3,110–$9,326 a month. Both use 40 hours a week and are in USD.
How does Poland compare with hiring a software developer in the US?
Employees' wages in the US run $50.58–$82.68 an hour for the middle 50% of workers, before benefits and payroll taxes. Hiring directly in Poland, published figures come to $30.31–$46.43 an hour, with full-time pay converted to an hourly figure. That's pay only: you'd still do the recruiting, contract and payments yourself.
What does an agency charge for a software developer?
Agencies set their own prices, and many don't publish them. As one published example, VA MASTERS (the parent company of this site's publisher) lists $12.00–$25.00 an hour for its Tech / Development category, all-inclusive. Ask any agency what its rate covers: recruiting, replacement, payroll and fees.