Salaries · Software developer · Romania · Updated November 2026
Software developer salary in Romania
Foreign businesses that hire a software developer in Romania directly pay $1,119–$3,500 a month full-time, in published job ads and salary guides. Local employers there pay $6.41–$23.44 an hour ($1,111–$4,064 a month full-time).
The numbers
| What you're looking at | Per hour | Per month, full-time | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring directly: full-time pay | $6.46–$20.19 | $1,119–$3,500 | 2 published figures |
| Local employers in Romania | $6.41–$23.44 | $1,111–$4,064 | 3 published figures |
| For comparison: employees in the US | $50.58–$82.68 | $8,767–$14,331 | Wages only, before benefits and payroll taxes |
Romania against other countries
Of the 10 countries with published direct-hire figures for this role, Romania has the 2nd lowest starting figure.
Every figure behind these numbers
Hiring directly (remote work for foreign businesses)
- range · full-time pay$3,000–$3,500/month Workable job board (jobs.workable.com search, remote, location Romania) and the employer's Workable careers page (ad published 2026-10-26, live on 2026-10-28). Checked Oct 2026. One live remote job ad by a foreign employer, open to residents of 6 Eastern European countries including Romania: Smart Apartment Data (apartment-market data company serving the U.S.) 'Backend C# Developer (.NET + AI-Assisted Development)', described in the ad as 'a hands-on mid-level backend engineering role', 2+ years (2-6 preferred), full-time remote, 'Remote | Eastern Europe Only USD $3,000–3,500/month'.
- range · full-time pay€1,000–€2,000/month BestJobs (bestjobs.eu, Romania), remote developer ads (live on BestJobs 2026-10-28 (posting date not shown)). Checked Oct 2026. One live remote ad on BestJobs (Romanian job board) by DynamicsATS, a recruiting-software product vendor on Microsoft Dynamics (not a recruitment agency; its website gives only a North American +1 855 phone number, no address): page heading 'Test UI Developer', the listing's job-title field says 'Python Developer'; level 'Middle (2-5 ani)'; '1000 - 2000 €/luna' (net/gross not stated, not marked as a BestJobs estimate); remote, countries not stated.
Local employers
- 10th–90th percentile · local employersRON 6,380–RON 19,412/month Paylab Romania, 'Software Engineer' salary (live data, checked Oct 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Paylab Romania salary survey: 80% of employees in the 'Software Engineer' position earn between these amounts per month, all experience levels; same gross/net wording conflict as other Paylab Romania pages
- 10th–90th percentile · local employersRON 5,306–RON 17,396/month Paylab Romania, 'Programmer' salary (live data, checked Oct 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Paylab Romania salary survey: 80% of employees in the 'Programmer' position earn between these amounts per month, all experience levels
- middle 50%$1,750–$4,000/month Djinni, salary statistics, 'Fullstack', Romania (live data, checked Oct 25 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Middle 50% of salary expectations in the profiles of 69 active 'Fullstack' candidates located in Romania on Djinni (an IT job board based in Ukraine), all experience levels
Levels.fyi's median total compensation for software engineers (all levels, skewed to larger tech employers) is in extra.
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. |
Hiring a software developer
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FAQ
How much does a software developer cost in Romania?
Hiring directly, foreign businesses pay $1,119–$3,500 a month full-time (Workable job board, BestJobs, checked Oct 2026). Local employers in Romania pay $6.41–$23.44 an hour ($1,111–$4,064 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 Romania?
Published full-time pay for remote work for foreign businesses is $1,119–$3,500 a month. Local employers pay $1,111–$4,064 a month. Both use 40 hours a week and are in USD.
How does Romania 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 Romania, published figures come to $6.46–$20.19 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.