Salaries · Software developer · Ukraine · Updated November 2026
Software developer salary in Ukraine
Foreign businesses that hire a software developer in Ukraine directly pay $2,200–$4,000 a month full-time, in published job ads and salary guides. Local employers there pay $10.24–$16.15 an hour ($1,776–$2,800 a month full-time).
The numbers
| What you're looking at | Per hour | Per month, full-time | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring directly: full-time pay | $12.69–$23.08 | $2,200–$4,000 | 2 published figures |
| Local employers in Ukraine | $10.24–$16.15 | $1,776–$2,800 | 3 published figures |
| For comparison: employees in the US | $50.58–$82.68 | $8,767–$14,331 | Wages only, before benefits and payroll taxes |
For this role, direct-hire pay in Ukraine runs about 1.4× local pay, midpoint to midpoint. Budget from the direct-hire figures, not the local ones.
Ukraine against other countries
Of the 10 countries with published direct-hire figures for this role, Ukraine has the 5th lowest starting figure.
Every figure behind these numbers
Hiring directly (remote work for foreign businesses)
- median · full-time pay$2,500/month DOU, 'Salaries of Ukrainian developers, summer 2026' (May–June 2026 survey (published 13 Jul 2026)). Checked Oct 2026. Median net pay (after tax) of Middle developers, all specializations; 4,541 respondents (4,352 in Ukraine, 189 planning to return), May–June 2026.
- range · full-time pay$2,200–$4,000/month Djinni salary statistics, 'Fullstack, 3–5 years', Ukraine (live data, checked Oct 28 2026 (job-ad and hire medians: last 30 days)). Checked Oct 2026. Djinni's 'median salary range in jobs' for 'Fullstack, 3–5 years' (median of the salary ranges in job ads on Djinni over the last 30 days; amounts shown in USD per month).
Local employers
- median$2,500/month DOU, 'Salaries of Ukrainian developers, summer 2026' (June 2026 survey (published Jul 2026)). Checked Oct 2026. Median net pay (after tax) in USD of Middle developers, all specializations; 4,541 respondents (4,352 in Ukraine, 189 planning to return); 72% of respondents work fully remote
- middle 50%$1,800–$2,800/month Djinni, salary statistics, 'Fullstack', 3–5 years, Ukraine (live data, checked Oct 25 2026 (job and hire figures: last 30 days)). Checked Oct 2026. Middle 50% of salary expectations in the profiles of 337 active 'Fullstack' candidates in Ukraine with 3–5 years' experience; new job ads show a median range of $2200–$4000 and hired candidates a median of $2300
- median · local employersUAH 80,000/month Work.ua, 'Full stack developer' salary statistics (October 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Work.ua headline 'average salary' for 'Full stack developer'; the page says it is the median of salaries in 47 job ads with this and similar titles over the last 3 months (50% higher than a year earlier)
DOU medians are after tax; Work.ua shows salaries as posted in local job ads.
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 Ukraine?
Hiring directly, foreign businesses pay $2,200–$4,000 a month full-time (DOU, Djinni salary statistics, checked Oct 2026). Local employers in Ukraine pay $10.24–$16.15 an hour ($1,776–$2,800 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 Ukraine?
Published full-time pay for remote work for foreign businesses is $2,200–$4,000 a month. Local employers pay $1,776–$2,800 a month. Both use 40 hours a week and are in USD.
Why is hiring directly different from local pay in Ukraine?
They measure two different markets. Local pay is what employers in Ukraine pay local staff. Direct-hire figures come from job ads, salary guides and surveys for remote work for foreign businesses. For this role the second runs about 1.4× the first, midpoint to midpoint, so local pay isn't a good guide to what a remote hire will cost.
How does Ukraine 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 Ukraine, published figures come to $12.69–$23.08 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.