Side-by-side distribution
PHP
$70,516
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 14.9%
- Live roles
- 74
Python
$160,950
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.4%
- Live roles
- 1,086
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Software Engineer-Backend (PHP)
PHP Developer
Full Stack Developer (PHP, Python)
Senior Software Engineer (PHP)
Senior PHP/Drupal WEB Developer
Senior Software Engineer (PHP with Laravel Framework), Workvivo
Software Engineer (PHP)
PHP Developer
Software Engineer (PHP/Laravel)
Medior PHP/Drupal WEB Developer
Highest-paying jobs
Python Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Software Engineer (C++ or Python) – 2027 Grads
GenAI Python Systems Engineer –Senior Manager
Senior Software Engineer (Networking, Python, C/C++)
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - AWS/Hadoop/Accumulo/Terraform/Python/Java
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Software Engineer 2 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWS
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Nfq
|
$70,354 | 2 |
| MU Multitude | $63,800 | 2 |
| BI BigCommerce | $220,500 | 1 |
|
GDIT
|
$140,000 | 1 |
|
OpenDataJobs
|
$125,000 | 1 |
|
Zoom
|
$79,850 | 1 |
|
Global Payments
|
$63,331 | 1 |
| AT AT&T | $56,498 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 32 |
Northbeam
|
$185,000 | 12 |
Travelers
|
$144,750 | 8 |
Bank of America
|
$141,400 | 7 |
| PA PayPal | $199,600 | 5 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 5 |
|
OpenDataJobs
|
$130,000 | 4 |
NT Concepts
|
$150,420 | 3 |
PHP vs Python: which pays more?
The median for PHP is $70,516 per year (typically $57,640–$103,756), versus $160,950 for Python ($120,000–$200,000). That puts Python about 128% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so PHP and Python are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.