Tech salaries in Pakistan
What software engineers, data, AI, QA, design and product roles are paid in Pakistan, by experience, stack and city, plus a take-home pay calculator on the current tax slabs.
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Typical monthly pay in 2026, before tax, in PKR (k = thousand), at software houses and product companies in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. These are Sefism's estimates, checked against published salary data; smaller cities tend to pay less, and remote roles for foreign companies often pay more.
| Role | Fresh graduateUnder 1 year | Junior1 to 4 years | Mid-level5 to 9 years | Senior10 years or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 550k | 450k to 900k |
| Frontend developer | 50k to 90k | 90k to 200k | 220k to 450k | 400k to 800k |
| Backend developer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 550k | 450k to 900k |
| Full stack developer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 550k | 450k to 900k |
| Mobile developer | 55k to 95k | 95k to 210k | 230k to 480k | 420k to 850k |
| DevOps and cloud engineer | 60k to 100k | 120k to 260k | 300k to 600k | 550k to 1.0M |
| Data engineer | 60k to 100k | 110k to 240k | 280k to 550k | 500k to 950k |
| Data analyst | 45k to 80k | 80k to 170k | 180k to 350k | 300k to 550k |
| Machine learning and AI engineer | 70k to 120k | 120k to 280k | 300k to 650k | 550k to 1.1M |
| QA and test engineer | 45k to 80k | 80k to 170k | 180k to 350k | 300k to 550k |
| Security engineer | 55k to 95k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 500k | 450k to 850k |
| UI/UX designer | 40k to 75k | 75k to 170k | 180k to 360k | 300k to 600k |
| Product manager | 70k to 110k | 120k to 280k | 300k to 650k | 550k to 1.1M |
| Engineering manager | No data yet | No data yet | 400k to 750k | 650k to 1.3M |
| Data scientist | 65k to 110k | 110k to 250k | 280k to 580k | 500k to 1.0M |
| Site reliability engineer | 70k to 110k | 130k to 280k | 320k to 650k | 600k to 1.1M |
| Solutions architect | No data yet | No data yet | 350k to 700k | 600k to 1.2M |
| Embedded and IoT engineer | 50k to 85k | 85k to 180k | 200k to 400k | 350k to 650k |
| Game developer | 45k to 80k | 80k to 180k | 200k to 400k | 350k to 650k |
| Blockchain developer | 60k to 110k | 120k to 280k | 300k to 600k | 500k to 1.0M |
| Business analyst | 45k to 80k | 80k to 170k | 180k to 350k | 300k to 550k |
| Project manager or scrum master | 45k to 75k | 90k to 200k | 220k to 450k | 400k to 800k |
| Technical writer | 40k to 70k | 70k to 150k | 150k to 300k | 250k to 450k |
| Network and systems engineer | 40k to 70k | 70k to 150k | 150k to 300k | 250k to 500k |
| Database administrator | 45k to 80k | 80k to 180k | 200k to 380k | 350k to 650k |
| ERP consultant (SAP, Odoo) | 50k to 90k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 500k | 450k to 850k |
| IT support engineer | 35k to 60k | 55k to 110k | 100k to 200k | 180k to 320k |
| PHP and Laravel developer | 45k to 80k | 80k to 180k | 200k to 380k | 350k to 650k |
| MERN stack developer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 500k | 450k to 850k |
| Node.js developer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 520k | 450k to 850k |
| React developer | 55k to 95k | 95k to 210k | 230k to 480k | 420k to 800k |
| Angular developer | 50k to 90k | 90k to 200k | 220k to 450k | 400k to 750k |
| .NET developer | 55k to 90k | 90k to 200k | 220k to 450k | 400k to 800k |
| Java developer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 520k | 450k to 900k |
| Python developer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 220k | 250k to 520k | 450k to 900k |
| WordPress developer | 35k to 65k | 60k to 140k | 150k to 280k | 250k to 450k |
| Android developer | 55k to 95k | 95k to 210k | 230k to 480k | 420k to 850k |
| iOS developer | 60k to 100k | 100k to 230k | 250k to 500k | 450k to 900k |
| Flutter developer | 55k to 95k | 95k to 210k | 230k to 450k | 400k to 800k |
| React Native developer | 55k to 95k | 95k to 210k | 230k to 480k | 420k to 850k |
Software engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 550k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 900k
Frontend developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
50k to 90k
Junior
1 to 4 years
90k to 200k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
220k to 450k
Senior
10 years or more
400k to 800k
Backend developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 550k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 900k
Full stack developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 550k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 900k
Mobile developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
55k to 95k
Junior
1 to 4 years
95k to 210k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
230k to 480k
Senior
10 years or more
420k to 850k
DevOps and cloud engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
120k to 260k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
300k to 600k
Senior
10 years or more
550k to 1.0M
Data engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
110k to 240k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
280k to 550k
Senior
10 years or more
500k to 950k
Data analyst
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
45k to 80k
Junior
1 to 4 years
80k to 170k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
180k to 350k
Senior
10 years or more
300k to 550k
Machine learning and AI engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
70k to 120k
Junior
1 to 4 years
120k to 280k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
300k to 650k
Senior
10 years or more
550k to 1.1M
QA and test engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
45k to 80k
Junior
1 to 4 years
80k to 170k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
180k to 350k
Senior
10 years or more
300k to 550k
Security engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
55k to 95k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 500k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 850k
UI/UX designer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
40k to 75k
Junior
1 to 4 years
75k to 170k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
180k to 360k
Senior
10 years or more
300k to 600k
Product manager
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
70k to 110k
Junior
1 to 4 years
120k to 280k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
300k to 650k
Senior
10 years or more
550k to 1.1M
Engineering manager
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
400k to 750k
Senior
10 years or more
650k to 1.3M
Data scientist
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
65k to 110k
Junior
1 to 4 years
110k to 250k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
280k to 580k
Senior
10 years or more
500k to 1.0M
Site reliability engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
70k to 110k
Junior
1 to 4 years
130k to 280k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
320k to 650k
Senior
10 years or more
600k to 1.1M
Solutions architect
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
350k to 700k
Senior
10 years or more
600k to 1.2M
Embedded and IoT engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
50k to 85k
Junior
1 to 4 years
85k to 180k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
200k to 400k
Senior
10 years or more
350k to 650k
Game developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
45k to 80k
Junior
1 to 4 years
80k to 180k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
200k to 400k
Senior
10 years or more
350k to 650k
Blockchain developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 110k
Junior
1 to 4 years
120k to 280k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
300k to 600k
Senior
10 years or more
500k to 1.0M
Business analyst
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
45k to 80k
Junior
1 to 4 years
80k to 170k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
180k to 350k
Senior
10 years or more
300k to 550k
Project manager or scrum master
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
45k to 75k
Junior
1 to 4 years
90k to 200k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
220k to 450k
Senior
10 years or more
400k to 800k
Technical writer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
40k to 70k
Junior
1 to 4 years
70k to 150k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
150k to 300k
Senior
10 years or more
250k to 450k
Network and systems engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
40k to 70k
Junior
1 to 4 years
70k to 150k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
150k to 300k
Senior
10 years or more
250k to 500k
Database administrator
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
45k to 80k
Junior
1 to 4 years
80k to 180k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
200k to 380k
Senior
10 years or more
350k to 650k
ERP consultant (SAP, Odoo)
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
50k to 90k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 500k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 850k
IT support engineer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
35k to 60k
Junior
1 to 4 years
55k to 110k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
100k to 200k
Senior
10 years or more
180k to 320k
PHP and Laravel developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
45k to 80k
Junior
1 to 4 years
80k to 180k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
200k to 380k
Senior
10 years or more
350k to 650k
MERN stack developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 500k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 850k
Node.js developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 520k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 850k
React developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
55k to 95k
Junior
1 to 4 years
95k to 210k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
230k to 480k
Senior
10 years or more
420k to 800k
Angular developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
50k to 90k
Junior
1 to 4 years
90k to 200k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
220k to 450k
Senior
10 years or more
400k to 750k
.NET developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
55k to 90k
Junior
1 to 4 years
90k to 200k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
220k to 450k
Senior
10 years or more
400k to 800k
Java developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 520k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 900k
Python developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 220k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 520k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 900k
WordPress developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
35k to 65k
Junior
1 to 4 years
60k to 140k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
150k to 280k
Senior
10 years or more
250k to 450k
Android developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
55k to 95k
Junior
1 to 4 years
95k to 210k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
230k to 480k
Senior
10 years or more
420k to 850k
iOS developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
60k to 100k
Junior
1 to 4 years
100k to 230k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
250k to 500k
Senior
10 years or more
450k to 900k
Flutter developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
55k to 95k
Junior
1 to 4 years
95k to 210k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
230k to 450k
Senior
10 years or more
400k to 800k
React Native developer
Fresh graduate
Under 1 year
55k to 95k
Junior
1 to 4 years
95k to 210k
Mid-level
5 to 9 years
230k to 480k
Senior
10 years or more
420k to 850k
Take-home pay after tax
Salaried tax slabs for 2026-27 (July 2026 to June 2027)
Before tax, as on your offer letter. Treats all of it as taxable; tax-exempt allowances would lower the tax a little.
Take-home a month
PKR 144,000
Tax a month
PKR 6,000
Tax a year
PKR 72,000
You keep 96%. Overall tax rate 4%; each extra rupee in your band (PKR 1.2M to PKR 2.2M a year) is taxed at 11%.
See the tax slabs
| Yearly taxable salary | Tax |
|---|---|
| up to PKR 600,000 | None |
| PKR 600,000 to PKR 1.2M | 1% of the amount over PKR 600,000 |
| PKR 1.2M to PKR 2.2M | PKR 6,000 + 11% of the amount over PKR 1,200,000 |
| PKR 2.2M to PKR 3.2M | PKR 116,000 + 20% of the amount over PKR 2,200,000 |
| PKR 3.2M to PKR 4.1M | PKR 316,000 + 25% of the amount over PKR 3,200,000 |
| PKR 4.1M to PKR 5.6M | PKR 541,000 + 29% of the amount over PKR 4,100,000 |
| PKR 5.6M to PKR 7.0M | PKR 976,000 + 32% of the amount over PKR 5,600,000 |
| over PKR 7.0M | PKR 1,424,000 + 35% of the amount over PKR 7,000,000 |
From the FBR Circular No. 02 of 2026-27 (Finance Act, 2026). The 9% surcharge on salaries over PKR 10 million was withdrawn for this year. For employees paid a salary; freelancers and contractors paid from abroad are taxed under different rules. A guide, not tax advice.
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