Salary guide
Senior software engineer salary in the Philippines
Two public sources, checked October 18, 2026, describe senior software engineer pay in the Philippines. PayScale's average base salary is ₱985,539 a year. Indeed's average for senior software engineer postings in Manila is ₱67,063 a month. Arca's client rate is a separate number: $35/hr, all-in.
Market figures we could verify
| Source | What it measures | Figure | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| PayScale | Senior Software Engineer, Philippines, average base salary | ₱985,539 a year | 195 profiles. PayScale last updated this page on June 30, 2026. |
| Indeed | Senior software engineer, Manila, average from job postings | ₱67,063 a month | 22 salaries. Indeed shows a posting range of ₱44,318–₱101,481 a month, updated August 3, 2026. |
Sources checked October 18, 2026. PayScale: Senior Software Engineer salary, Philippines. Indeed: https://ph.indeed.com/career/senior-software-engineer/salaries/Manila. We did not find a software-engineer average on JobStreet, Glassdoor, or a Philippine statistics release that we could quote, so those are not in the table.
What a US company pays through Arca
The client rate is $35/hr, all-in, senior only, month-to-month, with no recruiting fee. That rate is not a Philippine salary and it is not a conversion of the peso figures above.
| Hiring route | Per hour |
|---|---|
| ArcaSenior, all-in | $35/hr |
| Latin American staffing firms, senior | ~$45–$72/hr |
| US in-house hire, fully loaded | ~$94–$119/hr |
US figure: median to 75th-percentile hourly wage for software developers (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: $65.38–$82.68), divided by 0.692, the wage share of total compensation for private-industry professional workers (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026). Latin American figure: published senior staffing-firm rates, converted at 160 hours a month. BLS wage table for software developers · BLS employer cost release. Market pay in the Philippines: software engineer salaries in the Philippines.
US figure: median to 75th-percentile hourly wage for software developers (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: $65.38–$82.68), divided by 0.692, the wage share of total compensation for private-industry professional workers (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026). Latin American figure: published senior staffing-firm rates, converted at 160 hours a month. BLS wage table and BLS employer cost release. Occupational wage statistics do not label seniority. The median-to-75th-percentile band is a proxy for a senior US hire, and it does not include recruiting or equipment.
Latin American staffing firms are shown at ~$45–$72/hr. A US in-house hire is shown at ~$94–$119/hr, fully loaded.
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Salary questions
Is $35/hr what the engineer is paid?
No. $35/hr is the all-in rate a US company pays Arca. It is not a salary figure, and it is not a conversion of the Philippine market rates below.
Why are the two market figures so different?
They measure different things. PayScale reports an annual average base salary for a senior software engineer in the Philippines. Indeed reports a monthly average from job postings in Manila. We do not average them.
Why is there no junior or lead row?
We could not verify a current junior, mid-level, or lead band from a public source we were willing to cite. Arca also does not place junior or mid-level engineers.
Do you convert these figures to US dollars?
Not on this page. A dollar figure would depend on an exchange rate and a date, and the sources we cite publish pesos.
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