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You can find a variety of PHP developers for hire on Arc! At Arc, you can hire on a freelance, full-time, part-time, or contract-to-hire basis. For freelance PHP programmers, Arc matches you with the right senior developer in roughly 72 hours. As for full-time remote PHP developers for hire, you can expect to make a successful hire in 14 days. To extend a freelance engagement to a full-time hire, a contract-to-hire fee will apply.

In addition to a variety of engagement types, Arc also offers a wide range of developers located in different geographical locations, such as Latin America and Eastern Europe. Depending on your needs, Arc offers a global network of skilled software engineers in various different time zones and countries for you to choose from.

Lastly, our remote-ready PHP developers for hire are all mid-level and senior-level professionals. They are ready to start coding straight away, anytime, anywhere.

Arc is trusted by hundreds of startups and tech companies around the world, and we’ve matched thousands of skilled PHP developers with both freelance and full-time jobs. We’ve successfully helped Silicon Valley startups and larger tech companies like Spotify and Automattic hire PHP developers.

Every PHP developer for hire in our network goes through a vetting process to verify their communication abilities, remote work readiness, and technical skills (both for depth in PHP and breadth across the greater domain). Additionally, HireAI, our GPT-4-powered AI recruiter, enables you to get instant candidate matches without searching and screening.

Not only can you expect to find the most qualified PHP engineer on Arc, but you can also count on your account manager and the support team to make each hire a success. Enjoy a streamlined hiring experience with Arc, where we provide you with the developer you need, and take care of the logistics so you don’t need to.

Arc has a rigorous and transparent vetting process for all types of developers. To become a vetted PHP developer for hire on Arc, developers must pass a profile screening, complete a behavioral interview, and pass a technical interview or pair programming.

While Arc has a strict vetting process for its verified PHP developers, if you’re using Arc’s free job posting plan, you will only have access to non-vetted developers. If you’re using Arc to hire PHP developers, you can rest assured that all remote PHP developers have been thoroughly vetted for the high-caliber communication and technical skills you need in a successful hire.

Arc pre-screens all of our remote PHP developers before we present them to you. As such, all the remote PHP developers you see on your Arc dashboard are interview-ready candidates who make up the top 2% of applicants who pass our technical and communication assessment. You can expect the interview process to happen within days of posting your jobs to 350,000 candidates. You can also expect to hire a freelance PHP programmer in 72 hours, or find a full-time PHP programmer that fits your company’s needs in 14 days.

Here’s a quote from Philip, the Director of Engineering at Chegg:

“The biggest advantage and benefit of working with Arc is the tremendous reduction in time spent sourcing quality candidates. We’re able to identify the talent in a matter of days.”

Find out more about how Arc successfully helped our partners in hiring remote PHP developers.

Depending on the freelance developer job board you use, freelance remote PHP developers' hourly rates can vary drastically. For instance, if you're looking on general marketplaces like Upwork and Fiverr, you can find PHP developers for hire at as low as $10 per hour. However, high-quality freelance developers often avoid general freelance platforms like Fiverr to avoid the bidding wars.

When you hire PHP developers through Arc, they typically charge between $60-100+/hour (USD). To get a better understanding of contract costs, check out our freelance developer rate explorer.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the medium annual wage for software developers in the U.S. was $120,730 in May 2021. What this amounts to is around $70-100 per hour. Note that this does not include the direct cost of hiring, which totals to about $4000 per new recruit, according to Glassdoor.

Your remote PHP developer’s annual salary may differ dramatically depending on their years of experience, related technical skills, education, and country of residence. For instance, if the developer is located in Eastern Europe or Latin America, the hourly rate for developers will be around $75-95 per hour.

Remote PHP developers receive an average salary of $65,613 USD per year worldwide, according to data collected from over 64,000 Arc Developers. PHP developers In the U.S. can earn between $72,350 and $104,033 or more each year. This amount is among the highest pay rates for PHP developers globally. How much do remote PHP developers earn in various countries?

Based on the information provided by Arc's Remote PHP Developer Salary Overview, junior PHP developers who work remotely earn an average salary of $56,732, whereas senior developers receive an average of $81,526.