PHP Engineer Salary in Durham, North Carolina

How much does a PHP Engineer make in Durham, NC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a PHP Engineer in Durham, NC is $91,899. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $70,194 to a high of $116,485, with most professionals earning between $80,538 and $104,768.

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What does a PHP Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a PHP Engineer

Create and maintain software documentation.

December 30, 2022

Understanding of all elements of the software development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements management, configuration management, quality assurance, and release management.

January 31, 2023

Demonstrates good judgment, excellent planning, problem-solving, troubleshooting, management, and communication (verbal and written) skills with the ability to think strategically, act quickly, multi-task, and work collaboratively in an environment that values creativity and flexibility to make things happen.

March 10, 2023

Participate in code review and mentoring of other team members.

March 11, 2023

Design and develop efficient and scalable and responsive front-end and back-end solutions.

March 18, 2023

Supporting our data-engineering team to contribute to data infrastructure, drive business intelligence, and improve our platform and customer experience.

April 28, 2023

Install and maintain personal vagrant environment.

May 03, 2023

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Average Salary Range for PHP Engineer in Durham, NC

Average Base Salary

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80538

104768

91899

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

82461

109510

94830

What is the average salary for PHP Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of PHP Engineer in Durham, NC. The base salary for PHP Engineer ranges from $80,538 to $104,768 with the average base salary of $91,899. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $82,461 to $109,510 with the average total cash compensation of $94,830.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$91,899	$80,538 - $104,768
Bonus	$2,932	$1,923 - $4,742
Total Pay	$94,830	$82,461 - $109,510

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

PHP Engineer Salary Near Durham, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Chapel Hill, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,513 - $103,436	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Cary, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,108 - $105,510	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Raleigh, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,108 - $105,510	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Burlington, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,555 - $99,588	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE High Point, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,646 - $101,007	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Greensboro, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,902 - $100,039	COMPARE TO Durham, NC

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About Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in and the county seat of Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a populatio...

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