PHP Engineer Salary in Waterloo, Iowa

How much does a PHP Engineer make in Waterloo, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a PHP Engineer in Waterloo, IA is $88,109. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $67,299 to a high of $111,682, with most professionals earning between $77,216 and $100,448.

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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 Waterloo, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

77216

100448

88109

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

79060

104994

90920

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 Waterloo, IA. The base salary for PHP Engineer ranges from $77,216 to $100,448 with the average base salary of $88,109. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $79,060 to $104,994 with the average total cash compensation of $90,920.

View Average Salary for PHP Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$88,109	$77,216 - $100,448
Bonus	$2,811	$1,844 - $4,546
Total Pay	$90,920	$79,060 - $104,994

* 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 Waterloo, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,968 - $100,125	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,050 - $102,834	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Iowa City, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,406 - $101,995	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,290 - $104,446	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Dubuque, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,985 - $101,447	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,033 - $105,413	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA

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About Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406; the 2016 Census estimates the population at 67,934, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two cities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.23 square miles (163.76 km2), of which 61.39 square miles (159.00 km2) is land and 1.84 square miles (4.77 km2) is water. The average el...

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