PHP Engineers working in Amsterdam earn normally around 54.000 EUR per year and most of the PHP salaries are between 45.000 EUR and 72.000 EUR per year.
Amsterdam ranks 2. when it comes to the average salary of a PHP Developer in the Netherlands. (Rotterdam is on the 1st place).
If you earn less than 45.000 EUR then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new PHP Developer job in Amsterdam.
If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):
| Market Percentile | salary |
|---|---|
| top 10% of market | 72.000 EUR |
| top 25% of market | 63.000 EUR |
| average salary | 56.800 EUR |
| median salary | 54.000 EUR |
| bottom 25% of market | 50.000 EUR |
| bottom 10% of market | 45.000 EUR |
The average salary for PHP Developers in Amsterdam is 56.800 EUR per year, while the median salary is 54.000 EUR per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?
The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical PHP Developer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 54.000 EUR and 50% earn less than this.
The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.
The top 25% best earning PHP Developers earn more than 63.000 EUR per year and the top 10% reach over 72.000 EUR, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.
At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning PHP Engineers earn less than 50.000 EUR per year and 10% earn less than 45.000 EUR.
You have to be aware that the salaries for PHP Developers can vary a lot in different cities. This page shows the salaries in Amsterdam, but you can select a different city below:
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