Software developer salaries in Egypt

A senior software engineer in Egypt earns a median of about $17,758 a year (937,700 EGP). Here's pay by level and stack, contractor rates, and how Egypt's hours line up with UK and US teams.

Senior salary: $17,758; median per year
Senior contractor: $31–$44; per hour
Overlap London: 6.5h; UTC+02:00
Overlap New York: 1.5h; English: low

Salary by level

Level	EGP	USD	GBP
Junior (0–2 yrs)	287,000	$5,435	£4,280
Mid (3–5 yrs)	517,961	$9,809	£7,724
Senior (6+ yrs)	937,700	$17,758	£13,983

Annual medians. USD at the 2026-10-14 rate.

Senior salary by stack

Specialism	USD / year	Contractor / hr
Frontend	$15,272	$27–$38
Backend	$19,534	$34–$48
Mobile	$17,048	$30–$42
DevOps & Cloud	$21,310	$37–$53
Data & AI	$21,842	$38–$54

Country median adjusted by global specialism premiums (Stack Overflow 2025).

The Egypt developer market

About 1,626,418 developers on GitHub (2026).
English proficiency: low (EF EPI rank 89).
Cairo is the hub, with Capgemini and other multinational delivery centres. Levels.fyi lists a Capgemini Greater Cairo median of EGP 1.05M.
The EGP has devalued repeatedly, so USD-pegged remote pay is far above local medians. Levels.fyi's Cairo all-level median was $11,300 (Nov 2025).
EET is UTC+2, which gives near-full UK overlap.

Hiring from Egypt?

Vetted engineers at about $30/hr all-in.

Contracts, payroll and compliance handled. A senior in-house hire costs about £48/hr loaded in the UK and $82/hr in the US.

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FAQ

How much does a senior software developer earn in Egypt?+

The median senior software engineer salary in Egypt is about 937,700 EGP a year (about $17,758), against about $9,809 for mid-level and $5,435 for junior developers. Senior remote contractors typically charge $31–$44 an hour.

What is the time difference between Egypt and the UK or US?+

Egypt runs on UTC+02:00 in winter. A 09:00–17:30 working day there overlaps 6.5h with London and 1.5h with New York.

How much does it cost to hire a developer from Egypt through OctogleHire?+

OctogleHire publishes one client rate: about $19/hr for a mid-level engineer and $30/hr for a senior, including vetting, contracts and payroll, with no placement fee. A comparable senior in-house hire costs about £48/hr loaded in the UK and $82/hr in the US.

Sources · Q4 2026

Method notes: Salaries: junior = Levels.fyi Egypt p25 (EGP 287K), mid = Egypt median (EGP 517,961), senior = Levels.fyi Cairo senior-level median (EGP 937,700). PayScale (EGP 119,112 average base, 190 profiles) is far lower and was not used. Contractor mid range: Arc $47,315/2,080 ≈ $23 to Upstack $32.25. Senior = mid × 1.35 (Lemon.io). Salary basis: Levels.fyi Egypt SWE, all levels, 534 submissions, updated 2026-09-21; senior from Levels.fyi Cairo senior level, updated 2025-12-15.