Global tech salaries in 2025: regional comparisons

Explore the yearly cost of hiring senior tech talent across the globe

Salary data is based on our placements and local market trends. Figures represent averages, and actual salaries vary depending on role, experience, company, and exact location.

Average annual compensation by region for common senior tech roles.
Position Eastern Europe Latin America Asia
Web Software Developer $39,000 $36,000 $24,000
Mobile Software Developer $48,000 $47,000 $25,000
eCommerce / Wordpress Developer $34,000 $30,000 $20,000
AI / ML Engineer $54,000 $60,000 $30,000
Data Engineer / BI Developer $42,000 $35,000 $30,000
Data Analyst $40,000 $36,000 $30,000
DevOps / SRE Engineer $51,000 $65,000 $21,000
Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer $49,000 $62,000 $23,000
CI/CD Specialist $45,000 $49,000 $31,000
Security Engineer $33,000 $28,000 $20,000
Product Manager / Product Owner $40,000 $54,000 $25,000
UI/UX Designer $35,000 $27,000 $19,000
UX Researcher $31,000 $28,000 $20,000
Engineering Manager $96,000 $71,000 $67,000
CTO / VP of Engineering $122,000 $141,000 $85,000
Manual QA Engineer $28,000 $36,000 $11,000
QA Automation Engineer $31,000 $40,000 $14,000
QA Lead / Test Manager $40,000 $43,000 $17,000

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