IT Salary Report 2026 — CIS & Global
Developer salaries by role, level and country — in USD/month, from open jobs with a stated salary. Unlike Western platforms, we include Russia, Belarus and the whole CIS — and compare against international markets. Normalised from source currencies (RUB / EUR / PLN / KZT) at publish time.
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Based on 28,552 jobs with a stated salary · median $5,670/mo · updated 2026-07-22
Salary by role (USD/mo)
| Role | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backend | $4,125 | $6,062 | $8,295 | 2466 |
| Fullstack | $4,130 | $5,958 | $7,875 | 1650 |
| Data | $4,756 | $6,250 | $7,770 | 1255 |
| DevOps | $3,750 | $5,460 | $7,497 | 1074 |
| PM | $4,429 | $6,090 | $8,085 | 952 |
| QA | $2,520 | $4,484 | $5,670 | 817 |
| Architect | $6,720 | $7,980 | $10,245 | 652 |
| ML/AI | $4,500 | $6,562 | $8,881 | 623 |
| Analyst | $3,990 | $5,198 | $6,090 | 613 |
| Frontend | $3,333 | $4,889 | $6,615 | 568 |
| Product | $4,375 | $5,670 | $7,246 | 481 |
| AI Engineer | $5,625 | $8,969 | $13,640 | 474 |
| Security | $4,134 | $6,273 | $9,019 | 366 |
| Platform Engineer | $6,112 | $7,350 | $11,033 | 269 |
| Design | $2,545 | $4,830 | $6,375 | 236 |
| Mobile | $3,462 | $5,565 | $7,050 | 208 |
| SRE | $4,934 | $6,471 | $8,027 | 178 |
| Embedded | $5,253 | $6,500 | $6,562 | 78 |
| Analytics Engineer | $6,510 | $6,625 | $7,140 | 52 |
| Blockchain | $10,000 | $12,750 | $15,000 | 30 |
| GameDev | $4,568 | $5,710 | $11,875 | 16 |
Salary by seniority (USD/mo)
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | $1,304 | $1,890 | $3,250 | 1038 |
| Middle | $3,000 | $4,468 | $5,670 | 4000 |
| Senior | $5,250 | $6,500 | $8,085 | 9079 |
| Lead | $4,000 | $7,191 | $11,033 | 1708 |
| Principal / Expert | $6,149 | $8,517 | $12,860 | 914 |
Median by country (USD/mo)
| Country | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $5,754 | 10362 |
| 🇺🇸 USA | $10,833 | 4122 |
| 🇬🇧 UK | $6,759 | 3594 |
| SG | $4,500 | 2264 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | $2,000 | 2235 |
| LT | $2,446 | 1055 |
| 🇫🇷 France | $3,985 | 442 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $6,465 | 438 |
| LV | $3,048 | 278 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $2,460 | 234 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $7,823 | 216 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $2,000 | 201 |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1,993 | 176 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $6,340 | 144 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $9,058 | 100 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $6,292 | 97 |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $1,457 | 82 |
| EE | $3,261 | 73 |
| BE | $3,333 | 72 |
| NZ | $5,224 | 50 |
Salaries by country: 🇵🇱 Poland · 🇺🇸 USA · 🇬🇧 UK · SG · 🇷🇺 Russia · LT · 🇫🇷 France · 🇨🇦 Canada · LV · 🇿🇦 South Africa · 🇦🇺 Australia · 🇺🇦 Ukraine · 🇮🇳 India · 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇸 Spain · 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · EE · BE · NZ
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