Pakistan Tech & Corporate Compensation Pulse

Salary Benchmarks Pakistan 2025-26

Explore real market compensation data across Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. See min, median, and top 90th percentile packages.

Engineering1 - 3 Years

Software Engineer

Average software engineer salary in Pakistan across Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 1,80,000/moPKR 90k - PKR 3.5 Lakh

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNode.jsPythonSQL

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Engineering4 - 7 Years

Senior Software Engineer

Senior developer compensation in top Pakistani tech companies, software houses, and remote US/EU firms.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 4,50,000/moPKR 2.8 Lakh - PKR 8.5 Lakh

System DesignMicroservicesCloud ArchitectureNext.jsGoAWS

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Engineering8+ Years

Principal Engineer / Tech Lead

Staff & Principal software engineering compensation with equity and bonuses in Pakistan.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 10,50,000/moPKR 6 Lakh - PKR 22 Lakh

Distributed SystemsTechnical LeadershipDevOpsHigh-Scale Architecture

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Product3 - 6 Years

Product Manager

Product Manager compensation in fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS startups in Pakistan.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 3,80,000/moPKR 1.8 Lakh - PKR 7.5 Lakh

Product StrategyUser ResearchAgile/ScrumData AnalyticsRoadmapping

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Data & AI2 - 5 Years

Data Scientist / AI Engineer

Machine Learning and Data Science salary benchmarks across Pakistani corporate and tech firms.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 3,40,000/moPKR 1.6 Lakh - PKR 7 Lakh

PythonMachine LearningPyTorchPandasLLMsBigQuery

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Quality Assurance2 - 5 Years

SQA / QA Automation Engineer

Software Quality Assurance and automated testing salaries in Pakistan.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 2,20,000/moPKR 1.1 Lakh - PKR 4.5 Lakh

SeleniumCypressPlaywrightPostmanCI/CD TestingJira

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Design2 - 5 Years

UI / UX Designer

Product Designer and UI/UX salaries in Pakistan.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 2,50,000/moPKR 1.2 Lakh - PKR 5 Lakh

FigmaDesign SystemsPrototypingUser TestingWireframing

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Finance & AccountingPost-Qualification (1 - 5 Years)

Chartered Accountant (CA)

ICAP qualified Chartered Accountant and finance manager salary benchmarks in Pakistan.

Median MonthlyRange (25th - 90th)

PKR 3,50,000/moPKR 1.8 Lakh - PKR 8 Lakh

Financial ModelingCorporate TaxFBR ComplianceIFRSAuditing

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