Software Engineer Salaries in Pakistan 2026 — By City, Role & Experience

Real, up-to-date salary data for software engineers in Pakistan. Compare compensation for React developers, Node.js engineers, AI/ML engineers, DevOps, and more — broken down by city (Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad), experience level (junior, mid, senior), and work type (remote vs on-site). Data updated quarterly.

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MERN Developer

Pakistan

Complete MERN stack developer salary guide for Pakistan 2026. Average MERN developer salary in Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad with junior to senior compensation data.

JuniorPKR 40,000 — PKR 80,000
Mid-LevelPKR 80,000 — PKR 180K
SeniorPKR 180K — PKR 400K
MongoDBExpress.jsReact.jsNode.js+5
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React Developer

Lahore

React developer salary in Lahore 2026. Compare frontend developer salary in Lahore with Karachi & Islamabad. Junior to senior level React.js pay scale.

JuniorPKR 40,000 — PKR 75,000
Mid-LevelPKR 75,000 — PKR 160K
SeniorPKR 160K — PKR 350K
React.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptRedux+4
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Backend Developer

Karachi

Backend developer salary in Karachi 2026. Node.js developer salary, Python developer pay & Java engineer compensation compared across Pakistan cities.

JuniorPKR 50,000 — PKR 90,000
Mid-LevelPKR 90,000 — PKR 200K
SeniorPKR 200K — PKR 450K
Node.jsPythonJavaPostgreSQL+6
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AI Engineer

Pakistan

AI engineer salary in Pakistan 2026. Machine learning engineer salary, data scientist salary & AI specialist compensation in Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad.

JuniorPKR 60,000 — PKR 120K
Mid-LevelPKR 120K — PKR 300K
SeniorPKR 300K — PKR 700K
PythonTensorFlowPyTorchMachine Learning+6
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Frontend Developer

Islamabad

Frontend developer salary in Islamabad 2026. Compare frontend developer salary in Pakistan across Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad with skills guide.

JuniorPKR 45,000 — PKR 85,000
Mid-LevelPKR 85,000 — PKR 180K
SeniorPKR 180K — PKR 380K
HTML/CSSJavaScriptReact.jsVue.js+5
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DevOps Engineer

Pakistan

DevOps engineer salary in Pakistan 2026. Cloud engineer pay with AWS, Docker & Kubernetes across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad & remote international roles.

JuniorPKR 60,000 — PKR 110K
Mid-LevelPKR 110K — PKR 250K
SeniorPKR 250K — PKR 550K
LinuxDockerKubernetesAWS/Azure/GCP+6
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Software Engineer

Pakistan

Software engineer salary in Pakistan 2026. Average salary of software engineer in Pakistan per month, starting salary for freshers, senior software engineer salary & scope of software engineering in Pakistan.

JuniorPKR 40,000 — PKR 90,000
Mid-LevelPKR 90,000 — PKR 200K
SeniorPKR 200K — PKR 500K
JavaScriptPythonJavaC+++6
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Cyber Security

Pakistan

Cyber security salary in Pakistan 2026. Computer security salary, cybersecurity jobs salary, ethical hacker pay & information security analyst compensation across Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad.

JuniorPKR 50,000 — PKR 100K
Mid-LevelPKR 100K — PKR 250K
SeniorPKR 250K — PKR 600K
Network SecurityEthical HackingPenetration TestingSIEM+6
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Full Stack Developer

Pakistan

Full stack developer salary in Pakistan 2026. Compare full stack developer salary in Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad with skills roadmap and career growth guide.

JuniorPKR 45,000 — PKR 90,000
Mid-LevelPKR 90,000 — PKR 200K
SeniorPKR 200K — PKR 450K
React.jsNode.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL+6
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Data Scientist

Pakistan

Data scientist salary in Pakistan 2026. Data analyst salary, machine learning engineer salary & business intelligence compensation across Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad.

JuniorPKR 55,000 — PKR 110K
Mid-LevelPKR 110K — PKR 280K
SeniorPKR 280K — PKR 650K
PythonRSQLMachine Learning+6