Developer Cost Index 2026 — Ethersofts
https://ethersofts.com/blog/software-developer-cost-by-country

This database is derived from the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025
(https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/), which is made available under the
Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. This derived database is likewise made
available under the ODbL 1.0: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/
Individual contents are under the Database Contents License (DbCL) 1.0:
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Method: professional, employed developers; total annual compensation in USD
(Stack Overflow conversion, rates of 2025-06-24), $1k-$1M; medians;
mid = 3-7 years' experience, senior = 8-15; bands with n < 20 omitted.
Loaded hourly cost = compensation x 2.7 / 1,800 billable hours.

Credit as: "Ethersofts analysis of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025"