Hire Developers in Poland: Pay, Talent Pool and How to Hire
Average gross pay in the Polish information and communication sector was PLN 15,680.11 a month from January to September 2026, up 6.5% in a year and 1.68 times the enterprise sector average. Poland had 778,800 ICT specialists in work in 2025, 4.5% of employment.
This page is for founders and hiring managers weighing a software developer hire in Poland. It covers the size of the ICT workforce, what developers and other ICT staff earn according to Statistics Poland (GUS) and Eurostat, what an employee costs on top of pay, working hours across time zones and the routes to hire.
ICT specialists and graduates in Poland
Pay in Polish ICT: sector and occupation figures
The talent pool in figures
Poland had 778,800 ICT specialists in employment in 2025, according to Eurostat, or 4.5% of everyone in work. The EU average share is 5.0%. The number is up 24.5% since 2021, when the current series starts; Eurostat marks a break in the series that year, so earlier years are not comparable. Women were 16.6% of ICT specialists in 2025, against 19.5% in the EU.
Polish universities and colleges produced 20,677 graduates in information and communication technologies in 2024, 5.1% of all tertiary graduates, and 19.7% more than in 2019. About 22% of them were women.
Developer pay in Poland
GUS does not publish a monthly figure for software developers alone. The closest current measure is the information and communication section, which includes programming and IT services, telecoms and publishing. From January to September 2026, average gross pay there was PLN 15,680.11 a month in firms with more than 9 employees, up 6.5% in a year and 1.68 times the PLN 9,353.52 average across the enterprise sector.
By occupation, the latest GUS survey covers October 2024: professionals in all fields earned PLN 10,734.04 gross a month on average. Eurostat's Structure of Earnings Survey for October 2022 put pay in information and communication at PLN 11,869 a month, against PLN 6,541 across all sectors. In euros, Polish pay in the sector was about 63% of the EU level (โฌ2,537 against โฌ4,026 in firms with 10 or more employees). These are averages for the whole sector, across all roles and levels. Offers in Poland are usually quoted as gross monthly pay.
What it costs an employer on top of pay
Polish employers pay 20.48% of gross pay in social contributions in 2026 at the standard accident rate, plus 1.5% for Employee Capital Plans (PPK) if the employee takes part. At PLN 15,680 a month, close to the sector average, that is PLN 188,160 a year in pay, PLN 38,535.17 in employer contributions and PLN 2,822.40 in PPK, for a total of PLN 229,517.57. Pension and disability contributions stop once pay in the year passes PLN 282,600. The full breakdown is in our guide to hiring in Poland.
Working together across time zones
Poland is on Central European Time, UTC+1, and UTC+2 in summer, the same clock as Berlin and Paris. It is 1 hour ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York, or 5 hours for a few weeks in March and late October, when the US and Europe change clocks on different dates. A 09:00 to 17:00 day in Warsaw overlaps 7 hours with a London day and 2 hours with a New York day, from 09:00 to 11:00 New York time.
The Labor Code sets up to 8 hours a day and an average of 40 hours in a 5-day week. Employees get 20 days of paid leave a year, or 26 days after 10 years of employment.
How to hire developers in Poland
We do placement. We source, screen and interview remote developers and other professionals across Europe, then deliver a shortlist of 3 vetted candidates within 21 days for a flat $6,500, or your deposit back. See how placement works.
Prefer to run the search yourself? Post a job for $299 and reach candidates who want to work remotely.
Once you have chosen someone, there are 3 ways to employ them in Poland:
- Polish entity: you register a company in Poland, run payroll and pay the employer's ZUS contributions yourself. It suits a team of several people in Poland.
- Employer of record (EOR): a third-party provider becomes the legal employer and runs Polish payroll for a monthly fee per employee. Your company directs the work.
- Contractor: B2B contracting is common in Poland: the person runs their own sole business and invoices you. The relationship has to be genuinely independent, or it can count as employment.
Euro Remote Talent does not employ people on your behalf. We handle the placement: we find and shortlist the candidate, and you employ them through the route that fits.
More on hiring in Poland
This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change and collective agreements can set different terms. Confirm with a local accountant or lawyer before you hire.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average developer salary in Poland?
GUS does not publish a developer-only figure. Average gross pay in the information and communication sector, which includes programming and IT services, was PLN 15,680.11 a month from January to September 2026 in firms with more than 9 employees.
How many ICT specialists are there in Poland?
778,800 in 2025, or 4.5% of total employment, according to Eurostat. The EU share is 5.0%.
How long does it take to hire a developer in Poland?
With our placement service you get a shortlist of 3 vetted candidates within 21 days, or your deposit back. Then plan for the candidate's notice: 2 weeks with under 6 months of employment, 1 month from 6 months and 3 months from 3 years, under Labor Code article 36.
Should I hire a developer in Poland as a contractor or an employee?
Both routes are used. B2B contracting is common in Poland: the person runs their own sole business and invoices the client. The relationship has to be genuinely independent, or it can count as employment. As an employee, the person is hired through a Polish entity or an employer of record.
Can a company outside Poland hire a developer there without a local entity?
Yes. The usual routes are an employer of record, a third-party provider that employs the person for you, or a genuine contractor agreement. Euro Remote Talent handles the placement: we find, screen and shortlist the person, and you choose the route.
Sources
- Eurostat, Employed ICT specialists, isoc_sks_itspt. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
- Eurostat, Employed ICT specialists by sex, isoc_sks_itsps. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
- Eurostat, Graduates by field of education, educ_uoe_grad02. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
- GUS, Socio-economic situation of the country, wages, 23 Oct 2026. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
- GUS, Structure of wages by occupation for October 2024, press release. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
- Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, earn_ses22_48. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
- ZUS, Zabezpieczenie spoลeczne w Polsce, 2025 edition. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
- Sejm, Labor Code, Dz.U. 2025 poz. 277. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
