Hire Laravel developers · Dedicated, monthly
Hire Laravel developers who start in 5 to 10 days.
PHP engineers who build clean Laravel applications and APIs, and who can take over and upgrade an older Laravel codebase safely. Vetted in five steps, working in your tools and time zone, with a two-week replacement guarantee.
1 senior Laravel developer · 160 hours a month
from $4,000/month
All-inclusive, no recruitment fee, two-week replacement guarantee.
Monthly rates
| Level | Experience | Monthly | Hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | 3 to 5 years | $3,000 to $4,000 | $19 to $25 |
| Senior | 5 to 8 years | $4,000 to $5,400 | $25 to $34 |
| Lead | 8+ years | $5,600 to $7,000 | $35 to $44 |
Full-time, 160 hours a month, equipment and HR included. No recruitment fee. See all rates.
Short answer
Innovation Insight provides dedicated Laravel developers from $4,000 a month for a senior engineer and $3,000 for mid-level, full-time on our payroll and working in your repositories, tools and time zone. You get a shortlist within 48 hours, a start within 5 to 10 business days, and a free replacement if the fit is wrong in the first two weeks. Rates are published per level and include equipment, HR and management overhead.
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What our Laravel developers bring.
- PHP 8, Laravel 11/12
- Eloquent, MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Livewire, Inertia, Vue
- Queues, Horizon, Redis
- REST APIs, Sanctum, Passport
- Filament, Nova admin panels
- Pest, PHPUnit
- Forge, Vapor, Docker
When teams hire this role from us.
- Upgrade an old Laravel application to a supported version
- Build a SaaS back end and admin panel quickly
- Add an API layer to a PHP product for a new mobile app
Three ways to hire Laravel developers, compared.
What changes is who carries the hiring risk and the overhead. The monthly figures are for one senior engineer.
| Innovation Insight | Freelance marketplace | US in-house hire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost (senior) | $4,000 to $5,400, all-inclusive | Hourly, set by the freelancer, plus platform fees | About $16,200 with benefits |
| Hiring model | Full-time on our payroll, working in your tools | Independent contractor, hourly or per project | Employee with benefits, equipment and office |
| Time to start | 5 to 10 business days | Days to weeks, depending on who is available | A full recruitment cycle: sourcing, interviews, notice period |
| Time to scale | Add or release engineers with 30 days' notice | A new search per hire | A recruitment cycle per hire |
| Replacement | Free replacement in the first two weeks, then 30 days' notice to scale down | Trial period, then re-match | Notice period and a new recruitment cycle |
| Who manages | You, with our delivery lead on call | You | You |
US in-house cost: the BLS median salary for software developers (May 2024, OEWS 15-1252), loaded for benefits with the BLS wage share of total compensation (ECEC), divided by twelve. Freelance rates vary by profile and marketplace, so no figure is given.
From brief to first commit.
- 01
Brief
Tell us the stack, seniority and start date. 15 minutes on a call or a short form.
- 02
Shortlist in 48 hours
Two or three profiles with CVs, code samples and interview notes.
- 03
Interview
You interview them your way. Technical test optional; we already ran ours.
- 04
Start in 5 to 10 days
Access, onboarding and first stand-up in your hours. Two-week replacement guarantee.
Five steps before you see a profile.
Two-week free replacement if an engineer is not the right fit, and a 30-day notice to scale down.
- 01CV and portfolio screen against the role brief
- 02Technical interview with a senior engineer in the same stack
- 03Live coding or take-home exercise reviewed for quality, not speed
- 04English communication and async-writing check
- 05Reference check and background verification before onboarding
What a Laravel developer does on our teams
A Laravel developer builds the back end and often the admin side of a product: Eloquent models and migrations, APIs for web and mobile clients, queued jobs for email and billing, and admin panels in Filament or Nova. They keep the framework current, because a Laravel application that falls several versions behind becomes expensive to change, and they write Pest or PHPUnit tests before refactoring anything important. For Symfony, CodeIgniter or custom PHP, see our PHP developers.
How we assess Laravel developers
- Laravel depth: service container, queues, events, policies and caching used appropriately
- Database work: Eloquent performance, N+1 queries, indexes and safe migrations on live data
- Upgrades: planning a multi-version Laravel upgrade with tests and minimal downtime
- Sample task: build a small multi-tenant API with a queued job and tests in four hours
One engineer, a team, or a fixed-scope project.
One dedicated Laravel developer
Monthly, full-time, at the rates on this page. Best when you have a product team and need capacity in this stack.
A team with a delivery lead
Several engineers, QA and a lead who runs the sprints, reporting to you. Scale up or down with 30 days' notice.
Staff augmentationA fixed-scope project
A priced estimate with milestones when the scope is known. See our web application development and pricing.
Web Application DevelopmentWhat it's like to work with us.
Unedited, from founders and product leads who trusted us with their roadmap.
Innovation Insight has been a game-changer for our platform. Their expertise in UX/UI design and seamless technical integration helped us enhance user engagement, and their attention to detail ensured a flawless experience. We're beyond satisfied with the outcome and their commitment to our vision.
VonzaSaaS · Creator economyWorking with Innovation Insight felt like a true collaboration. Their team was responsive, creative, and focused on delivering results that matched our brand identity. Thanks to them, we now have a solution that not only meets our needs but exceeds expectations. Highly recommended!
MatterbooksPublishing · MediaInnovation Insight provided us with an innovative and scalable solution that transformed the way we manage our operations. Their approach to problem-solving, combined with their deep understanding of technology, made them an invaluable partner. The results speak for themselves.
SolasEnterprise · OperationsHiring Laravel developers, answered.
Can you upgrade an old Laravel version?
Yes. We add tests around critical paths first, then upgrade one major version at a time with a rollback plan.
Do your Laravel developers write front ends?
Yes, with Livewire, Inertia or Vue. For complex front ends we pair them with a React or Vue specialist.
Can they work with WordPress?
Our Laravel developers are PHP generalists and can integrate with WordPress, though we recommend Laravel for custom application logic.
How much does it cost to hire a Laravel developer from Innovation Insight?
A dedicated Laravel developer costs $3,000 to $4,000 a month at mid-level, $4,000 to $5,400 at senior and $5,600 to $7,000 at lead level, for 160 hours a month with equipment, HR and management included and no recruitment fee. The hourly equivalents are $19 to $44. All rates are on the pricing page.
Do your Laravel developers work in our time zone?
Our Laravel developers work from Lahore and Sialkot, Pakistan, which is UTC+5 all year. That gives a full-morning overlap with Europe and four to five hours with the US East Coast, and stand-ups happen in your working hours. See how we work for the day-to-day routine.
How quickly can a Laravel developer start, and what if it does not work out?
Innovation Insight sends a shortlist of Laravel developers within 48 hours of the brief and the engineer starts within 5 to 10 business days of your decision. Two-week free replacement if an engineer is not the right fit, and a 30-day notice to scale down.
Other roles
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