Plans and pricing
Dedicated WordPress developer pricing:
four sizes, one published price each.
Choose how much of a developer you need each month. The time is reserved for your agency, so you plan client work against it the way you would with your own staff. The price is the same for every agency, and it isn't negotiated deal by deal.
Starter
$699/month
Overflow work and small builds alongside your own team.
Growth
$1,199/month
A steady stream of builds, changes and fixes every week.
Part-time developer
$1,999/month
A developer who knows your clients and your stack, half of every working week.
Full-time developer
$3,199/month
A developer working only on your agency's projects, every working day.
Every size includes a senior developer from our own team, code reviewed by our lead engineer, releases to a staging copy first, your NDA signed, a written non-solicit, and code that belongs to you or your client once paid for.
Who it's for
When a dedicated developer
makes sense for an agency.
Hiring locally takes months and costs a full salary. Freelancers come and go between jobs. A dedicated WordPress developer sits in between: a person who learns your clients and your way of working, without the payroll.
How it works
From first message
to first task.
Tell us about the work
Your stack, the kind of projects and roughly how much work a month. A few lines is enough.
We recommend a size
A written reply with the size that fits, the partner terms and an NDA to sign.
Your tools, your overlap
Your developer joins your project tool and chat, and we agree a daily overlap with your morning.
Work, reviewed, released
Tasks are built, reviewed by our lead engineer and released to staging first for your sign-off.
What your developer works on
WordPress, WooCommerce
and custom PHP.
Proof of the work: case studies from real client sites, including hack recoveries and a full redesign.
How it compares
A dedicated developer
against the alternatives.
| Hiring in-house (US) | Other white-label firms | PixelGravitas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time cost | $92,650 a year median salary, about $7,700 a month, before benefits | $1,800 to $5,000 a month, depending on the firm and seniority | $3,199 a month, senior developer |
| Smaller than full-time | Rarely possible | Varies by firm | From 20 hours a month, $699 |
| Time to start | Weeks to months of hiring | Days to weeks | After the written terms and NDA are signed |
| Commitment | Employment contract | Often a minimum term | Month to month, 30 days' notice |
| Code review | Depends on your team | Varies | Every release reviewed by our lead engineer |
US salary: Bureau of Labor Statistics median pay for web developers, May 2025 (checked September 2026). White-label firms: published monthly rates from White Label Agency ($2,900 junior to $5,000 senior) and Krishaweb ($1,800 to $4,800 full-time), checked November 2026.
Questions agencies ask
Hiring a dedicated
WordPress developer: FAQ.
How much does it cost to hire a dedicated WordPress developer?
Ours start at $699 a month for 20 hours of a senior developer's time and go up to $3,199 a month for a full-time developer working only on your projects. The two steps in between are 40 hours for $1,199 and a half-time developer for $1,999. Prices are the same for every agency, billed monthly in advance.
Is this an hourly service?
No. You reserve a share of a dedicated developer each month: 20 or 40 hours, half-time or full-time. That time is set aside for your agency, so you plan work against it rather than watching a meter.
Who are the developers?
PixelGravitas's own senior WordPress developers, employed by us, not freelancers found for your job. Work is reviewed by our lead engineer, Naveen Kumar, and released to a staging copy first.
What can a dedicated WordPress developer work on?
WordPress and WooCommerce builds from your designs, custom themes and plugins, landing pages, integrations, speed and security fixes, and changes on your clients' existing sites. Custom PHP work is covered too.
What hours does the developer work?
Our team is based in Chennai, India. Each agency agrees a daily overlap with its own morning when it starts, so questions get answered while your day is under way and work continues while you're offline. Any request gets a first response within one business day.
Will my clients know you exist?
No. The developer works under your agency's name, in your tools and your process. We sign your NDA, and the non-solicit is in writing: your clients stay yours.
Who owns the code?
Your agency, or your client, once the work is paid for in full. That's written into the partner terms before anything starts.
Is there a contract or minimum term?
No long-term contract. You pay monthly in advance and can change size or stop with 30 days' notice.
Can we start small and grow?
Yes. Most agencies start with 20 or 40 hours on real client work, then move to a half-time or full-time developer once the workload is steady. Changing size takes effect from the next month.