Job Description
📌 Quick Overview
- Role: WordPress Developer
- Type: Part-Time
- Remote: Yes
- Experience Required: 1–2 years
- Salary: ₹5,000 per month
🚨 Immediate Salary Reality Check
₹5,000 per month for:
- 1–2 years experience
- 5+ independent websites built
- HTML, CSS knowledge
- Basic PHP & MySQL
- Premium theme customization
This is extremely low compensation.
Even part-time, this is:
- Below market freelance rates
- More like internship stipend
- Or symbolic monthly retainer
🎯 What They Expect From You
🔹 WordPress Skills
- Experience with WordPress
- Premium theme customization
- Page builders (likely Elementor, WPBakery, etc.)
🔹 Technical Knowledge
- HTML
- CSS
- Basic PHP
- MySQL
🔹 Independence
- Solve issues without supervision
- Handle layout consistency
- Deliver on time
This is not beginner-level.
They want someone already productive.
📊 Market Comparison (India)
For 1–2 year WordPress developer:
| Type | Typical Pay |
|---|---|
| Part-time (20 hrs/week) | ₹8K–₹15K |
| Freelance per website | ₹8K–₹25K |
| Full-time junior WP dev | ₹15K–₹30K |
₹5K/month is below standard unless:
- Workload is extremely low (5–8 hrs/week)
- Or it’s just maintenance tasks
🧠 What This Role Likely Is
Possibilities:
- Small agency with tight budget
- Maintenance-only role
- Expecting theme edits and updates
- Low-cost outsourcing
Not a high-growth technical role.
🎯 Career Growth Impact
If you take this:
✅ Pros
- Remote flexibility
- Easy WordPress experience
- Portfolio additions
❌ Cons
- Low pay
- Limited technical growth
- Mostly theme-level work (not deep development)
WordPress premium theme customization is:
- Good for freelance income
- Not ideal for long-term engineering career
🔥 Honest Advice
If you:
- Need side income
- Are student
- Have spare time
You can consider it.
If you:
- Already have 1–2 years experience
- Want career growth
- Want higher salary
👉 Don’t lock yourself into ₹5K/month roles.
🚨 Before Accepting, Ask
- How many hours per week?
- What exact responsibilities?
- Is there growth or pay revision?
- Is it maintenance or new builds?
🎯 My Direct Question
Be honest:
- Are you currently earning?
- How many hours can you give weekly?
- Do you want WordPress long-term or move to React/Backend?