> Offshore developers, QA, support and marketing people in Cairo for US and Canadian companies: 5 hours of overlap with Eastern time, costs worked out, no entity.
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Embedded teams · US and Canada

# Offshore teams in Egypt for US and Canadian companies.

For North America, Egypt is offshore: Cairo is 7 hours ahead of New York and Toronto for most of the year. A team that works 13:00 to 21:00 in Cairo overlaps 9:00 to 14:00 Eastern, five hours of your working day. GrowAxis employs developers, QA engineers, support specialists and marketers there who work inside your team, and a mid-level software engineer costs about $2,500 a month, all in, at GrowAxis’s 2026 rates.

[How embedded teams work](https://www.growaxis.net/services/embedded-teams)

## What an offshore team in Egypt costs

GrowAxis’s 2026 all-in rate is filled in for each role and level. Change the levels, add roles, and see the monthly cost of each person in dollars.

__GrowAxis all-in monthly rate per role__
| Role                        | People | All-in rate a person, a month |
| --------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------- |
| Mid-level software engineer | 2      | USD 2,500                     |
| Mid-level QA engineer       | 1      | USD 2,100                     |

A month, 3 people

USD 7,100

A year

USD 85,200

People

3

What the rate includes
- All in: pay, Egypt’s social insurance and salary tax handling, equipment and management, from $1,500 a month per person.
- Rates differ by role and level; the free 30-minute growth assessment sets the scope, and the proposal after it confirms the price before anything starts.
- Not tax or legal advice.

Built for founders who…

- …want offshore developers or support without opening a company abroad
- …need people who share part of your working day, not only your night
- …are comparing Egypt with India, the Philippines or Latin America

## What an offshore team in Egypt can cover

1. ### Software development  
Backend, frontend, full-stack and mobile developers in your repositories and sprints.
2. ### QA and DevOps  
Test engineers and DevOps and cloud engineers on your pipelines.
3. ### Customer support  
English, Spanish and French, inside your helpdesk, for your mornings and your overnight queue.
4. ### Digital marketing  
SEO, paid media, content and marketing operations.
5. ### One contract  
GrowAxis employs the team in Egypt, and you sign one contract and pay one invoice in US dollars.
6. ### Reviews and reports  
Performance reviews with you, and weekly and monthly reports.

__Offshore and nearshore options for North America, by the clock__
| Aspect                             | Latin America      | India and the Philippines         | Egypt with GrowAxis                     |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Hours from New York                | 0 to 3             | 9.5 to 13 ahead                   | 6 to 7 ahead                            |
| Overlap with 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern | Most or all of it  | Little, unless they work at night | 5 hours on a 13:00 to 21:00 Cairo shift |
| Who employs the team               | A vendor or an EOR | A vendor or an EOR                | GrowAxis                                |

## Cairo and North America: the 2026 hours

New York and Toronto

Cairo is 7 hours ahead for most of the year, and 6 hours ahead from 8 March to 23 April and on 30 and 31 October, when the two countries change their clocks on different dates.

Chicago

8 hours ahead for most of the year.

Los Angeles and Vancouver

10 hours ahead for most of the year.

A 13:00 to 21:00 Cairo shift

Covers 9:00 to 14:00 in New York and Toronto, 9:00 to 13:00 in Chicago and 9:00 to 11:00 on the Pacific coast.

Egypt’s clocks in 2026

Summer time from 24 April to 29 October (UTC+3); UTC+2 the rest of the year.

Employment

GrowAxis employs the team under Egypt’s Labour Law 14 of 2025; you need no company, bank account or payroll in Egypt.

US software developer pay

The median annual wage for software developers in the US was $135,980 in May 2025.

US QA pay

The median annual wage for software quality assurance analysts and testers was $104,300 in May 2025.

Canadian software developer pay

The median wage for software developers (NOC 21232) in Canada is CAD 48.08 an hour, with a low of CAD 30.00 and a high of CAD 76.92; updated 19 November 2025.

Developer pay in Egypt

Levels.fyi’s median total pay for software engineers in Egypt was about EGP 554,000 a year on 4 November 2026, from 427 reported salaries.

Industry size

About 195,300 people worked in Egypt’s exporting outsourcing and tech companies in June 2026, and exports reached $5.2 billion in FY 2025/26.

Sources: [timeanddate: Egypt’s clock changes in 2026](https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/egypt?year=2026); [timeanddate: US clock changes in 2026](https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa?year=2026); [Andersen Egypt: Labour Law No. 14 of 2025](https://eg.andersen.com/egypts-labour-law-14-2025/); [US Bureau of Labor Statistics: software developers, QA analysts and testers](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm); [Job Bank (Government of Canada): software developer wages in Canada](https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/22548/ca); [Levels.fyi: software engineer salary in Egypt (updated 4 November 2026)](https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/egypt); [ITIDA: CEO on Egypt’s outsourcing growth (22 September 2026)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/MediaCenter/News/Pages/itida-ceo-ahmed-el-zaher-egypt-outsourcing-future-jobs-.aspx). A summary for planning, not legal advice.

## Egypt at a glance, 2026

The numbers that decide whether Egypt fits, each from its source.

Offshoring exports, from 282 delivery centres run by 252 companies (ITIDA, August 2026)

$5.2B

People in exporting outsourcing and tech companies, June 2026

195,300

University graduates a year

750,000

Subsea cables in service landing in Egypt, with 6 more planned

18

Ahead of Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam for most of the year

+1 hour

A month, all in, for a mid-level software engineer at GrowAxis’s 2026 rates

$2,500

Sources: [ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports hit $5.2B (26 August 2026)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx); [TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map: Egypt (checked 4 November 2026)](https://www.submarinecablemap.com/country/egypt); [GrowAxis: Cairo time difference in 2026](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/cairo-time-difference-2026); [GrowAxis: Egypt salary calculator, 2026 rates](https://www.growaxis.net/services/egypt-salary-calculator).

Already delivering from Egypt

- [Teleperformance (TP)](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")About 26,800 peopleNew Cairo, Giza, Alexandria
- [Concentrix](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")24,500 people in 13 centresCairo, Giza, Alexandria
- [Vodafone \_VOIS](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")9,500 specialistsCairo, Alexandria
- [Sutherland](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/egypt-pm-madbouly-mcit-minister-raafat-hindy-alexandria-visit.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt offshoring exports reach $5.2B as tech companies scale delivery hubs beyond Cairo (26 August 2026)")Over 6,000 in AlexandriaAlexandria, New Cairo
- [Valeo](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/valeo-ai-development-center-opening-egypt-smart-village.aspx "ITIDA: Egypt marks Valeo’s 20-year presence with launch of AI Development Center in Cairo (20 April 2026)")Over 3,000 engineersSmart Village, Cairo
- [Dell Technologies](https://itida.gov.eg/English/MediaCenter/News/Pages/CIT%5FMinister%5FTours%5FDell%5FCoE%5Fin%5FEgypt.aspx "ITIDA: Minister of Communications and IT tours Dell Technologies Centre of Excellence (16 October 2024)")Center of ExcellenceCairo
- [IBM](https://www.ibm.com/careers/blog/your-sap-journey-starts-here-careers-at-ibm-egypt "IBM Careers blog: Your SAP journey starts here, careers at IBM Egypt")Client Innovation CentersCairo, Giza
- [Siemens EDA](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/itida-siemens-mou-electronics-RnD-egypt.aspx "ITIDA: ITIDA collaborates with Siemens Digital Industries Software to expand advanced technology development in Egypt (12 December 2023)")Engineering R&DCairo
- [Capgemini](https://www.capgemini.com/news/press-releases/capgemini-to-establish-ai-center-of-excellence-in-egypt-to-accelerate-ai-driven-innovation-for-global-clients/ "Capgemini: Capgemini to establish AI Center of Excellence in Egypt (7 April 2025)")Delivery and AI centresCairo
- [DXC Technology](https://dxc.com/us/en/newsroom/12012025-dxc-technology-and-egypts-information-technology-industry-development-agency-partner-to-support-neurodiversity-in-the-workplace "DXC: DXC Technology and ITIDA partner to support neurodiversity in the workplace (1 December 2025)")Over 600 IT professionalsCairo
- [TTEC](https://www.ttec.com/newsroom/press-release/ttec-expands-operations-egypt-following-global-offshoring-summit-engagement "TTEC: TTEC expands operations in Egypt following Global Offshoring Summit engagement (25 November 2025)")Over 500, more plannedMaadi Technology Park
- [Deloitte](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/deloitte%5Flaunches%5FUSD30%5Fmillion%5Finnovation%5Fhub%5Fin%5FCairo.aspx "ITIDA: ICT Minister inaugurates Deloitte Innovation Hub in Cairo (10 October 2024)")Innovation Hub, over 350Cairo
- [EY](https://itida.gov.eg/English/PressReleases/Pages/ey-mena-regional-consulting-technology-hub-egypt.aspx "ITIDA: EY MENA launches regional consulting and technology hub in Egypt (2 July 2026)")Talent hub, 1,000+ jobs plannedEgypt
- [Henkel](https://itida.gov.eg/English/MediaCenter/News/Pages/Henkel-Egypt-Renews-3-Year-Partnership-with-ITIDA-.aspx "ITIDA: Henkel Egypt renews 3-year partnership with ITIDA to expand export services through its Global Business Solutions office in Cairo (10 June 2024)")Global Business SolutionsCairo

Companies with delivery centres in Egypt, each linked to the public source that states it. They are not GrowAxis clients, and the logos remain their owners’ trademarks.

Outsourcing to Egypt 2026: the destination guide

The industry, talent and languages, costs by role, hours, the rules, who is already there and how to set up a team. PDF, 20 pages, free, no sign-up.

[Download the full guide](https://www.growaxis.net/resources/egypt-outsourcing-guide-2026.pdf)

## Offshore, with the hours that matter.

You decide the roles and the hours you need covered. GrowAxis finds the people with you, you meet them, and they join your tools, stand-ups and channels, working a Cairo shift that overlaps your day. GrowAxis employs and equips them, reviews performance with you and reports every month.

1. Discovery call
2. Roles and hours agreed
3. You meet the people
4. Onboarded into your tools
5. Reviewed every month

Measured by

- Output against agreed KPIs
- Overlap hours kept
- Work quality
- Cost per role

Related

- [Embedded teams: experts in your team, managed by GrowAxis](https://www.growaxis.net/services/embedded-teams)
- [Software development teams in Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/software-development-team-egypt)
- [Staff augmentation in Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/staff-augmentation-egypt)
- [Multilingual customer support from Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/customer-experience-team-egypt)
- [Egypt salary and employer cost calculator](https://www.growaxis.net/services/egypt-salary-calculator)
- [Employer of record (EOR) in Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/employer-of-record-egypt)
- [Outsourcing to Egypt](https://www.growaxis.net/services/outsourcing-to-egypt)
- [Software development pod for the US](https://www.growaxis.net/services/software-development-pod-us)
- [Dedicated customer support team for the US](https://www.growaxis.net/services/customer-support-pod-us)
- [Outsourced sales team for the US](https://www.growaxis.net/services/outsourced-sales-pod-us)
- [URCA: case study](https://www.growaxis.net/case-studies#urca)
- [Read: Egypt, India, the Philippines, Latin America or Poland: where to outsource in 2026](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/egypt-vs-india-philippines-outsourcing-2026)
- [Read: Cairo time difference in 2026: New York, London, Berlin, Riyadh and Dubai](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/cairo-time-difference-2026)
- [Read: Offshoring to Egypt: what works for startups and SMEs](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/offshoring-to-egypt-what-works)
- [Read: What it costs to hire a software developer in Egypt in 2026](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/cost-of-hiring-developers-egypt-2026)
- [Read: Onboarding an offshore developer: the first two weeks](https://www.growaxis.net/insights/onboarding-an-offshore-developer)

## Offshore teams in Egypt for the US and Canada: what founders ask first.

- ### What is the time difference between Cairo and New York?  
Cairo is 7 hours ahead of New York for most of 2026, so 11:00 in New York is 18:00 in Cairo. From 8 March to 23 April and on 30 and 31 October the difference is 6 hours, because Egypt and the US change their clocks on different dates.
- ### Is Egypt nearshore or offshore for the US?  
Offshore. For US companies, nearshore usually means Latin America. Egypt is nearshore for Europe, an hour from Central European time, and offshore for North America, with a working day that can overlap the East Coast morning.
- ### How much does an offshore developer in Egypt cost?  
At GrowAxis’s 2026 rates, a mid-level software engineer costs about $2,500 a month, a junior about $1,500 and a senior about $6,940, all in: pay, social insurance, equipment and management. A mid-level QA engineer costs about $2,100.
- ### Can you invoice in US dollars?  
Yes. You sign one contract with GrowAxis and pay one monthly invoice in US dollars; GrowAxis pays the team in Egypt.
- ### Do we need a company in Egypt?  
No. GrowAxis is the employer in Egypt, so you don’t need an entity, a local bank account or a payroll provider there.
- ### How is our data handled?  
The team works in your tools and accounts, with the access you give them. In Egypt, Law 151 of 2020 applies, and since 1 November 2026 companies there that handle personal data need a licence, so agree in the contract how your customers’ data is handled.
- ### How much does a developer in Egypt cost compared with the US?  
The US median wage for software developers was $135,980 a year in May 2025 (BLS). At GrowAxis’s 2026 rates, a mid-level software engineer in Cairo costs about $2,500 a month, all in: pay, social insurance, equipment and management.
- ### What does a software developer earn in Canada?  
Canada’s Job Bank puts the median wage for software developers at CAD 48.08 an hour (updated November 2025). A mid-level software engineer in Cairo costs about $2,500 (USD) a month, all in, at GrowAxis’s 2026 rates.
- ### How much does an offshore QA engineer in Egypt cost?  
A mid-level QA engineer in Cairo costs about $2,100 a month, all in, at GrowAxis’s 2026 rates. The US median wage for software QA analysts and testers was $104,300 a year in May 2025 (BLS).
- ### How big is Egypt’s tech outsourcing industry?  
About 195,300 people worked in Egypt’s exporting outsourcing and tech companies in June 2026, and exports reached $5.2 billion in FY 2025/26, according to ITIDA.

## Find out which roles to offshore first.

30 minutes. We look at the work, the skills and the hours you need covered, then map the first roles to add in Cairo and what they cost. No pitch.

[Download the Egypt guide (PDF)](https://www.growaxis.net/resources/egypt-outsourcing-guide-2026.pdf)

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