Backend Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Backend Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$194,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$174.5k – $258.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
38.9%
7 of 18 roles
Live roles
18
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Austin is $194,500 per year. Most pay falls between $174,500 (25th percentile) and $258,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $156,400 to $320,000.
These figures are computed live from 18 active Backend Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 7 (38.9%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Backend Engineer roles in Austin include Tenstorrent, Hopper, Kizen and SpyCloud.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.