Backend Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Backend Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$178,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150k – $205.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
66.7%
20 of 30 roles
Live roles
30
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Staff Engineer, Backend Systems
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Senior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (LangSmith)
Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
Backend Engineer - DevEx Team
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Whoop
|
$150,000 | 9 |
|
Semgrep
|
$231,875 | 2 |
Pragmatike
|
$175,000 | 2 |
| NI Next Insurance | $170,250 | 2 |
|
Hopper
|
$350,000 | 1 |
|
Toast
|
$251,000 | 1 |
|
Lightfield
|
$225,000 | 1 |
|
LangChain
|
$207,500 | 1 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Boston is $178,750 per year. Most pay falls between $150,000 (25th percentile) and $205,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $149,900 to $251,800.
These figures are computed live from 30 active Backend Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 20 (66.7%) 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 Boston include Hopper, Toast, Lightfield and Semgrep.
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.