Median salary
$192,200
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$175k – $214.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
80.6%
50 of 62 roles
Live roles
62
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Software Engineer, Backend
Staff, Backend Engineer - Catalog
Backend Engineer
Staff Backend Engineer, Identity Threat Protection
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Staff Software Engineer, Foundation Model API
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Databricks
|
$210,750 | 10 |
Archer
|
$191,400 | 5 |
Scout Motors
|
$191,250 | 4 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$175,000 | 3 |
Brex
|
$193,500 | 2 |
GFiber
|
$185,650 | 2 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$175,000 | 2 |
Pragmatike
|
$175,000 | 2 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in California pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in California is $192,200 per year. Most pay falls between $175,000 (25th percentile) and $214,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $144,175 to $227,500.
These figures are computed live from 62 active Backend Engineer roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 50 (80.6%) 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 California include Roku, Exa, DataHub and Samaya AI.
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.