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Backend Engineer · United States

$192,485

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -6.1%

$205,000 $192,485

$171.8k 25th

$192.5k Median

$225k 75th

$144.5k

$260.6k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $135k – $500k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 67.6%
Live roles: 185

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Highest-paying jobs

Staff Backend Engineer

MLabs · London, England, United Kingdom

$75,000 – $500,000

Principal Software Engineer (Backend), Communication Platform

Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States

$295,250 – $345,040

Principal Software Engineer, Backend - Sharing

Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States

$295,250 – $345,040

Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Scalability - US

Teleport · United States (Remote)

$222,000 – $342,000

Senior Backend Engineer - Application Access

Teleport · United States (Remote)

$189,040 – $342,000

Senior Backend Engineer

Teleport · United States (Remote)

$189,000 – $342,000

Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Security - US

Teleport · United States (Remote)

$222,000 – $342,000

Senior Backend Engineer

Teleport · United States (Remote)

$180,880 – $342,000

Backend Engineer (NYC)

MLabs · New York, New York, United States

$180,000 – $320,000

Staff Backend Engineer, Safety

Reddit · Remote - United States

$217,000 – $303,900

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Verkada	$215,000	9
Teleport	$265,520	5
ClickUp	$225,000	5
Brex	$216,000	5
Archer	$191,400	5
Scout Motors	$191,250	4
Dragos	$178,500	4
Roblox	$320,145	3