Backend Engineer
$185,375
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -6.1%
$197,500
$185,375
$145.5k
25th
$185.4k
Median
$225k
75th
$77.3k
$262.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $5.3k – $1,500k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 33%
- Live roles
- 2,443
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$68,094 | 33 |
Affirm
|
$183,000 | 20 |
Databricks
|
$205,100 | 16 |
Grafana Labs
|
$192,485 | 15 |
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 9 |
Teleport
|
$261,440 | 9 |
Verkada
|
$215,000 | 9 |
Whoop
|
$150,000 | 9 |
Backend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $220,000 | 166 |
| New York | $207,500 | 164 |
| Seattle | $205,500 | 38 |
| Denver | $195,875 | 4 |
| Austin | $194,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $184,075 | 12 |
| Boston | $178,750 | 20 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 5 |
| Singapore | $151,034 | 3 |
| Toronto | $149,375 | 38 |