Backend Engineer salaries in New York.
What Backend Engineer roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$205,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$180k – $230k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
81.3%
174 of 214 roles
Live roles
214
open right now
Salary trend
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in New York pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in New York is $205,000 per year. Most pay falls between $180,000 (25th percentile) and $230,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $150,000 to $275,000.
These figures are computed live from 214 active Backend Engineer roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 174 (81.3%) 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 New York include Fora, Wiz, Inc., Polymarket and Anthropic.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Backend Engineer salary in New York?
- The median is $205,000 per year, with most pay between $180,000 and $230,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 174 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Backend Engineer salary range in New York?
- Pay ranges from about $150,000 to $275,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $205,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.