Backend Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$201,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$186.6k – $224.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
58.5%
38 of 65 roles
Live roles
65
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Software Engineer, API SDK
Backend Software Engineer (Evals)
Software Engineer, Backend (Cooperative AI)
Staff Backend Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Brex
|
$216,000 | 5 |
|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 3 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 3 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 3 |
|
Otter.ai
|
$225,000 | 2 |
|
Aurelian
|
$220,000 | 2 |
| OT Otter | $198,500 | 2 |
Socure
|
$192,500 | 2 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Seattle is $201,000 per year. Most pay falls between $186,608 (25th percentile) and $224,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $164,611 to $307,500.
These figures are computed live from 65 active Backend Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 38 (58.5%) 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 Seattle include Anthropic, Hopper, OpenAI and Aurelian.
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.