Backend Engineer salaries in Atlanta.
What Backend Engineer roles in Atlanta pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$174,656
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$145.6k – $210k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
18.5%
17 of 92 roles
Live roles
92
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Atlanta pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Atlanta is $174,656 per year. Most pay falls between $145,594 (25th percentile) and $210,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $112,600 to $239,800.
These figures are computed live from 92 active Backend Engineer roles in Atlanta on JobsRadar, of which 17 (18.5%) 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 Atlanta include Ditto, Anduril Industries, Ashby and Real.
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.