Backend Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Backend Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$168,339
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$145k – $208.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
16.5%
35 of 212 roles
Live roles
212
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Austin is $168,339 per year. Most pay falls between $145,000 (25th percentile) and $208,750 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $140,260 to $232,500.
These figures are computed live from 212 active Backend Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 35 (16.5%) 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 Austin include Ditto, Ashby, BetterUp and Kizen.
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.