Median salary
$185,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$144.5k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
33.5%
800 of 2,388 roles
Live roles
2,388
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
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Senior Backend Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$68,094 | 33 |
Grafana Labs
|
$135,979 | 24 |
Affirm
|
$190,491 | 21 |
Databricks
|
$195,500 | 15 |
Verkada
|
$210,000 | 10 |
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 9 |
Teleport
|
$261,440 | 9 |
Satispay
|
$55,934 | 9 |
Backend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $216,000 | 165 |
| New York | $205,000 | 154 |
| Denver | $204,750 | 3 |
| Seattle | $203,500 | 35 |
| Boston | $198,125 | 12 |
| Austin | $194,500 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $183,150 | 13 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 5 |
| Singapore | $151,034 | 3 |
| Toronto | $147,978 | 35 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles is $185,000 per year. Most pay falls between $144,500 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $79,859 to $260,270.
These figures are computed live from 2,388 active Backend Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 800 (33.5%) 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 include Baton Corporation Ltd, Placements.io, Varicent and Fora.
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.