Backend Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Backend Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$200,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$176.4k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
32.4%
92 of 284 roles
Live roles
284
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Principal Software Engineer
Software Engineer: ML Optimization
Sr. Lead Software Engineer - Mobile Channels
Senior Lead Software Engineer - Developer Infrastructure
Sr. Manager, Orchestrate
Sr. Lead AI Engineer
Senior Lead Software Engineer - Developer Infrastructure
Lead Package Assembly Integrator
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Klaviyo
|
$185,000 | 20 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 11 |
Datadog
|
$213,500 | 7 |
|
Toast
|
$251,000 | 6 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 5 |
CarGurus
|
$189,000 | 5 |
Ashby
|
$232,500 | 3 |
| NI Next Insurance | $191,500 | 3 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Boston is $200,500 per year. Most pay falls between $176,425 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $150,250 to $265,900.
These figures are computed live from 284 active Backend Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 92 (32.4%) 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 Boston include Toast, Generalist, Klaviyo and Lightmatter.
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.