Backend Engineer salaries in Los Angeles.
What Backend Engineer roles in Los Angeles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$205,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$175k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
17.9%
33 of 184 roles
Live roles
184
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Software Engineer, ML Infra & Distributed Systems (Staff & Principal)
Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
Senior Solutions Engineer- West Coast
Engineering Manager, Backend Frameworks
Staff Product Engineer, Americas
Design Engineer, Americas
Senior Software Engineer (Frontend), Social
Staff Product Manager, Payments Orchestration & Intelligence
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Commure
|
$200,000 | 9 |
|
Ashby
|
$232,500 | 3 |
Laurel
|
$225,000 | 3 |
| FR First Resonance | $175,000 | 3 |
|
PlayStation Global
|
$204,600 | 2 |
|
DoorDash USA
|
$200,350 | 2 |
|
Hopper
|
$375,000 | 1 |
|
Tubi
|
$322,100 | 1 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Los Angeles pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Los Angeles is $205,000 per year. Most pay falls between $175,000 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $152,260 to $239,220.
These figures are computed live from 184 active Backend Engineer roles in Los Angeles on JobsRadar, of which 33 (17.9%) 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 Los Angeles include Tubi, Hopper, Okta and DoorDash USA.
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.