Backend Engineer salaries in New York.
What Backend Engineer roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$212,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$180.5k – $250k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
43.9%
607 of 1,382 roles
Live roles
1,382
open right now
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 17 |
Harvey
|
$262,000 | 16 |
Ramp
|
$233,850 | 15 |
Robinhood
|
$213,000 | 13 |
The New York Times
|
$120,000 | 13 |
Datadog
|
$213,500 | 12 |
Commure
|
$200,000 | 12 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$400,000 | 10 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in New York pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in New York is $212,500 per year. Most pay falls between $180,500 (25th percentile) and $250,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $154,180 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 1,382 active Backend Engineer roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 607 (43.9%) 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 New York include Baton Corporation Ltd and Rain.
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.