Backend Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$225,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$195k – $269k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
46.4%
777 of 1,674 roles
Live roles
1,674
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
Director, Machine Learning Engineering – Content & User Understanding
Backend Engineer, Marketplace
Software Engineer (Full-Stack)
Software Engineer, Platform
Software Engineer, Frontend
Payments Engineer
Software Engineer, Fraud
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 57 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 22 |
Harvey
|
$259,500 | 20 |
Handshake
|
$218,750 | 20 |
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 19 |
|
Pinterest
|
$254,471 | 16 |
DoorDash USA
|
$239,400 | 15 |
Commure
|
$200,000 | 14 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco is $225,000 per year. Most pay falls between $195,000 (25th percentile) and $269,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $162,500 to $309,000.
These figures are computed live from 1,674 active Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 777 (46.4%) 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 San Francisco include Pinterest, Mercor and Replo.
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.