Backend Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$200,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$179.5k – $247.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
79.1%
53 of 67 roles
Live roles
67
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Backend Software Engineer, Cooperative AI (Evals)
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, API Platform)
Backend Software Engineer, Gov
Staff Backend Engineer, Slackbot AI - Slack
Backend Software Development Engineer - Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal
Product Platform - Backend Engineer
Sr. Staff Backend Engineer
Sr. Staff Backend Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Coupang
|
$299,000 | 5 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 5 |
|
OpenAI
|
$296,000 | 3 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 3 |
Rune Technologies
|
$200,000 | 3 |
Yoodli AI Roleplays
|
$175,000 | 3 |
| CI Coupang Internal | $311,500 | 2 |
| SA Salesforce | $267,075 | 2 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Seattle is $200,000 per year. Most pay falls between $179,500 (25th percentile) and $247,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,460 to $299,000.
These figures are computed live from 67 active Backend Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 53 (79.1%) 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 Seattle include OpenAI, Perplexity, Salesforce and Baseten.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Backend Engineer salary in Seattle?
- The median is $200,000 per year, with most pay between $179,500 and $247,500 (25th–75th percentile), based on 53 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Backend Engineer salary range in Seattle?
- Pay ranges from about $165,460 to $299,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $200,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.