Backend Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$215,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$191.1k – $258.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
42.6%
132 of 310 roles
Live roles
310
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack
Software Engineer, Claude Design
Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Inference Deployment
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend
Staff+ Software Engineer, GRC Platform
Staff UI Software Engineer, Claude.ai Consumer Product
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 13 |
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 12 |
DoorDash USA
|
$200,350 | 8 |
|
Pinterest
|
$249,895 | 6 |
| AX Axon | $193,050 | 6 |
Aurelian
|
$192,500 | 6 |
Airwallex
|
$201,500 | 5 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Seattle is $215,000 per year. Most pay falls between $191,125 (25th percentile) and $258,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,104 to $319,000.
These figures are computed live from 310 active Backend Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 132 (42.6%) 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 Pinterest and Anthropic.
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.