Backend Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$198,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$185.8k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
59.7%
37 of 62 roles
Live roles
62
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend
Software Engineer, API SDK
Software Engineer, Backend (Cooperative AI)
Backend Software Engineer (Evals)
Staff Backend Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps
Principal Software Engineer, Backend
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Brex
|
$216,000 | 5 |
|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 3 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 3 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 3 |
|
Otter.ai
|
$225,000 | 2 |
|
Aurelian
|
$220,000 | 2 |
| OT Otter | $198,500 | 2 |
Socure
|
$192,500 | 2 |
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How much do Backend Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Backend Engineer roles in Seattle is $198,500 per year. Most pay falls between $185,750 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $164,407 to $296,000.
These figures are computed live from 62 active Backend Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 37 (59.7%) 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 Anthropic, OpenAI, Aurelian and Otter.ai.
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.