Perplexity Backend Engineering Salaries

Backend Engineering positions at Perplexity average $226k – $385k per year, based on 5 job postings with published salary data.

Salary data is available for Senior Backend Engineering roles at Perplexity, averaging $226k – $385k per year based on 5 positions.

Perplexity pays 17% above the average of $205.8k – $318.1k for Backend Engineering positions listed on Inference Jobs.

Among 7 comparable companies, 3 pay more and 4 pay less than Perplexity for Backend Engineering roles. The highest-paying comparable company is Anthropic at $316.7k – $435k.

Senior Backend Engineering roles are the highest paying at Perplexity, averaging $226k – $385k per year.

Salary data is sourced from published job postings with explicit compensation ranges, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering. Figures reflect advertised salary ranges and may not include bonuses, equity, or other compensation.