Backend Engineer Salaries
The average Backend Engineer salary is $193.0k – $315.1k per year across 50 jobs. Pay ranges from $171.8k – $282.0k for Mid Level roles to $200.9k – $329.9k at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$193.0k – $315.1k
Based on 50 jobs · 12% more than the average salary on Inference Jobs
25th percentile
$154.8k
Average
$254.1k
75th percentile
$405k
Backend Engineer salary by seniority
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Inference Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Level | $171.8k – $282.0k | 17 | +16% |
| Senior | $200.9k – $329.9k | 32 | +11% |
Top companies for Backend Engineer salaries
2 companies hiring for Backend Engineer roles, ranked by average salary.
Backend Engineer salaries by location
Average Backend Engineer salaries across 5 locations.
Related skills
Top paying skills across 6 skills.
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Backend Engineer salary FAQs
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.