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Backend Engineer Salary

The median Backend Engineer salary is $160K/yr based on 244 disclosed-pay job postings from 87 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $100K/yr and $199K/yr.

$160K/yrmedian
$100K/yr$199K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
244disclosed-pay postings

Pay distribution

10th$87K/yr
25th$100K/yr
Median$160K/yr
75th$199K/yr
90th$255K/yr

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Figures are computed from the midpoint of each posting's disclosed pay range across currently-open Backend Engineer roles on RoleSuite, as of 2026-06. Sourced directly from employer career pages; implausible outliers are excluded. Estimates, not guarantees.