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Backend Engineer Salary in San Francisco

The median Backend Engineer salary in San Francisco is $205K/yr based on 38 disclosed-pay job postings from 25 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $179K/yr and $250K/yr.

$205K/yrmedian
$179K/yr – $250K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
38disclosed-pay postings

Pay distribution

10th$176K/yr
25th$179K/yr
Median$205K/yr
75th$250K/yr
90th$269K/yr

Highest-paying employers

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