Backend Developer salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for backend developer roles at senior level across the United States: 9 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $125,000 and $174,600, with a median of $148,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings, so treat them as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $87,625 – $134,875 | $103,800 | 8hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $125,000 – $174,600 | $148,000 | 9hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open backend developer roles · 18 with stated pay
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Sr. Backend Developer - e-commerce Nutrafol · Remote · US $150,000–$180,000 4w ago 
Senior Backend Developer (Java / Integrations) BizFlow · Falls Church $100,000–$150,000 4w ago Senior Backend Developer (PHP) Total Security Limited · Fareham Up to £60,000 5w ago 
Senior Cloud Backend Developer ALSO · Palo Alto $182,500–$215,000 6w ago Java Backend Developer - Chicago Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $34,000–$121,000 8w ago Intermediate Backend Developer (C# & SQL Server) - Remote Lifeworks · Toronto CA$60,000–CA$85,000 2mo ago 
Senior Backend Developer Get E · Hoofddorp Up to €90,000 2mo ago Staff Cloud Backend Developer ALSO · Palo Alto $200,000–$250,000 3mo ago 
Lead Backend Developer (.NET) IDIQ · Chennai ₹2,000,000–₹3,500,000 4mo ago Senior Backend Developer- Dallas, TX Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $40,000–$142,000 5mo ago Backend Developer- Dallas, TX Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $39,000–$137,000 5mo ago BackEnd Developer-Boston, MA Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $39,000–$137,000 5mo ago Backend Developer- Dallas, TX Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $38,000–$135,000 6mo ago Backend Developer- Dallas, TX Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $39,000–$137,000 6mo ago Backend Developer- Dallas, TX Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $40,000–$142,000 8mo ago 
java backend developer Dellfor Technologies · Pittsburgh $60,000 9y ago Senior Java Backend Developer - Operate Deloitte Canada · Toronto CA$72,000–CA$138,000