Backend Engineer salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 20, 2026
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Backend Engineer pay in New York is measured from 31 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 20 postings put the middle half between $183,152 and $229,625, with a median of $203,000.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $200,000 and senior $203,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 2% more.
Against the 2 other measured markets for backend engineer at senior, this sits below 2 of them; San Francisco leads at $245,250.
28 backend engineer roles are open in New York right now, 28 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $167,967 – $225,000 | $200,000 | 11 |
| Senior | $183,152 – $229,625 | $203,000 | 20 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open backend engineer roles in New York · 28 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $150,000–$260,000scale $90,000–$370,000
Associate Backend Engineer Eulerity · New York $95,000–$125,000 3w ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Citizen · New York $200,000–$260,000 4w ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Industrious · New York $150,000–$170,000 6w ago 
Backend Engineer II - Healthcare H1 · New York $110,000–$135,000 7w ago 
Backend Engineer — Data Pipeline Sunset · New York $200,000 7w ago 
Backend Engineer Town.com, Inc. · New York $250,000–$300,000 3mo ago 
Staff Backend Engineer - Submission Processing Kalepa · New York $246,000–$314,000 3mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer, Perpetuals Polymarket · New York $250,000–$400,000 4mo ago Staff Backend Engineer - Core Product (New York) Kalepa · New York $246,000–$314,000 5mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer US Mobile · New York $140,000–$180,000 6mo ago 
Backend Engineer, AI Rain · New York $200,000–$250,000 7mo ago 
Staff Backend Engineer Uniswap Labs · New York $207,000–$259,000 7mo ago Senior Backend Engineer Uniswap Labs · New York $180,000–$226,000 7mo ago 
Backend Engineer, Ops Engineering Ramp · New York $168,000–$284,900 7mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Clarion · New York $150,000–$225,000 8mo ago 
Staff Backend Engineer Vendelux · New York $225,000–$250,000 8mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Socure · New York $180,000–$210,000 9mo ago Backend Engineer Rain · New York $170,000–$240,000 9mo ago Senior Backend Engineer - Client integrations (New York) Kalepa · New York $213,000–$246,000 10mo ago Senior Backend Engineer - Client integrations (USA) Kalepa · Remote · US $192,000–$246,000 10mo ago Founding Backend Engineer Fuku · New York $160,000–$200,000 10mo ago 
Backend Engineer, Agentic AI (Staff+ Level) Granted · Remote · US $150,000–$225,000 1y ago 
Backend Engineer fun.xyz · New York $150,000–$300,000 1y ago 
Backend Engineer Method Security · New York $140,000–$190,000 1y ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Ellipsis Labs · New York $170,000–$250,000 2y ago 
Backend Engineer Wealthfront · Palo Alto $150,000–$189,000 3y ago 
Senior Backend Engineer RA · New York Up to $165,000 10y ago