Backend Engineer salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
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Backend Engineer pay in San Francisco is measured from 39 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 21 postings put the middle half between $225,000 and $254,000, with a median of $245,250.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $197,500 and senior $245,250. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 24% more.
Against the 2 other measured markets for backend engineer at senior, this sits highest; Mountain View leads at $238,000.
31 backend engineer roles are open in San Francisco right now, 31 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $190,500 – $215,000 | $197,500 | 18 |
| Senior | $225,000 – $254,000 | $245,250 | 21 |
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 San Francisco · 31 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $160,000–$280,000scale $90,000–$400,000
Senior Backend Engineer Mintlify · San Francisco $190,000–$265,000 6w ago 
Backend Engineer, IoT Architecture & Migration Fellow · San Francisco $200,000–$230,000 7w ago Backend Engineer, IoT Platform Fellow · San Francisco $200,000–$230,000 7w ago 
Backend Engineer Scribe · San Francisco $140,000–$165,000 2mo ago Backend Engineer Mintlify · San Francisco $130,000–$200,000 2mo ago 
Backend Engineer Town.com, Inc. · New York $250,000–$300,000 3mo ago 
Staff Backend Engineer, Identity Threat Protection Okta · San Francisco $194,000–$267,000 3mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Mochi Health · San Francisco $230,000–$280,000 3mo ago 
Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services Loft Orbital Solutions · Golden $140,000–$190,000 3mo ago 
Staff Backend Engineer ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $224,000–$284,000 4mo ago Staff Backend Engineer Atoms · San Francisco $224,000–$284,000 4mo ago 
Backend Engineer Fable Security · San Francisco $160,000–$250,000 4mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer, Agentic AI Airwallex · San Francisco $150,000–$245,000 4mo ago 
Backend Engineer, Data Centers Meter · San Francisco $170,000–$220,000 8mo ago Staff Backend Engineer, Agentic AI Airwallex · San Francisco $182,000–$310,000 8mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer (Infrastructure) Sphere, Inc. · San Francisco $220,000–$280,000 8mo ago Staff Backend Engineer Scribe · San Francisco $230,000–$350,000 9mo ago 
Backend Engineer, Consumer Devices OpenAI · San Francisco $293,000–$325,000 9mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Socure · New York $180,000–$210,000 9mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer, Security Waymo · Mountain View $213,000–$263,000 12mo ago 
Backend Engineer Air Apps · San Francisco $80,000–$160,000 1y ago 
Backend Engineer (Infra) Conversion · San Francisco $175,000–$225,000 1y ago 
Backend Engineer DOSS · San Francisco $180,000–$210,000 1y ago Backend Engineer, Models Meter · San Francisco $160,000–$230,000 1y ago 
Senior Backend Engineer Neon Health · San Francisco $147,000–$225,000 1y ago Staff Backend Engineer DOSS · San Francisco $230,000–$260,000 1y ago 
Backend Engineer Speak · San Francisco $150,000–$280,000 2y ago Senior Backend Engineer DOSS · San Francisco $210,000–$230,000 2y ago 
Backend Engineer - Infrastructure HeyGen · Los Angeles $180,000–$240,000 2y ago Backend Engineer HeyGen · San Francisco $170,000–$220,000 2y ago 
Backend Engineer Wealthfront · Palo Alto $150,000–$189,000 3y ago