Backend Engineering salary

54 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for backend engineering roles at senior level across the United States: 423 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $167,500 and $225,000, with a median of $195,000.

By level across the United States, the medians run entry-level $87,500, mid-level $165,000, senior $195,000 and lead $177,900.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 29 of the 54 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

54 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$72,570 – $117,000	$87,500	13
United States · country-wide	Mid	$132,075 – $200,000	$165,000	263
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$110,000 – CA$152,313	CA$117,900	38
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£71,250 – £96,338	£78,345	20
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€61,750 – €85,000	€65,000	7hint
Spain · country-wide	Mid	€58,500 – €69,375	€58,500	5hint
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€37,000 – €58,500	€45,000	5hint
France · country-wide	Mid	€58,500 – €62,500	€58,500	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$167,500 – $225,000	$195,000	423
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$134,375 – CA$186,000	CA$155,000	64
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£71,000 – £103,925	£96,000	27
Germany · country-wide	Senior	€102,250 – €124,375	€109,500	10
Spain · country-wide	Senior	€76,500 – €93,350	€80,000	9hint
Ireland · country-wide	Senior	€113,625 – €122,340	€119,000	8hint
Poland · country-wide	Senior	PLN 331,750 – PLN 393,025	PLN 340,000	6hint
India · country-wide	Senior	₹5,500,000 – ₹8,500,000	₹6,050,000	5hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$166,250 – $186,750	$177,900	11
Remote · United States	Mid	$134,375 – $196,250	$161,250	42
Remote · United Kingdom	Mid	£55,000 – £97,500	£91,150	5hint
Remote · United States	Senior	$169,890 – $216,000	$185,000	96
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$150,000 – CA$189,985	CA$179,220	10
Remote · United Kingdom	Senior	£101,875 – £133,575	£107,200	8hint
Remote · Poland	Senior	PLN 329,000 – PLN 340,000	PLN 340,000	5hint
Remote · Ireland	Senior	€103,500 – €129,360	€117,000	5hint
Austin	Senior	$167,390 – $185,750	$175,425	8hint
Bellevue	Senior	$177,225 – $194,550	$190,000	7hint
Boston	Mid	$125,000 – $191,500	$150,000	5hint
Boston	Senior	$141,250 – $188,125	$176,133	10
Chicago	Senior	$143,261 – $161,421	$149,213	10
Denver	Senior	$142,588 – $180,738	$155,269	6hint
Irvine	Senior	$165,504 – $175,000	$175,000	5hint
Jersey City	Mid	$122,950 – $154,375	$143,200	6hint
London	Mid	£72,750 – £97,600	£77,750	11
London	Senior	£72,500 – £100,000	£95,000	13
Los Angeles	Senior	$177,000 – $194,663	$183,075	6hint
Mountain View	Senior	$207,500 – $238,000	$223,000	9hint
New York	Mid	$158,399 – $225,725	$180,000	47
New York	Senior	$184,538 – $225,156	$203,000	76
New York	Lead	$185,000 – $188,500	$185,000	5hint
Palo Alto	Mid	$172,250 – $191,625	$179,500	7hint
Palo Alto	Senior	$195,313 – $241,700	$225,000	12
Paris	Mid	€58,500 – €62,500	€58,500	5hint
San Francisco	Mid	$195,000 – $246,875	$207,800	49
San Francisco	Senior	$208,350 – $254,000	$228,750	70
San Jose	Senior	$191,878 – $232,575	$208,850	8hint
San Mateo	Senior	$183,575 – $252,536	$220,000	8hint
Santa Clara	Senior	$203,700 – $270,075	$222,900	10
Seattle	Senior	$198,500 – $217,000	$200,800	24
Sunnyvale	Mid	$172,850 – $186,063	$179,625	6hint
Sunnyvale	Senior	$185,000 – $211,200	$207,800	9hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$110,000 – CA$144,000	CA$120,000	19
Toronto	Senior	CA$132,413 – CA$180,500	CA$138,875	32
Vancouver	Mid	CA$107,750 – CA$159,825	CA$115,500	7hint
Vancouver	Senior	CA$173,650 – CA$205,875	CA$185,500	5hint

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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