Backend Engineering salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026
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Backend Engineering pay in New York is measured from 128 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 76 postings put the middle half between $184,538 and $225,156, with a median of $203,000.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $180,000 and senior $203,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 13% more.
Against the 15 other measured markets for backend engineering at senior, this sits below 7 of them; San Francisco leads at $228,750.
1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
108 backend engineering roles are open in New York right now, 108 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $158,399 – $225,725 | $180,000 | 47 |
| Senior | $184,538 – $225,156 | $203,000 | 76 |
| Lead | $185,000 – $188,500 | $185,000 | 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 level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open backend engineering roles in New York · 108 with stated pay
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