Backend Software Engineer salary

The best-evidenced figure here is for backend software engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 42 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $182,000 and $210,900, with a median of $198,921.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $167,500 and senior $198,921. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 19% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 4 of the 6 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.