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Software Engineer Backend Salary

How much does a software engineer backend make? Real compensation data updated December 2025.

$170,023
Average Min
$230,971
Average Max
$226,040
Median Salary
$400,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $200,000
Senior level: $259,333
Top earners: $280,000

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Related Software Engineer Backend Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Backend

2 open positions

$192,000 - $323,000
salary range
2

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

9 open positions

$208,567 - $271,533
salary range
3

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Streaming)

2 open positions

$201,500 - $251,500
salary range
4

Staff Backend Software Engineer

3 open positions

$191,667 - $246,667
salary range
5

Senior Software Engineer - Backend, Cloud

2 open positions

$187,000 - $238,000
salary range
6

Software Engineer (Backend)

2 open positions

$150,000 - $270,000
salary range
7

Senior Backend Software Engineer

7 open positions

$180,843 - $238,429
salary range
8

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

7 open positions

$175,714 - $238,143
salary range
9

Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

2 open positions

$177,500 - $217,500
salary range
10

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Foundations)

2 open positions

$170,000 - $220,000
salary range

Software Engineer Backend Salary by Experience Level

How software engineer backend salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$236,016
average max salary
Range: $179,531 - $236,016
Based on 102 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Software Engineer Backends

Companies offering the highest software engineer backend salaries based on their job listings.

1

Roku

2 software engineer backend jobs

$192,000 - $323,000
salary range
2

Airtable

2 software engineer backend jobs

$191,500 - $308,750
salary range
3

Collate

2 software engineer backend jobs

$150,000 - $350,000
salary range
4

Harvey

5 software engineer backend jobs

$219,200 - $276,000
salary range
5

Ambiencehealthcare

2 software engineer backend jobs

$212,500 - $282,500
salary range
6

Aurora Innovation

3 software engineer backend jobs

$178,667 - $286,667
salary range
7

3y Health

2 software engineer backend jobs

$205,000 - $250,000
salary range
8

Otter.ai

2 software engineer backend jobs

$197,500 - $252,500
salary range
9

Benchling

2 software engineer backend jobs

$186,575 - $252,425
salary range
10

Affirm

14 software engineer backend jobs

$187,714 - $237,714
salary range

Software Engineer Backend Salary by Region

Compare software engineer backend compensation across different geographic regions.

Worldwide

82 jobs

$168,552 - $235,901
salary range

North America

60 jobs

$172,033 - $224,234
salary range

Recent Software Engineer Backend Jobs with Salary

Latest software engineer backend job postings with published compensation.

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

3y Health • Remote

$205,000 - $250,000

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

3y Health • Remote

$205,000 - $250,000

Senior Software Engineer, Backend Platform

Harvey • Remote

$200,000 - $260,000

Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform

Harvey • Remote

$238,000 - $290,000

Software Engineer, Backend

Squarespace • New York City

$110,500 - $178,250

Senior Backend Software Engineer II, Orchestration

dbt Labs • Canada - Remote

$190,000 - $230,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual software engineer backend job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.