Backend engineering salaries in the United States (Senior)

The median yearly salary of backend engineering jobs in the United States (Senior) is USD 205,000, from 72 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between USD 179,750 and USD 226,547.

Median yearly salary: USD 205,000

Middle half: USD 179,750 – USD 226,547

Amounts are yearly, in USD. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.

All levels

Salary by level

Level	Median yearly salary	Middle half	Positions
Mid	USD 141,500	USD 132,500 – USD 175,250	35
Senior	USD 205,000	USD 179,750 – USD 226,547	72
Staff	USD 234,000	USD 197,500 – USD 260,975	43

Top paying companies

Ramp — USD 242,000 (positions: 3)
Affirm — USD 225,000 (positions: 4)
Anduril Industries — USD 222,500 (positions: 3)
Horizon3 AI — USD 217,000 (positions: 5)
Verkada — USD 190,000 (positions: 3)

Trend

From USD 202,652 on 2026-10-23 to USD 202,173 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Senior Backend Engineer, Video Platform Integration

PatreonMedia, entertainment and advertisingSan Francisco | New York

USD 212K–318K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Backend engineering

Golang
Java
Python

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Senior Software Development Engineer, Backend

JobgetherUS

USD 164.4K–262.6K / year
Remote
Senior
Backend engineering

Golang
Python

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Senior Backend/Full Stack Engineer

CleraAI and dataSan Francisco

USD 100K–200K / year
On-site
Senior
Backend engineering

Golang
JavaScript
Rust

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Senior Backend Engineer, Agent Infrastructure

AirbyteBusiness software (SaaS)San Francisco

USD 196K–235K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Backend engineering

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Software Engineer, Backend (All Levels)

ZipAI and dataSan Francisco

USD 160K–280K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Backend engineering

JavaScript
Python

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Senior Backend Engineer, Autonomous Defense

Horizon3 AICybersecurityUS, Remote

USD 170K–235K / year
Remote
US only
Senior
Backend engineering

C++
Golang
Python

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Senior Engineer, Backend, Vendor Management

RampReal estate, construction and proptechNew York, NY (HQ)

USD 204K–280K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Backend engineering

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Sr Java Developer

QuinStreetMedia, entertainment and advertisingFoster City, California

USD 221.2K–241.2K / year
Senior
Backend engineering

Java
SQL

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Backend Engineer - Integrations

GrantedReal estate, construction and proptechRemote - Continental US

USD 150K–225K / year
Remote
US only
Senior
Backend engineering

TypeScript

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Senior Backend Engineer

rain-technologiesNew York City, NY

USD 180K–220K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Backend engineering

Golang
SQL

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