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Backend engineering salaries in the United States (Staff)

The median yearly salary of backend engineering jobs in the United States (Staff) is USD 234,000, from 43 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between USD 197,500 and USD 260,975.

Median yearly salary: USD 234,000

Middle half: USD 197,500 – USD 260,975

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

LevelMedian yearly salaryMiddle halfPositions
MidUSD 141,500USD 132,500 – USD 175,25035
SeniorUSD 205,000USD 179,750 – USD 226,54772
StaffUSD 234,000USD 197,500 – USD 260,97543

Top paying companies

Trend

From USD 243,133 on 2026-10-23 to USD 238,478 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Director of Backend Engineering

Coupang InternalAerospace and defenseSeattle, USA
  • USD 159K / year
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
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Director of Backend Engineering

CoupangAerospace and defenseSeattle, USA
  • USD 159K / year
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend

ArcherAerospace and defenseSan Jose, California, United States
  • USD 175K–215K / year
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Scout MotorsMobility and automotiveSan Ramon, California, United States
  • USD 180K–220K / year
  • Hybrid
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
  • Golang
  • Java
  • Kotlin
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Senior Staff Software Engineer-Backend

Scout MotorsMobility and automotiveSan Ramon, California, United States
  • USD 180K–220K / year
  • Hybrid
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
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Staff Backend Engineer, Agent Infrastructure

AirbyteBusiness software (SaaS)San Francisco
  • USD 250K–280K / year
  • Hybrid
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
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Director, Back-end Engineering

Coupang InternalAerospace and defenseMountain View, USA; Seattle, USA
  • USD 174K / year
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
  • SQL
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Director, Back-end Engineering

CoupangAerospace and defenseMountain View, USA; Seattle, USA
  • USD 174K / year
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
  • SQL
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Staff Engineer - Backend/Java

Fanatics Inc.Gaming and bettingNew York, NY, United States
  • USD 144K–235K / year
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
  • Java
  • Kotlin
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Staff Engineer - Backend/Java (REMOTE)

Fanatics Betting & GamingGaming and bettingNew York, NY, United States
  • USD 144K–235K / year
  • Remote
  • Staff
  • Backend engineering
  • Java
  • Kotlin
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