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Backend Engineer salaries in United States
Backend Engineer professionals in United States earn $172.5–211.5K per year on average, based on 6 jobs. Backend Engineer roles in United States pay 3% below the board-wide average of $168.5–225.4K for Backend Engineer jobs on Get AI Careers.
Average salary range
$172.5–211.5K
Based on 6 jobs · 3% less than the average salary on Get AI Careers
25th percentile
$161.3K
Average
$192K
75th percentile
$223.5K
Backend Engineer salaries by seniority in United States
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Get AI Careers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $172.5–211.5K | 6 | -3% |
Other top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States beyond Backend Engineer, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $173.2–244.8K · 29 Jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $180.6–264.2K · 26 Jobs
Platform Engineering
Avg. $161.3–221.1K · 23 Jobs
Data Engineering
Avg. $151.1–200.3K · 18 Jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $175.7–249.6K · 16 Jobs
Data Analytics
Avg. $109.1–155.7K · 13 Jobs
Top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $161–225.3K · 88 Jobs
SQL
Avg. $128.4–174.7K · 46 Jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $170.2–245.5K · 43 Jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $166.3–237.7K · 38 Jobs
AWS
Avg. $166.3–226.9K · 36 Jobs
PyTorch
Avg. $174.1–261K · 33 Jobs
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All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.