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Backend Engineering salaries in San Francisco, CA
Backend Engineering professionals in San Francisco, CA earn $180.9–271.1K per year on average, based on 5 jobs. Backend Engineering roles in San Francisco, CA pay 11% above the board-wide average of $167.6–237.9K for Backend Engineering jobs on Get AI Careers.
Average salary range
$180.9–271.1K
Based on 5 jobs · 11% more than the average salary on Get AI Careers
25th percentile
$165K
Average
$226K
75th percentile
$300K
Backend Engineering salaries by seniority in San Francisco, CA
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Get AI Careers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $180.9–271.1K | 5 | +11% |
Other top paying titles in San Francisco, CA
Highest paying job titles in San Francisco, CA beyond Backend Engineering, ranked by average salary.
Platform Engineering
Avg. $170–234K · 7 Jobs
Software Engineering
Avg. $173.7–276K · 5 Jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $188–222.5K · 4 Jobs
Platform Engineer
Avg. $188.2–262.2K · 4 Jobs
Senior Software Engineer
Avg. $174.3–207K · 4 Jobs
Engineering
Avg. $167.5–239.5K · 4 Jobs
Top paying skills in San Francisco, CA
Highest paying skills in San Francisco, CA, ranked by average salary.
Kubernetes
Avg. $173.2–270.2K · 10 Jobs
Python
Avg. $189.3–283.6K · 10 Jobs
SQL
Avg. $170.8–220.2K · 7 Jobs
Terraform
Avg. $184.6–244K · 7 Jobs
AWS
Avg. $168.4–234K · 7 Jobs
PyTorch
Avg. $189.2–287.2K · 6 Jobs
Other locations for Backend Engineering
Compare Backend Engineering salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $175.7–249.6K · 16 Jobs
California
Avg. $170.8–241.9K · 9 Jobs
New York
Avg. $197.4–283.1K · 5 Jobs
Backend Engineering salary FAQs for San Francisco, CA
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.