Back End Engineer
Median salary
$167,689
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$144,914 – $200,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+1.63%
-1.45% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
162 filings
Back End Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$115,000
P25$144,914
Median$167,689
P75$200,000
P90$232,850
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$141,00424 LCAs
Level II$158,00051 LCAs
Level III$188,00044 LCAs
Level IV$222,50029 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Back End Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 92%Computer Occupations, All Other 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 91.98% | 149 | $147,500 | $172,931 | $200,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 3.7% | 6 | $134,434 | $141,500 | $148,250 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Back End Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom Communications | 8 | $150,108 | -13.2% |
| Spotify | 8 | $216,184 | +25% |
| Coupang Global | 7 | $180,710 | +4.5% |
| Atlassian | 6 | $171,466 | -0.8% |
| Stripe | 6 | $181,262 | +4.8% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Back End Engineer64 LCAs · median $180,346