Back End Software Engineer
Median salary
$179,048
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$144,000 – $221,500
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-6%
-8.86% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
217 filings
Back End Software Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$120,583
P25$144,000
Median$179,048
P75$221,500
P90$272,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$150,00037 LCAs
Level II$171,00073 LCAs
Level III$222,00051 LCAs
Level IV$264,51433 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Back End Software 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 96%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 95.85% | 208 | $144,750 | $180,710 | $221,625 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Back End Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bytedance | 52 | $190,000 | +5.1% |
| Tt Commerce & Global | 42 | $188,210 | +4.2% |
| Tiktok | 39 | $206,000 | +14% |
| Atlassian | 10 | $185,000 | +2.4% |
| Schlumberger Technology | 6 | $126,474 | -30% |
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 Software Engineer24 LCAs · median $205,868
- Back End Software Engineer, Global E-Commerce7 LCAs · median $144,000