Backend Engineer Salary in 2024

💰 The median Backend Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 180,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 73 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Backend Engineer salary lies between USD 143,750 and USD 220,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Backend Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
73
Top 10%
$ 280,000
Top 25%
$ 220,000
Median
$ 180,000
Bottom 25%
$ 143,750
Bottom 10%
$ 105,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Backend Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Backend Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 245 jobs Engineering | 231 jobs Machine Learning | 212 jobs Computer Science | 159 jobs AWS | 158 jobs APIs | 153 jobs Architecture | 149 jobs Kubernetes | 143 jobs Docker | 125 jobs Java | 117 jobs Security | 107 jobs Pipelines | 107 jobs PostgreSQL | 97 jobs Research | 91 jobs Testing | 86 jobs GCP | 84 jobs Kafka | 78 jobs LLMs | 77 jobs SQL | 76 jobs Privacy | 73 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Backend Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Backend Engineer job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 223 jobs Startup environment | 112 jobs Equity / stock options | 106 jobs Health care | 99 jobs Flex hours | 89 jobs Competitive pay | 81 jobs Flex vacation | 61 jobs Parental leave | 57 jobs Team events | 49 jobs Insurance | 47 jobs Salary bonus | 45 jobs Medical leave | 44 jobs Home office stipend | 32 jobs Wellness | 25 jobs 401(k) matching | 19 jobs Gear | 19 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 18 jobs Transparency | 14 jobs Fitness / gym | 5 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs

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