Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Backend Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Backend Engineer during 2025 is USD 101,265

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Backend Engineer salary lies between USD 88,607 and USD 128,000 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
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 160,000
Top 25%
$ 128,000
Median
$ 101,265
Bottom 25%
$ 88,607
Bottom 10%
$ 63,291

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

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Backend Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Backend Engineer job listings are Python, Machine Learning and Engineering. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 18 jobs Machine Learning | 17 jobs Engineering | 17 jobs APIs | 14 jobs AWS | 12 jobs SQL | 9 jobs PostgreSQL | 9 jobs Pipelines | 9 jobs Testing | 8 jobs Architecture | 8 jobs Computer Science | 8 jobs RDBMS | 7 jobs FinTech | 6 jobs CI/CD | 6 jobs LLMs | 6 jobs Privacy | 6 jobs Java | 6 jobs Kubernetes | 5 jobs Finance | 5 jobs GraphQL | 5 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Backend Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Backend Engineer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 14 jobs Equity / stock options | 10 jobs Flex hours | 10 jobs Health care | 10 jobs Startup environment | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Team events | 5 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Medical leave | 3 jobs Insurance | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Yoga | 2 jobs Paid sabbatical | 2 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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