Salary for Senior-level / Expert Backend Engineer during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Backend Engineer during 2024 is USD 190,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 59 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Backend Engineer salary lies between USD 140,000 and USD 225,000 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
59
Top 10%
$ 280,000
Top 25%
$ 225,000
Median
$ 190,000
Bottom 25%
$ 140,000
Bottom 10%
$ 100,000

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 Senior-level / Expert Backend Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert 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 | 153 jobs Engineering | 152 jobs Machine Learning | 133 jobs APIs | 114 jobs AWS | 113 jobs Architecture | 108 jobs Kubernetes | 103 jobs Computer Science | 93 jobs Docker | 90 jobs Pipelines | 78 jobs Security | 71 jobs Java | 71 jobs PostgreSQL | 67 jobs GCP | 67 jobs ML models | 55 jobs Microservices | 54 jobs CI/CD | 53 jobs Research | 52 jobs Azure | 52 jobs SQL | 51 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Backend Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Backend Engineer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Health care. 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 | 136 jobs Equity / stock options | 83 jobs Health care | 78 jobs Startup environment | 77 jobs Flex hours | 65 jobs Competitive pay | 58 jobs Flex vacation | 47 jobs Team events | 43 jobs Parental leave | 41 jobs Insurance | 39 jobs Salary bonus | 34 jobs Medical leave | 33 jobs Home office stipend | 26 jobs Wellness | 18 jobs 401(k) matching | 13 jobs Gear | 12 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 12 jobs Transparency | 11 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 4 jobs Fertility benefits | 4 jobs

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