Backend Engineer, H-1B salary
What 709 H-1B filings report for “Backend Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Backend Engineer?
$132k median H-1B base salary for a Backend Engineer, typically $95k to $182k, across 709 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $155k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington38$155k+$23k
- 2California351$144k+$12k
- 3Massachusetts30$140k+$8k
- 4New York126$131k−$1k
- 5Texas53$122k−$10k
- 6New Jersey29$120k−$12k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $132kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Backend Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Backend Engineer roles are Spotify, Uber, Stripe, Robinhood, and Barclays, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Backend Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Spotify37 filings$160k
- 2Uber30 filings$166k
- 3Stripe27 filings$169k
- 4Robinhood25 filings$157k
- 5Barclays16 filings$120k
- 6Flexton13 filings$125k
- 7Clarifai12 filings$105k
- 8Infobahn Softworld10 filings$109k
- 9Flywire8 filings$110k
- 10Antra7 filings$109k
- 11Thinknum7 filings$130k
- 12Lendbuzz6 filings$140k
- 13Percolate Industries6 filings$103k
- 14TikTok6 filings$124k
- 15Caprus IT6 filings$77k
- 16ByteDance6 filings$161k
- 17Synapse Financial Technologies6 filings$105k
- 18Fetch Rewards6 filings$125k
- 19Finix Payments6 filings$143k
- 20MerQube5 filings$143k
- 21Kunai5 filings$180k
- 22Match Group5 filings$120k
- 23SmugMug5 filings$145k
- 24Zoom5 filings$145k
- 25Pioneer Consulting Services5 filings$92k
- 26Bridgenexus Technologies4 filings$101k
- 27Chime4 filings$181k
- 28INSPYR Solutions4 filings$133k
- 29Luma Health4 filings$150k
- 30Metromile4 filings$111k
- 31Plaud4 filings$175k
- 32Studyblue4 filings$133k
- 33Tinder4 filings$133k
- 34TISTA Science and Technology4 filings$91k
- 35Compass4 filings$122k
- 36PayPal4 filings$123k
- 37Roblox4 filings$150k
- 38SIMON Markets4 filings$120k
- 39Salesforce4 filings$150k
- 40Reputation.Com4 filings$138k
- 41Atlassian3 filings$148k
- 42Awes.me3 filings$165k
- 43Bridge IT3 filings$155k
- 44Carryon Technologies Inc.3 filings$93k
- 45Checkr3 filings$165k
- 46Critical Mineral Recovery3 filings$75k
- 47Dataminr3 filings$135k
- 48Econtenti3 filings$126k
- 49Epic Games3 filings$156k
- 50Ethos Technologies3 filings$149k
Related titles in this family
1,814 filings carry “Backend Engineer” in the title, across 280 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Backend Engineer508 filings$170k
- 2Staff Backend Engineer85 filings$190k
- 3Java Backend Engineer68 filings$111k
- 4Sr. Backend Engineer51 filings$140k
- 5Lead Backend Engineer49 filings$170k
- 6Backend Engineer - Ads Platform29 filings$172k
- 7VLSI Backend Engineer20 filings$199k
- 8Backend Engineer II15 filings$165k
- 9Senior Staff Backend Engineer13 filings$220k
- 10Backend Engineer, Risk Systems11 filings$265k
- 11Sr Engineer, Software Dev & Eng - Backend Engineering11 filings$127k
- 12Backend Engineer II - Java9 filings$120k
Figures are for the exact title “Backend Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.