Backend Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 575 H-1B filings report for “Backend Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Backend Software Engineer?
$145k median H-1B base salary for a Backend Software Engineer, typically $100k to $218k, across 575 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $182k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington87$182k+$37k
- 2California320$150k+$5k
- 3New York36$125k−$20k
- 4Texas48$121k−$24k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $145kfor 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 Software Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Backend Software Engineer roles are ByteDance, TikTok, Atlassian, SLB, and Sumo Logic, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Backend Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1ByteDance106 filings$178k
- 2TikTok67 filings$197k
- 3Atlassian43 filings$151k
- 4SLB28 filings$125k
- 5Sumo Logic16 filings$130k
- 6Turing Video10 filings$160k
- 7Salesforce8 filings$240k
- 8Houzz6 filings$154k
- 9Loop Now Technologies5 filings$125k
- 10MX Technologies5 filings$103k
- 11Next Insurance5 filings$140k
- 12Confluent5 filings$147k
- 13Uber5 filings$151k
- 14DBD Ventures, LLC4 filings$93k
- 15Digital Manufacturing Systems4 filings$125k
- 16Egan-Jones Ratings Company4 filings$90k
- 17Fancycom4 filings$135k
- 18Included Health4 filings$175k
- 19Nokia4 filings$106k
- 20Postmates4 filings$136k
- 21PayPal4 filings$103k
- 22Finfare4 filings$128k
- 23Wynd Technologies4 filings$126k
- 24Springcoin4 filings$130k
- 25Paramount Skydance3 filings$125k
- 26Crossbeam, Inc.3 filings$125k
- 27Fuelx3 filings$83k
- 28Grantd Equity3 filings$110k
- 29Hinge Health3 filings$133k
- 30LangChain3 filings$188k
- 31O.C. Tanner3 filings$115k
- 32SimpleCitizen3 filings$75k
- 33Sema4 Opco3 filings$110k
- 34University of Chicago3 filings$111k
- 35XOKind Inc.3 filings$125k
- 36Yummly3 filings$121k
- 37Bandai Namco Entertainment America3 filings$122k
- 38SurveyMonkey3 filings$158k
- 39Remix Software3 filings$153k
- 40Stratifyd3 filings$90k
- 41Sibros Technologies3 filings$184k
- 42Nexxen2 filings$158k
- 43AppZen2 filings$130k
- 44Caesars Enterprise Services2 filings$188k
- 45Arcade Research Inc.2 filings$123k
- 46Cboe Global Markets2 filings$151k
- 47Cerebre Co.2 filings$83k
- 48Docusign2 filings$203k
- 49Espressive2 filings$135k
- 50Envoy2 filings$211k
Related titles in this family
1,206 filings carry “Backend Software Engineer” in the title, across 211 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Backend Software Engineer159 filings$165k
- 2Backend Software Engineer, Global E-Commerce50 filings$214k
- 3Backend Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform24 filings$209k
- 4Sr. Backend Software Engineer17 filings$155k
- 5Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce Supply Chain16 filings$198k
- 6Backend Software Engineer, Tiktok Privacy16 filings$220k
- 7Backend Software Engineer - Trust and Safety14 filings$206k
- 8Backend Software Engineer - Ads Data11 filings$155k
- 9Backend Software Engineer Graduate (Global E-Commerce)11 filings$144k
- 10Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce Logistics10 filings$216k
- 11Staff Backend Software Engineer10 filings$169k
- 12Backend Software Engineer, Content E-Commerce8 filings$215k
Figures are for the exact title “Backend Software 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.