Senior Backend Engineer, H-1B salary
What 508 H-1B filings report for “Senior Backend Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Backend Engineer?
$170k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Backend Engineer, typically $130k to $220k, across 508 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $180k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York86$180k+$10k
- 2Washington55$175k+$5k
- 3California246$173k+$3k
- 4Massachusetts20$155k−$15k
- 5Texas26$150k−$20k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $170kfor 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 Senior Backend Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Backend Engineer roles are Spotify, Uber, Coupang, Roblox, and Zoom, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1Spotify48 filings$211k
- 2Uber20 filings$197k
- 3Coupang17 filings$155k
- 4Roblox13 filings$275k
- 5Zoom11 filings$163k
- 6Navan10 filings$164k
- 7Coinbase9 filings$200k
- 8Grey Rhino7 filings$145k
- 9Unity7 filings$175k
- 10Activision6 filings$181k
- 11Hinge6 filings$191k
- 12Ridecell6 filings$173k
- 13Dapper America5 filings$195k
- 14Epic! Creations5 filings$165k
- 15NexHealth5 filings$177k
- 16Patreon5 filings$200k
- 17Epic Games5 filings$210k
- 18Atlassian4 filings$185k
- 19CollectiveHealth4 filings$141k
- 20Thumbtack4 filings$210k
- 21Geode Capital Management4 filings$129k
- 22Backbase4 filings$150k
- 23AdAdapted3 filings$130k
- 24Coefficient Works3 filings$185k
- 25Credit Sesame3 filings$205k
- 26Eversify Inc. dba Azura3 filings$225k
- 27Headspace3 filings$174k
- 28Klarity Intelligence3 filings$125k
- 29Lessen3 filings$170k
- 30Match Group3 filings$165k
- 31Paige.AI3 filings$180k
- 32Real Broker3 filings$175k
- 33Tubi3 filings$180k
- 34Twin Health3 filings$165k
- 35Udon Labs, Inc.3 filings$180k
- 36Walmart3 filings$165k
- 37iCrossing3 filings$135k
- 38Aurora Solar3 filings$168k
- 39Exabeam3 filings$199k
- 40People AI3 filings$150k
- 41SmugMug3 filings$184k
- 42Turo3 filings$160k
- 432K Games2 filings$140k
- 44Automile, Inc.2 filings$158k
- 45Caesars Enterprise Services2 filings$244k
- 46App Annie2 filings$175k
- 47Bluebeam2 filings$155k
- 48CB Insights2 filings$130k
- 49Clockwise2 filings$158k
- 50Customer Lobby2 filings$124k
Related titles in this family
534 filings carry “Senior Backend Engineer” in the title, across 60 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Backend Engineer - Personalization6 filings$249k
- 2Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics4 filings$164k
- 3Senior Backend Engineer, Billing3 filings$169k
- 4Senior Backend Engineer - Payments3 filings$190k
- 5Senior Backend Engineer, Ad Platform2 filings$240k
- 6Senior Backend Engineer, Audience2 filings$138k
- 7Senior Backend Engineer - Commerce2 filings$176k
- 8Senior Backend Engineer, Crypto2 filings$158k
- 9Senior Backend Engineer - Data Foundations2 filings$242k
- 10Senior Backend Engineer, Data Ingest2 filings$157k
- 11Senior Backend Engineer, Data Platform2 filings$168k
- 12Senior Backend Engineer - Events and Notifications2 filings$200k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.