Software Engineer Backend, H-1B salary
What 403 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Backend” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer Backend?
$153k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Backend, typically $106k to $210k, across 403 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $160k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York27$160k+$7k
- 2California253$160k+$7k
- 3Washington49$158k+$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $153kfor 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 Software Engineer Backend?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer Backend roles are DoorDash, Match Group, Grab Technology, and Nextdoor, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer Backend filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1DoorDash63 filings$200k
- 2Match Group28 filings$151k
- 3Grab Technology15 filings$104k
- 4Nextdoor13 filings$157k
- 5Motive Technologies11 filings$208k
- 6Tinder11 filings$149k
- 7Plaid8 filings$154k
- 8Uber7 filings$170k
- 9Verkada7 filings$170k
- 10Lime6 filings$153k
- 11Character Technologies5 filings$220k
- 12TikTok5 filings$224k
- 13Petuum5 filings$132k
- 14Iterable4 filings$152k
- 15Personalis4 filings$155k
- 16Snorkel AI4 filings$186k
- 17Envoy4 filings$191k
- 18Thalassocracy Global4 filings$120k
- 19KeepTruckin4 filings$151k
- 20Luna Parent3 filings$185k
- 21MagicCube3 filings$150k
- 22Narravance3 filings$98k
- 23Prosper Marketplace3 filings$125k
- 24Slack3 filings$106k
- 25Wunderkind3 filings$160k
- 26Coursera3 filings$150k
- 27Decision Lens Inc.3 filings$150k
- 28Fubo3 filings$130k
- 29Hopper3 filings$180k
- 30Mineraltree3 filings$105k
- 31Tillster3 filings$105k
- 32eBay3 filings$129k
- 33Adobe2 filings$127k
- 34REEF Technology2 filings$110k
- 35Chronicled2 filings$120k
- 36Coinbase2 filings$140k
- 37Engineering Square2 filings$98k
- 38Fast AF2 filings$153k
- 39Fisker2 filings$112k
- 40Airtable2 filings$177k
- 41Genies2 filings$168k
- 42Harvey2 filings$203k
- 43HiHello, Inc.2 filings$110k
- 44Location Labs2 filings$108k
- 45Modern Life2 filings$139k
- 46Patreon2 filings$139k
- 47Pure Storage2 filings$181k
- 48Rize Money, Inc.2 filings$135k
- 49Socketlabs Acquisition2 filings$120k
- 50Navan2 filings$147k
Related titles in this family
984 filings carry “Software Engineer Backend” in the title, across 140 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Engineer, Backend266 filings$170k
- 2Staff Software Engineer, Backend50 filings$182k
- 3Sr. Software Engineer, Backend44 filings$155k
- 4Software Engineer, Backend (Ads Technology)21 filings$140k
- 5Software Engineer, Backend (4)15 filings$141k
- 6Software Engineer, Backend and Infrastructure14 filings$215k
- 7Principal Software Engineer, Backend14 filings$203k
- 8Software Engineer, Backend L410 filings$168k
- 9Lead Software Engineer - Backend9 filings$184k
- 10Software Engineer, Backend Services9 filings$145k
- 11Software Engineer (Backend/Fullstack) - Trust and Safety8 filings$183k
- 12Software Engineer, Backend L4 No Tier6 filings$168k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer Backend”; 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.