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Staff Backend Engineer, H-1B salary

What 85 H-1B filings report for “Staff Backend Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Backend Engineer?

$190k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Backend Engineer, typically $155k to $263k, across 85 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026). Highest in California at $215k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$155k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$181k–$223k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$190,486
85 filings
Top (p90)
$263k
90th percentile
p10 $155k
median $190k
p90 $263k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California41$215k+$25k
  • 2Washington36$187k−$3k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $190kfor 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 Staff Backend Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Backend Engineer roles are Coupang, Activision, Included Health, Spotify, and Foundation Future Industries, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff 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

Related titles in this family

106 filings carry “Staff Backend Engineer” in the title, across 17 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Staff 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.