Measured pay band
Backend Engineer salary in United States
Low to High pay range employers published for Backend Engineer roles in United States. Based on 36 disclosed postings in the Catalitium catalog (band computed 2026-08-16). Historical disclosed ranges are included — this is not a live count of open roles.
Low
USD 137,965
Typical
USD 158,625
High
USD 199,625
Confidence: high
(from sample size only). Planning ranges — verify with employers.
Observations are mostly historical catalog disclosures; computed_at is refresh time, not observation time.
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Current catalog roles
Open roles in the public catalog that match this role family and place. Listings are a snapshot — empty weeks stay empty.
- Backend Engineer Doss · San Francisco, CA, US
- Founding Backend Engineer Straia · San Francisco, CA, US
- Senior Backend Engineer Scribe · San Francisco, CA, US
- Staff Backend Engineer, Core Scribe · San Francisco, CA, US
- Backend Engineer Speak · San Francisco, CA, US
- Backend Engineer Airapps · San Francisco, CA, US
- Backend Engineer, Marketplace Mercor · San Francisco, CA, US
- Senior Backend Engineer Nash · San Francisco, CA, US
Related measured bands
- Software Engineer · United States USD 128,650–185,000 · n=544
- Project Manager · United States USD 101,924–160,500 · n=416
- Sales · United States USD 75,625–143,070 · n=282
- Product Manager · United States USD 141,600–187,975 · n=264
- Account Manager · United States USD 77,500–130,203 · n=165
- Retail Manager · United States USD 39,520–83,859 · n=156
FAQ
- Are these official employer salaries?
- No. These are percentiles of pay ranges employers published in catalog listings — verify offers directly.
- Why include historical postings?
- Disclosed pay does not expire when an apply link dies. Open roles are listed separately above and may be few.
- Where is the methodology?
- How we compute this explains the n ≥ 8 floor, trimming, and coverage limits.