Backend Engineer Salary
A Backend Engineer at a big US tech company (FAANG & peers) is advertised at a median of $246,998 — typically $198,800 to $278,807.
Based on 43 advertised salaries from roles open in the last 45 days · updated July 1, 2026
Pay by seniority
See who's hiring Backend Engineer now
Backend Engineer salary by company
How this number is calculated
The median of the midpoint of advertised salary ranges on US Backend Engineer openings at big-tech companies (FAANG and peers), annualized to a yearly USD figure. The sample is every such role open in the last 45 days and still live, refreshed daily — so it reflects what employers are offering right now, not survey self-reports. We drop postings with no salary, non-USD pay, or figures outside a sane band, and only publish a role once it has at least 10 data points.
Compare other roles
Get Backend Engineer jobs the day they're posted
Daily email alerts for new big-tech openings — many with salary up front — filtered for your role.
Get daily job alerts