What is the average salary for Backend Development?

The average salary for Backend Development is $371,858.00 – $477,491.00 per year, based on 12 job postings on this board that disclose pay.

How is the salary figure for Backend Development calculated?

These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.

Backend Development salaries

Average salary

$371.9–477.5K/ year

25th percentile

$320K

Median

$414.3K

75th percentile

$485K

Based on

12 jobs

Salary by seniority

Level	Average	Board baseline	vs. board
Senior	$371.9–477.5K	$314.3–416.5K	+16%

Top companies

https://www.anthropic.com/careers/jobs

12 jobs

$371.9–477.5K

Top locations

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California, United States

11 jobs

$375–481.8K

San Francisco, CA, United States

11 jobs

$375–481.8K

United States

11 jobs

$375–481.8K

Top titles

Software Engineer

53 jobs

$360.7–497.2K

Platform Engineer

37 jobs

$384.9–520.8K

Infrastructure Engineer

34 jobs

$364.2–537K

Research Engineer

30 jobs

$373.7–649.2K

Business Development

29 jobs

$300.7–367.8K

Enterprise Sales

26 jobs

$341.7–407.2K

Related skills

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122 jobs

$327.5–461.8K

Large Language Models

69 jobs

$311.6–473.6K

Stakeholder Management

60 jobs

$288.1–359.9K

Distributed Systems

56 jobs

$378.2–593.5K

AI/ML Products

50 jobs

$331.2–515K

SQL

48 jobs

$270–351.7K

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary for Backend Development?: The average salary for Backend Development is $371,858.00 – $477,491.00 per year, based on 12 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
How is the salary figure for Backend Development calculated?: These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.