Average Software Engineer Backend Salary 2026
Live Software Engineer Backend salary and pay data from the DeUnemployment index (measured 15 Oct 2026) — refreshed with the daily data build.
How much does a Software Engineer Backend make?
$120,000median, per year (model estimate)
$84,000–$172,000typical range (10th–90th pct)
18,514live Software Engineer Backend postings
13%remote-friendly
DeUnemployment currently indexes 18,514 live Software Engineer Backend jobs and estimates that a typical Software Engineer Backend earns roughly $84,000–$172,000/yr, with a median model estimate of $120,000/yr. About 13% of current postings are remote-friendly.
Where the Software Engineer Backend jobs are
The places with the most live openings right now: Delaware (1,356) · California (1,126) · Texas (441) · Florida (337) · New York (203) · Indiana (174) · Illinois (173) · Virginia (164). Top 8 of 14 places.
Who is hiring Software Engineer Backends
Employers with the most live Software Engineer Backend postings right now: Starbucks, Nl:C22, Nl:C13, Nl:C24, Nl:C12.
A sample of live Software Engineer Backend openings
Bjak
Australia
The Role BJAK builds technology products used by millions of users across Southeast Asia. As our products and systems scale, we need technical leaders who can solve difficult engineering problems and raise the engineerin
PradeepIT Consulting Services Pvt Ltd
India
Accelerate your career with PradeepIT PradeepIT is one of the largest, globally recognized IT Consulting firm to connect India's deeply vetted talent team to global customer. Were headquartered in Bengaluru, Silicon Vall
Empower Pharmacy
United States
Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the nation’s most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registe
Clera
United States
About the Role This is a full stack engineering role at an early-stage AI-native consumer intelligence platform, where you'll own features end-to-end — from backend services processing enterprise data at scale to the fro
Henry Schein One
United States
Shape what’s next in dental technology. Join Henry Schein One ! Join a global leader redefining dental practice management and do work that actually matters. At Henry Schein One , we are a team of care catalysts: people
HHAeXchange
United States
HHAeXchange is the leading technology platform for home and community-based care. Founded in 2008, HHAeXchange was born out of an idea to create a fully comprehensive end-to-end homecare solution to help people who are a
How the Software Engineer Backend pay estimate is built
The range above is a model estimate, not employer-reported pay. Of the 1,425 most relevant Software Engineer Backend postings we sampled, 1,425 carried enough pay information to be estimated (100%): the bottom of the range is the 10th percentile of those estimates and the top the 90th. Postings that hide pay are still counted in the job totals, but they cannot move the estimate. How we get the numbers.
Salary questions about Software Engineer Backend jobs
How much do Software Engineer Backends earn?
Typical pay for a Software Engineer Backend currently runs roughly $84,000–$172,000/yr, with a median around $120,000/yr. This is a model estimate and varies by location and experience.
How many Software Engineer Backend jobs are there?
There are currently 18,514 live Software Engineer Backend jobs listed on DeUnemployment, refreshed daily.
What is the average pay for a Software Engineer Backend?
The median pay for a Software Engineer Backend is about $120,000/yr, based on our live index of 18,514 postings — a model estimate from those postings, not employer-reported pay.
What is the Software Engineer Backend pay scale?
The Software Engineer Backend pay scale runs from roughly $84,000 at the 10th percentile to $172,000/yr at the 90th -- entry-level roles sit at the bottom of that range and senior or specialist roles at the top.
Are there remote Software Engineer Backend jobs?
About 13% of current Software Engineer Backend postings are remote-friendly. Use the search filters to show only remote roles.
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Salary figures are model estimates from DeUnemployment’s live index of public job postings, refreshed daily, and vary by location and experience.
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