Backend Engineer in Remote
Salary distribution for Backend Engineer postings in Remote.
Updated
Backend Engineer postings in Remote post a p50 of $182k across 9 disclosed-salary observations. That's 10% above the all-bands Backend Engineer median — useful as a "Remote premium" signal for offer negotiation. Band width (p25 – p90) spans $125k – $260k.
p25
$125k
p50
$182k
p75
$221k
p90
$260k
Sample size: 9 postings
Top companies hiring Backend Engineer
Reflects all Backend Engineer postings — not narrowed to Remote.
- Speechify28 roles
- Elastic10 roles
- MongoDB10 roles
- Apple8 roles
- Databricks8 roles
Common stacks for Backend Engineer
Pair this city with a stack to narrow the band further.
- aws44 postings · p50 $146k
- python28 postings · p50 $134k
- java21 postings · p50 $146k
- kubernetes17 postings · p50 $135k
- distributed systems17 postings · p50 $150k
Frequently asked questions
- Do Backend Engineer postings in Remote pay more than average?
- Postings in Remote post a p50 of $182k. Compare to the all-bands Backend Engineer p50 in the table above to see whether Remote represents a premium.
- What's the sample size behind this Backend Engineer benchmark?
- 9 disclosed-salary Backend Engineer postings in Remote over the trailing 26 weeks. Postings without a disclosed salary range are excluded from the percentile computation.
- How does this compare to the broader Backend Engineer market?
- The "All Backend Engineer levels" link below opens the full role × level matrix so you can see the per-level p25/p50/p75/p90 for the whole population, not just this slice.
Methodology
See the salary percentiles methodology.