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Staff Backend Engineer with distributed systems

Salary distribution for Staff Backend Engineer postings that mention distributed systems.

Updated Jun 16, 2026

Staff Backend Engineer postings that mention distributed systems post a p50 of $230k across 31 disclosed-salary observations. Compensation is within 3% of the all-bands Staff Backend Engineer median — this stack doesn't move the needle on offer ranges. Band width (p25 – p90) spans $223k – $276k.

p25

$223k

p50

$230k

p75

$255k

p90

$276k

Sample size: 31 postings

Top companies hiring Staff Backend Engineer

Reflects all Staff Backend Engineer postings — not narrowed to distributed systems.

  • Speechify28 roles
  • Elastic10 roles
  • MongoDB10 roles
  • Apple8 roles
  • Databricks8 roles

Staff Backend Engineer by city

Pair this stack with a city to narrow the band further.

  • Remote24 postings · p50 $225k
  • Non-US18 postings · p50 $195k
  • SF12 postings · p50 $267k
  • NYC9 postings · p50 $261k
  • US-Other6 postings · p50 $230k

Frequently asked questions

Do Staff Backend Engineer postings that mention distributed systems pay more than average?
Postings mentioning distributed systems post a p50 of $230k. Compare to the all-bands Staff Backend Engineer p50 in the table above to see whether distributed systems represents a premium.
What's the sample size behind this Staff Backend Engineer benchmark?
31 disclosed-salary Staff Backend Engineer postings that mention distributed systems over the trailing 26 weeks. Postings without a disclosed salary range are excluded from the percentile computation.
How does this compare to the broader Staff Backend Engineer market?
The "All Staff 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.

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