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Staff Backend Engineer in Remote

Salary distribution for Staff Backend Engineer postings in Remote.

Updated Jun 16, 2026

Staff Backend Engineer postings in Remote post a p50 of $225k across 17 disclosed-salary observations. Compensation is within 3% of the all-bands Staff Backend Engineer median — this city doesn't move the needle on offer ranges. Band width (p25 – p90) spans $215k – $263k.

p25

$215k

p50

$225k

p75

$250k

p90

$263k

Sample size: 17 postings

Top companies hiring Staff Backend Engineer

Reflects all Staff Backend Engineer postings — not narrowed to Remote.

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

Common stacks for Staff Backend Engineer

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

  • aws56 postings · p50 $215k
  • python42 postings · p50 $230k
  • java38 postings · p50 $225k
  • distributed systems34 postings · p50 $230k
  • typescript26 postings · p50 $226k

Frequently asked questions

Do Staff Backend Engineer postings in Remote pay more than average?
Postings in Remote post a p50 of $225k. Compare to the all-bands Staff Backend Engineer p50 in the table above to see whether Remote represents a premium.
What's the sample size behind this Staff Backend Engineer benchmark?
17 disclosed-salary Staff 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 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.

← All Staff Backend Engineer levels→ Companies hiring Staff Backend Engineer