H-1B Backend Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Backend Engineer is $141,378, across 405 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$141,378
Average wage
$144,798
90th percentile
$187,600
Certified LCAs
405
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $67,766
- 25th
- $116,251
- Median
- $141,378
- Average
- $144,798
- 90th
- $187,600
- Highest
- $984,672
Based on 405 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
40FY20
83FY21
91FY22
54FY23
51FY24
68FY25
18FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Backend Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| SPOTIFY USA, INC. | 19 | $190,000 |
| Chime Financial Inc. | 4 | $180,500 |
| Stripe, Inc. | 25 | $168,709 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 27 | $167,400 |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 5 | $156,500 |
| One Concern, Inc. | 5 | $144,726 |
| Lendbuzz, Inc. | 6 | $140,000 |
| TikTok Inc. | 6 | $123,947 |
| Clarifai, Inc | 5 | $123,656 |
| Fetch Rewards, LLC | 5 | $120,000 |
| INFOBAHN SOFTWORLD INC | 5 | $114,358 |
| Flywire Corporation | 7 | $110,000 |
| Antra, Inc. | 7 | $109,300 |
| FLEXTON, INC | 7 | $108,784 |
| Caprus IT Inc | 5 | $76,523 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $165,000Sunnyvale, CA · $127,348New York, NY · $150,000Palo Alto, CA · $145,000San Jose, CA · $144,914Seattle, WA · $166,200Austin, TX · $126,400Bellevue, WA · $137,259San Mateo, CA · $150,000Boston, MA · $140,000South San Francisco, CA · $183,986Jersey City, NJ · $130,000Los Angeles, CA · $125,000Mountain View, CA · $147,000San Antonio, TX · $110,000