H-1B Lead Backend Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Lead Backend Engineer is $172,500, across 34 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$172,500
Average wage
$176,025
90th percentile
$211,541
Certified LCAs
34
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $132,870
- 25th
- $157,562
- Median
- $172,500
- Average
- $176,025
- 90th
- $211,541
- Highest
- $250,000
Based on 34 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Lead Backend Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| BRAIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 2 | $230,000 |
| DocuSign Inc. | 3 | $212,202 |
| MoneyLion Inc. | 1 | $200,000 |
| Skylo Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $195,000 |
| Epic Games, Inc. | 1 | $193,300 |
| COLLECTIVEHEALTH, INC. | 5 | $190,000 |
| Greycroft LP | 1 | $175,000 |
| Finfare, Inc. | 2 | $170,000 |
| UPDATER, INC. | 3 | $161,500 |
| ELLIPSIS HEALTH, INC. | 2 | $160,102 |
| Omneky, Inc. | 2 | $160,000 |
| Unity Technologies SF | 1 | $156,749 |
| John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) | 1 | $155,295 |
| Proxicom, Inc. | 2 | $138,819 |
| The Beans, Inc. | 2 | $132,870 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $150,977San Mateo, CA · $202,500New York, NY · $175,000Huntersville, NC · $193,800Irvine, CA · $170,000Fremont, CA · $171,230Seattle, WA · $190,456Herndon, VA · $138,819Reston, VA · $138,819Boston, MA · $155,295Bellevue, WA · $193,300Chicago, IL · $150,000North Andover, MA · $190,000Lathrop, CA · $220,000Leander, TX · $175,000