H-1B Senior Backend Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Backend Engineer is $175,000, across 339 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$175,000
Average wage
$179,491
90th percentile
$230,000
Certified LCAs
339
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $93,018
- 25th
- $155,209
- Median
- $175,000
- Average
- $179,491
- 90th
- $230,000
- Highest
- $290,000
Based on 339 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
35FY20
56FY21
73FY22
56FY23
41FY24
58FY25
20FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Backend Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Roblox Corporation | 12 | $275,000 |
| SPOTIFY USA, INC. | 30 | $223,480 |
| PATREON, INC. | 4 | $203,850 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 18 | $200,900 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | 6 | $200,000 |
| Dapper America, Inc. | 5 | $195,000 |
| Hinge, Inc. | 6 | $191,300 |
| Nexhealth Inc. | 5 | $177,029 |
| RIDECELL, INC. | 5 | $176,550 |
| ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA, LLC | 4 | $175,000 |
| Epic! Creations, Inc. | 7 | $165,000 |
| Twin Health, Inc. | 4 | $165,000 |
| Coupang Global LLC | 8 | $164,174 |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. | 6 | $152,227 |
| One Concern, Inc. | 8 | $136,022 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $180,000New York, NY · $203,025Seattle, WA · $175,500San Mateo, CA · $220,375San Jose, CA · $163,150Mountain View, CA · $165,000Sunnyvale, CA · $203,400Redwood City, CA · $165,000Los Angeles, CA · $176,134Austin, TX · $153,000Bellevue, WA · $200,000Boston, MA · $155,098Palo Alto, CA · $188,870Atlanta, GA · $223,100Redmond, WA · $168,709