H-1B Software Engineer, Backend Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer, Backend is $160,000, across 315 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$160,000
Average wage
$161,344
90th percentile
$210,000
Certified LCAs
315
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $67,766
- 25th
- $135,000
- Median
- $160,000
- Average
- $161,344
- 90th
- $210,000
- Highest
- $273,000
Based on 313 certified base wages, annualized.
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56FY22
39FY23
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40FY25
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Top H-1B sponsors for Software Engineer, Backend
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Character Technologies Inc. | 4 | $235,000 |
| TikTok Inc. | 5 | $224,400 |
| Motive Technologies, Inc. | 12 | $208,316 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 64 | $200,000 |
| Snorkel AI, Inc. | 7 | $172,000 |
| Verkada, Inc | 9 | $170,000 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 7 | $169,900 |
| Tinder LLC | 8 | $165,162 |
| Nextdoor, Inc. | 12 | $162,874 |
| Match Group LLC | 26 | $157,750 |
| Iterable, Inc. | 5 | $157,477 |
| Personalis, Inc. | 8 | $155,000 |
| Plaid Inc. | 6 | $153,000 |
| SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | $106,038 |
| Grab Technology LLC | 15 | $104,322 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $169,750Seattle, WA · $173,400Palo Alto, CA · $149,682New York, NY · $172,500Bellevue, WA · $104,322Mountain View, CA · $172,500West Hollywood, CA · $145,370San Jose, CA · $166,466San Mateo, CA · $170,000Redwood City, CA · $200,000Menlo Park, CA · $160,000Austin, TX · $135,000Sunnyvale, CA · $185,000Santa Clara, CA · $145,000Denver, CO · $106,038