H-1B Staff Backend Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Backend Engineer is $192,941, across 49 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$192,941
Average wage
$203,715
90th percentile
$261,180
Certified LCAs
49
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $120,000
- 25th
- $183,310
- Median
- $192,941
- Average
- $203,715
- 90th
- $261,180
- Highest
- $297,680
Based on 49 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Backend Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Reddit, Inc. | 2 | $270,400 |
| SPOTIFY USA, INC. | 3 | $270,000 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 2 | $256,050 |
| SCOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $230,000 |
| Unity Technologies SF | 1 | $222,959 |
| Foundation Robotics Labs, Inc. | 2 | $217,598 |
| ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA, LLC | 5 | $210,000 |
| Cribl, Inc. | 1 | $210,000 |
| Archipelago Analytics, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 |
| Included Health Inc. | 2 | $199,254 |
| Coupang Global LLC | 20 | $190,486 |
| Cambly, Inc. | 2 | $184,662 |
| Machinify, Inc. | 1 | $184,080 |
| Awes.me, Inc. | 3 | $183,310 |
| Clarifai, Inc. | 1 | $145,454 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $215,197Seattle, WA · $190,486Mountain View, CA · $197,132New York, NY · $237,500Foster City, CA · $200,000Forest Hills, NY · $145,454Maple Valley, WA · $184,080Milpitas, CA · $210,000Fremont, CA · $200,000San Mateo, CA · $215,197Austin, TX · $155,000Pharr, TX · $120,000Los Angeles, CA · $297,680