Backend Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 66 wage applications for Backend Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 44 employers. The median offered wage was $160,000, 7.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC filed the most (5, median $170,000).
- Filings
- 66
- Positions covered
- 77
- Employers
- 44
- Median offered
- $160,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $135,699
- Filings since FY2020
- 438
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +20%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Backend Engineer jobs rose 20%, from $133,363 in fiscal 2020 to $160,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 8.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 92 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Backend Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 57 | $160,000 | +9.4% | $139,152 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 69 | $146,307 | +4.5% | $132,579 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 49 | $140,000 | +2.9% | $115,534 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 55 | $136,000 | −6.2% | $127,338 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 92 | $145,000 | +10.8% | $120,578 | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 76 | $130,894 | −1.9% | $120,578 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 40 | $133,363 | n/a | $117,770 | +5.2% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 5 | $170,000 | +13.7% | |
| Plaud Inc. | 4 | $175,000 | +11.0% | |
| Econtenti Inc | 3 | $126,090 | at the minimum | |
| Finster AI Inc. | 3 | $230,000 | +43.0% | |
| Superscript, Inc. | 2 | $161,167 | +11.1% | |
| Doss Inc. | 2 | $215,000 | +14.6% | |
| Stripe, LLC | 2 | $161,221 | at the minimum | |
| Qualified Health PBC | 2 | $174,000 | +3.6% | |
| Eigen Incorporated | 2 | $187,500 | +27.8% | |
| Gnosis Companies, Inc. | 2 | $115,000 | +12.1% | |
| MerQube, Inc. | 2 | $151,500 | +32.2% | |
| Counter Inc. | 2 | $155,000 | +4.2% | |
| Acetech Group Corporation | 2 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Finfare, Inc. | 2 | $120,550 | +2.8% | |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. | 2 | $144,914 | at the minimum | |
| Mellis, Inc. | 1 | $226,138 | at the minimum | |
| Wizard Tech Solutions Inc. | 1 | $112,000 | +0.8% | |
| Spotify USA Inc. | 1 | $140,000 | +6.1% | |
| Fetch Rewards, Inc. | 1 | $137,800 | +68.7% | |
| Robotics Staffing LLC | 1 | $149,365 | at the minimum | |
| Genies, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 | +17.9% | |
| Cloudninetek LLC | 1 | $79,248 | at the minimum | |
| InfoTrust, LLC | 1 | $117,749 | at the minimum | |
| a16z Capital Management, L.L.C. | 1 | $450,000 | +178.4% | |
| Nebius, Inc. | 1 | $158,448 | +20.0% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 44. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Backend Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 14 | $177,500 | +13.5% | |
| New York, NY | 11 | $170,000 | +21.3% | |
| San Jose, CA | 6 | $148,457 | +3.7% | |
| Irvine, CA | 4 | $162,500 | +6.2% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $174,000 | +0.3% | |
| Herndon, VA | 3 | $126,090 | at the minimum | |
| Charleston, SC | 2 | $115,000 | +12.1% | |
| Irving, TX | 2 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $121,297 | +3.6% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $150,000 | +7.8% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $165,000 | +10.6% | |
| Bothell, WA | 1 | $117,749 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $133,536 | at the minimum | |
| Culver City, CA | 1 | $178,307 | +37.5% | |
| Dublin, CA | 1 | $80,000 | +1.0% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $250,000 | +31.9% | |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $140,000 | +84.0% | |
| King of Prussia, PA | 1 | $88,088 | at the minimum | |
| Little Elm, TX | 1 | $90,896 | at the minimum | |
| Long Island City, NY | 1 | $158,448 | +20.0% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $112,000 | +0.8% | |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $120,000 | +16.7% | |
| San Mateo, CA | 1 | $160,000 | +39.8% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $149,365 | at the minimum | |
| South San Francisco, CA | 1 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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