Senior Backend Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 63 wage applications for Senior Backend Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 45 employers. The median offered wage was $182,104, 6.9% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Spotify USA Inc. filed the most (6, median $218,000).
- Filings
- 63
- Positions covered
- 69
- Employers
- 45
- Median offered
- $182,104
- Median prevailing wage
- $163,363
- Filings since FY2020
- 371
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +10%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Backend Engineer jobs rose 10%, from $165,000 in fiscal 2020 to $180,710 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 72 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.
Senior Backend Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 47 | $180,710 | +2.4% | $163,363 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 63 | $176,550 | −0.3% | $155,709 | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 45 | $177,029 | +4.1% | $155,418 | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 60 | $170,000 | −2.9% | $147,712 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 72 | $175,000 | +2.4% | $144,726 | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 49 | $170,936 | +3.6% | $141,981 | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 35 | $165,000 | n/a | $143,302 | +10.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify USA Inc. | 6 | $218,000 | +37.3% | |
| Coupang Global LLC | 4 | $180,710 | at the minimum | |
| Yes Energy LLC | 2 | $163,839 | +0.5% | |
| LogRhythm, Inc. d/b/a Exabeam LLC | 2 | $199,000 | +6.1% | |
| Plaud Inc. | 2 | $230,000 | +22.6% | |
| Veryable, Inc. | 2 | $131,000 | +6.9% | |
| Ellipsis Health, Inc. | 2 | $158,000 | +19.7% | |
| Machinify, Inc. | 2 | $187,741 | at the minimum | |
| Real Broker LLC | 2 | $178,552 | +20.7% | |
| Epic Games, Inc. | 2 | $210,000 | +16.2% | |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. | 2 | $152,227 | at the minimum | |
| Doss Inc. | 1 | $210,000 | +12.0% | |
| Coefficient Works, Inc. | 1 | $215,000 | +0.7% | |
| Ebates Performance Marketing, Inc. | 1 | $165,315 | +25.2% | |
| Gametime United | 1 | $205,000 | +9.3% | |
| Tools for Humanity Corporation | 1 | $290,000 | +54.6% | |
| Hyro AI, Inc | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Chime Financial, Inc. | 1 | $190,000 | +6.8% | |
| Hussmann Corporation | 1 | $175,780 | +13.6% | |
| MyStudio Academy, Inc | 1 | $120,000 | +18.3% | |
| Fiserv Solutions, LLC | 1 | $154,871 | at the minimum | |
| Krikey, Inc. | 1 | $130,000 | +0.3% | |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 1 | $220,000 | +3.7% | |
| DealOps Inc. | 1 | $188,000 | +0.2% | |
| Nephropathology Associates | 1 | $101,317 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 45. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Backend Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 9 | $200,000 | +24.4% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 8 | $210,000 | +12.0% | |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $170,511 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $145,000 | +15.7% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $210,000 | +16.2% | |
| Boston, MA | 2 | $183,066 | +10.8% | |
| College Park, MD | 2 | $163,839 | +0.5% | |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $131,000 | +6.9% | |
| Foster City, CA | 2 | $199,000 | +6.1% | |
| Parsippany, NJ | 2 | $158,000 | +19.7% | |
| Redmond, WA | 2 | $180,710 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $165,672 | +15.0% | |
| Anaheim, CA | 1 | $130,000 | +0.3% | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $130,000 | +4.0% | |
| Belmont, CA | 1 | $185,994 | at the minimum | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $225,000 | +18.7% | |
| Fairfax, VA | 1 | $120,000 | +18.3% | |
| Frederick, MD | 1 | $144,644 | +10.9% | |
| Hillsboro, OR | 1 | $190,000 | +6.8% | |
| Indian Land, SC | 1 | $175,780 | +13.6% | |
| Laurel, MD | 1 | $167,200 | +2.3% | |
| Little Rock, AR | 1 | $101,317 | at the minimum | |
| Littleton, CO | 1 | $170,000 | +41.0% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $233,000 | +48.3% | |
| Mckinney, TX | 1 | $175,000 | +11.5% | |
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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