Backend Engineer vs Data Scientist
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Backend Engineer
Data Scientist
Median salary
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$2,500,025,000
25th percentile
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$58,500,062,400
75th percentile
$62,000,149,500
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Top 10% earn above
$6,300,000
$78,000,130,000
Listings with salary
165
76
Remote/hybrid
21%
26%
Top skills: Backend Engineer
pythongojavapostgresqlsoftware-engineering
Top skills: Data Scientist
data science & analyticstechnicalleadnot applicablefull-time
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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