Backend Engineer vs Frontend Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Backend Engineer
Frontend Engineer
Median salary
$3,650,000
$NaN
25th percentile
$NaN
$NaN
75th percentile
$NaN
$NaN
Top 10% earn above
$NaN
$NaN
Listings with salary
328
319
Remote/hybrid
23%
24%
Top skills: Backend Engineer
backend-developmentsoftware-engineeringsenior-backend-engineerbackend-engineeringsenior-backend-software-engineer
Top skills: Frontend Engineer
reacttypescriptfrontend-developmentui-engineeringsenior-frontend-engineer
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
See your offer score for both roles
Find out which role type gives you better odds.