Backend Engineer vs Frontend Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Backend Engineer
Frontend Engineer
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Listings with salary
165
178
Remote/hybrid
21%
21%
Top skills: Backend Engineer
pythonpostgresqlgojavabackend-development
Top skills: Frontend Engineer
reacttypescriptdesign systemsseniornext.js
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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