Backend Engineer vs Software Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Backend Engineer
Software Engineer
Median salary
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25th percentile
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$1,589,515,895
75th percentile
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$67,500,100,000
Top 10% earn above
$62,000,149,500
$3,750,037,500
Listings with salary
165
248
Remote/hybrid
21%
17%
Top skills: Backend Engineer
pythonpostgresqlgojavadjango
Top skills: Software Engineer
pythondistributed systemssoftware-engineeringgofull-time
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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