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
$82,805,582,806
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75th percentile
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Top 10% earn above
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$140,000,190,000
Listings with salary
339
237
Remote/hybrid
24%
26%
Top skills: Backend Engineer
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Top skills: Software Engineer
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Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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