Software Engineer vs Backend Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Software Engineer
Backend Engineer
Median salary
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25th percentile
$4,000,040,000
$17,500,003
75th percentile
$4,000,040,000
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Top 10% earn above
$65,000,080,000
$35,000,055,000
Listings with salary
121
121
Remote/hybrid
19%
9%
Top skills: Software Engineer
pythondistributed systemstypescriptreactnode.js
Top skills: Backend Engineer
backend-developmentpythonengineeringseniorbackend
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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