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Backend Engineer salary in Financial Services startups in 2024

How much does a Backend Engineer expect to make in Financial Services startups? The average expected salary for Backend Engineers in Financial Services startups is 112k per year, with a range from 70k to 260k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Backend Engineers in Financial Services startup varies depending on factors such as location, experience, skills, and startup stage.

112.5k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Backend Engineer in Financial Services startups is $112,458, which is 14.5% higher than the average salary of $98,250 in Financial Services startups. Backend Engineer salaries in Financial Services are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: location, years of experience, title, size of company, and skill-set.

Top of market

$187,917/yr

Range $130k - $260k

Average

$112,458/yr

Range $90k - $140k

Below Average

$94,583/yr

Range $70k - $115k


Top Locations

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in Financial Services can get in Seattle, that is $125,000. This pay is 11.2% higher than the average Backend Engineer salary in Financial Services startups, which is $112,458. Salaries will vary based on your location. The top-paying markets in the US, on average, are currently: Seattle (avg $125,000 per year), Remote (avg $70,000 per year), London (avg $59,000 per year). Remote jobs often pay based on the location you reside in.
Seattle

$125k

Remote

$70k

London

$59k

 

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Tech Stack

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in Financial Services can get with GraphQL, that is $204,000. This pay is 107.6% higher than the average salary in Financial Services startups, which is $98,250. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying Backend Engineer skills in Financial Services startups of 2024 are:
  • 1. GraphQL

    $204k

  • 2. Go

    $190k

  • 3. Kotlin

    $185k

  • 4. Scala

    $170k

  • 5. Elixir

    $162k

  • 6. Heroku

    $162k

  • 7. TypeScript

    $155k

  • 8. Selenium

    $150k

  • 9. Kubernetes

    $142k

  • 10. Flask

    $142k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in Financial Services can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $155,000. This pay is 57.8% higher than the average salary in Financial Services startups, which is $98,250. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.