Discover Salaries

Backend Engineer
Select location
Select skill
Small and Medium Businesses

Backend Engineer salary in Small and Medium Businesses startups in 2024

How much does a Backend Engineer expect to make in Small and Medium Businesses startups? The average expected salary for Backend Engineers in Small and Medium Businesses startups is 102k per year, with a range from 27k to 175k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Backend Engineers in Small and Medium Businesses startup varies depending on factors such as location, experience, skills, and startup stage.

102.2k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

Hiring data hero image

Salary

By quarter
The average salary for a Backend Engineer in Small and Medium Businesses startups is $102,225, which is 20.4% higher than the average salary of $84,917 in Small and Medium Businesses startups. Backend Engineer salaries in Small and Medium Businesses 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

$141,375/yr

Range $70k - $175k

Average

$102,225/yr

Range $63k - $165k

Below Average

$73,519/yr

Range $27k - $152k


Top Locations

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in Small and Medium Businesses can get in Remote, that is $55,000. This pay is 46.2% lower than the average Backend Engineer salary in Small and Medium Businesses startups, which is $102,225. Salaries will vary based on your location. The top-paying markets in the US, on average, are currently: Remote (avg $55,000 per year). Remote jobs often pay based on the location you reside in.
Remote

$55k

 

Industries

Use the filters above to discover compensation across companies similar to yours.

Tech Stack

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in Small and Medium Businesses can get with GraphQL, that is $204,000. This pay is 140.2% higher than the average salary in Small and Medium Businesses startups, which is $84,917. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying Backend Engineer skills in Small and Medium Businesses 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 Small and Medium Businesses can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $155,000. This pay is 82.5% higher than the average salary in Small and Medium Businesses startups, which is $84,917. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.