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Remote Backend Engineer Salary and Equity in 2024

How much do remote Backend Engineers expect to make at US-based startups? The average expected salary for remote Backend Engineers in a startup is 97k per year, with a range from 35k to 200k. The salary range for Backend Engineers varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

96.7k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average remote Backend Engineer salary is $96,738, which is 0.4% lowerthan the average remote startup salary of $97,167. RemoteBackend Engineer salaries 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, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$157,627/yr

Range $107k - $200k

Average

$96,738/yr

Range $70k - $130k

Below Average

$60,865/yr

Range $35k - $72k


Industries

The highest average salary remote Backend Engineer can get in E-Commerce, that is $150,000. This pay is 52.7% higher than the average remote Backend Engineer salary, which is $98,200. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: E-Commerce (avg $150,000 per year), Developer APIs (avg $137,000 per year), SaaS (avg $125,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary remote Backend Engineer can get with Java, that is $150,000. This pay is 54.4% higher than the average Backend Engineer salary in remote startups, which is $97,167. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying remote Backend Engineer skills of 2024 are:
  • 1. Java

    $150k

  • 2. SQL

    $142k

  • 3. Django

    $140k

  • 4. Kubernetes

    $140k

  • 5. Python

    $137k

  • 6. Node.js

    $125k

  • 7. PostgreSQL

    $92k

  • 8. AWS

    $90k

  • 9. PHP

    $72k

  • 10. TypeScript

    $70k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary remote Backend Engineer can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $70,000. This pay is 28.0% lower than the average salary in remote startups, which is $97,167. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.