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Backend Engineer Salary and Equity in San Francisco Bay Area 2024

How much does a Backend Engineer expect to make at San Francisco Bay Area-based startups? The average expected salary for Backend Engineers in San Francisco Bay Area-based startups is 154k per year, with a range from 55k to 250k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Backend Engineers in San Francisco Bay Area startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

154.2k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Backend Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area is $154,181, which is 29.2% higher than the average San Francisco Bay Area startup salary of$119,333. Backend Engineer salaries in San Francisco Bay Area are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$198,319/yr

Range $175k - $250k

Average

$154,181/yr

Range $135k - $165k

Below Average

$119,306/yr

Range $55k - $160k


Industries

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area can get in Predictive Analytics, that is $250,000. This pay is 53.3% higher than the average Backend Engineer salary in San Francisco Bay Area, which is $163,100. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Predictive Analytics (avg $250,000 per year), Big Data (avg $240,000 per year), Big Data Analytics (avg $240,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area can get with Redis, that is $170,000. This pay is 42.5% higher than the average salary in San Francisco Bay Area startups, which is $119,333. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying Backend Engineer skills in San Francisco Bay Area of 2024 are:
  • 1. Redis

    $170k

  • 2. Python

    $155k

  • 3. AWS

    $155k

  • 4. Java

    $150k

  • 5. GraphQL

    $145k

  • 6. PostgreSQL

    $135k

  • 7. Node.js

    $100k

  • 8. Docker

    $100k

  • 9. Kubernetes

    $100k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a Backend Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $166,000. This pay is 39.1% higher than the average salary in San Francisco Bay Area startups, which is $119,333. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.