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Backend Engineer: H-1B salaries

230 labor condition applications used the job title Backend Engineer. Median offered base salary $146,307; middle half $121,322–$175,576.

Applications (LCAs)230

Median offered salary$146,307

Middle half of salaries$121,322–$175,576

10th–90th percentile$106,407–$200,463

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Stripe, Inc.	20	$179,982
Spotify USA, Inc.	6	$190,000
Fetch Rewards, Inc.	6	$125,000
TikTok Inc.	6	$123,947
MerQube, Inc.	5	$143,000
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC	5	$170,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	4	$176,900
Antra, Inc.	4	$114,750
Barclays Services Corp.	4	$121,800
Zoom Communications, Inc.	4	$143,122
INSPYR Solutions, LLC	4	$132,579
Plaud Inc.	4	$175,000
Unit21, Inc.	3	$175,000
Lendbuzz, Inc.	3	$151,000
Atlassian US, Inc.	3	$147,500
Econtenti Inc	3	$126,090
Finster AI Inc.	3	$230,000
Orderbook, Inc.	2	$250,000
Pioneer Consulting LLC	2	$94,016
Clarifai, Inc.	2	$131,828
Pinterest, Inc.	2	$147,244
One Concern, Inc.	2	$133,244
Kunai Inc.	2	$170,000
Archipelago Analytics, Inc.	2	$115,000
RNBW Holdings LLC	2	$192,500
Infobahn Softworld Inc.	2	$104,926
Robinhood Markets, Inc.	2	$140,750
Awes.me, Inc.	2	$165,000
Finfare, Inc.	2	$120,550
Transnational Software Services Inc	2	$132,579
Epic Games, Inc.	2	$165,750
SRS Consulting, Inc.	2	$110,000
Sujitech, LLC	2	—
Nammu21, Inc.	2	$150,000
Manifold Labs, Inc.	2	$132,500
Anuttacon LLC	2	$250,000
Superscript, Inc.	2	$161,166
Qualified Health PBC	2	$174,000
Acetech Group Corporation	2	$112,923
Doss Inc.	2	$215,000
Eigen Incorporated	2	$187,500
Gnosis Companies, LLC	2	$115,000
Counter Inc.	2	$155,000
Team Labs, Inc.	1	$133,390
Turnstile Software Inc.	1	$175,000
Caprus IT Inc	1	$78,749
Databricks, Inc.	1	$134,992
Mode Analytics Inc.	1	$200,000
Flexton, Inc	1	$141,378
Ethos Technologies Inc.	1	$148,716
HiHello, Inc.	1	—
Natural Language Labs Inc.	1	$88,000
HCHK Technologies, Inc.	1	$80,000
Hyper Labs, Inc.	1	$179,000
Linea Labs, Inc.	1	—
Salesforce, Inc.	1	$155,000
SolutionSoft, Inc.	1	$84,000
One Market Inc.	1	$110,000
Epitec, Inc.	1	$106,642
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	1	$170,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$125,000
Level II (qualified)	$140,000
Level III (experienced)	$168,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$188,243

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	51	$140,000
FY2024	48	$140,000
FY2025	64	$146,307
FY2026	57	$160,000

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).