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Backend Software Engineer: H-1B salaries

282 labor condition applications used the job title Backend Software Engineer. Median offered base salary $167,648; middle half $139,250–$200,000.

Applications (LCAs)282

Median offered salary$167,648

Middle half of salaries$139,250–$200,000

10th–90th percentile$110,000–$238,000

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
ByteDance Inc.	78	$164,680
TikTok Inc.	47	$210,400
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC	22	$188,210
Atlassian US, Inc.	17	$167,297
DBD Ventures, LLC	4	$93,236
Egan-Jones Ratings Company	4	$89,950
Finfare, Inc.	4	$127,500
Included Health Inc.	4	$174,636
Turing Video	4	$179,000
Fancycom Inc.	4	$135,000
Nokia of America Corporation	4	$106,050
Digital Manufacturing Systems Inc.	4	$125,000
Sema4 Opco, Inc.	3	$110,000
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	3	$125,008
Next Insurance, Inc.	3	$126,500
Grantd Equity Inc.	3	$122,500
LangChain Inc.	3	$187,574
Cboe Global Markets Inc	2	$151,000
MNTN, Inc.	2	$170,000
Wynd Technologies Inc.	2	—
Envoy Inc.	2	$211,054
Moloco, Inc.	2	$140,572
O.C. Tanner Company	2	$115,000
Arcade Research Inc.	2	$122,750
Orderbook, Inc.	2	$165,000
PayPal, Inc.	2	$100,500
Uber Technologies, Inc.	2	$191,200
DocuSign Inc.	2	$203,150
Komprise, Inc.	2	$110,000
RNBW Holdings LLC	1	$150,000
Lasso Labs Inc.	1	$180,000
Momentive, Inc.	1	$167,149
Radian Group Inc.	1	$125,000
Shriram Technologies, Inc.	1	$80,101
Fermata Discovery Inc.	1	$93,600
Kohler Company	1	$141,378
Hearsay Social, Inc.	1	$135,900
AFE, Inc.	1	$67,000
Arc Boat Company	1	$140,000
Afficiency, Inc.	1	$112,000
Entos, Inc.	1	$95,000
Fusus, INC.	1	$120,000
Crossbeam, Inc.	1	$147,481
Eigen Labs, Inc.	1	$182,312
Layr Labs, Inc.	1	$182,312
LeyLine Technologies, Inc.	1	$150,000
InMoment, Inc.	1	$145,000
Buzz Solutions Inc	1	$157,500
AlgebraIT LLC	1	$105,997
IBM Corporation	1	$208,570
Sibros Technologies Inc.	1	$199,534
TigerEye Labs, Inc.	1	$205,000
Common Room, Inc.	1	$180,000
American Wagering, Inc.	1	$200,000
Confluent, Inc.	1	$190,000
Rothur Tech Inc.	1	$90,000
Fireworks.ai, Inc.	1	$206,000
TIFIN Payroll Inc.	1	$101,670
Chikku, Inc.	1	$112,299
Doxel, Inc.	1	$165,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$138,000
Level II (qualified)	$163,000
Level III (experienced)	$186,287
Level IV (fully competent)	$212,857

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	63	$174,121
FY2024	62	$173,707
FY2025	76	$163,000
FY2026	69	$175,000

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).