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Software Engineer, Backend: H-1B salaries

134 labor condition applications used the job title Software Engineer, Backend. Median offered base salary $160,000; middle half $135,283–$187,806.

Applications (LCAs)134

Median offered salary$160,000

Middle half of salaries$135,283–$187,806

10th–90th percentile$115,701–$220,000

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Motive Technologies, Inc.	11	$207,900
Tinder LLC	11	$149,365
DoorDash, Inc.	10	$176,000
Match Group LLC	7	$135,283
Character Technologies Inc.	5	$235,000
TikTok Inc.	4	$234,450
Snorkel AI, Inc.	4	$186,000
MagicCube, Inc.	3	$140,036
Narravance, Inc.	3	$100,250
Turo, Inc.	2	$160,500
Plaid Inc.	2	$186,500
Genies, Inc.	2	$167,500
Iterable, Inc.	2	$157,539
Engineering Square, LLC	2	$98,438
Personalis, Inc.	2	$150,000
Zora Labs Inc.	2	$160,000
Match Group Americas, LLC	2	$125,471
Pure Storage, Inc.	2	$181,000
Verkada, Inc	2	$150,000
Harvey AI Corporation	2	$203,456
eBay Inc.	1	$129,000
Rize Money, Inc.	1	$135,000
OpenAdvisor Technologies, Inc.	1	$160,000
Kohler Company	1	$109,283
Jitterbit, Inc.	1	$125,595
The Wonderful Company, LLC	1	$100,000
Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.	1	$160,000
U.S. Bank National Association	1	$135,000
Artera, Inc.	1	$120,000
Hopper USA Inc	1	$190,000
Hashflow Foundation	1	$220,000
Lumen Energy, Inc.	1	$141,378
Sumo Logic Inc.	1	$142,000
Nextdoor, Inc.	1	$169,600
HiHello, Inc.	1	$115,750
Fisker Group Inc.	1	$112,065
Edelman Financial Engines, LLC	1	$115,586
Finfare, Inc.	1	$135,000
ActionIQ	1	$165,000
Formagrid, Inc.	1	$184,662
fuboTV Media Inc	1	$160,000
dYdX Trading, Inc.	1	—
Hims, Inc.	1	$160,000
Neutron Holdings Inc.	1	$150,000
Match LLC	1	$115,000
Procore Technologies, Inc.	1	$128,502
ShopperTrak RCT Corporation	1	$81,744
Ascension Health Alliance	1	$101,192
Sperta, Inc.	1	$135,283
Squarespace, Inc.	1	$220,000
Cohesity, Inc.	1	$172,931
Evolution IQ	1	$175,000
Galileo Financial Technologies	1	$160,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	1	$173,600
Vanta Inc.	1	$163,000
Commure, Inc.	1	$148,903
X Corp.	1	$265,000
Bright Vision Technologies	1	$123,656
Hayden AI Technologies, Inc.	1	$155,605
BILL Operations LLC	1	$164,140

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$147,836
Level II (qualified)	$160,000
Level III (experienced)	$180,960
Level IV (fully competent)	$214,256

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	37	$150,000
FY2024	20	$160,500
FY2025	37	$164,000
FY2026	34	$168,500

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).