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Backend Software Engineer - Trust and Safety at TikTok Inc.: H-1B salaries
12 labor condition applications for the job title Backend Software Engineer - Trust and Safety at TikTok Inc.. Median offered base salary $205,000; middle half $185,500–$300,750.
Applications (LCAs)12
Median offered salary$205,000
Middle half of salaries$185,500–$300,750
10th–90th percentile$166,600–$368,844
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $205,000 |
| FY2024 | 2 | $179,000 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $190,000 |
| FY2026 | 2 | $291,320 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $376,160 Level III | San Jose, CA | May 1, 2026 | May 11, 2026 | Certified |
| $206,480 Level III | Bellevue, WA | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | Certified |
| $190,000 Level II | San Jose, CA | Feb 21, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | Certified |
| $166,000 | San Jose, CA | Jan 30, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Certified |
| $172,000 | San Jose, CA | Jan 23, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 | Certified |
| $303,000 Level IV | Bellevue, WA | Dec 5, 2024 | Jun 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $378,750 Level IV | Bellevue, WA | Nov 20, 2024 | May 22, 2025 | Certified |
| $205,000 Level II | Bellevue, WA | Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 19, 2024 | Certified |
| $153,000 Level I | San Jose, CA | Apr 15, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $205,000 Level IV | Mountain View, CA | Nov 17, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 | Certified |
| $300,000 Level III | Bellevue, WA | Oct 20, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | Certified |
| $205,000 Level III | Mountain View, CA | Oct 5, 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | Certified |
Other jobs at TikTok Inc.
- Software Engineer$175,000
- Machine Learning Engineer$200,000
- Machine Learning Scientist$245,875
- Backend Software Engineer$210,400
- Product Manager$183,146
- Data Scientist$163,322
- Data Engineer$148,700
- Software Development Engineer in Test$159,000
- Data Engineer, E-Commerce$200,000
- Data Engineer - Data Platform$221,500
- Software Engineer, Recommendation Infrastructure$230,000
- Research Scientist$205,920
- Frontend Engineer$189,840
- Marketing Manager$230,000
- Senior Software Engineer$240,000
- Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy$220,000
- Software Engineer - E-commerce Recommendation Infrastructure$237,000
- Software Engineer - Recommendation Developer Infrastructure$225,500
- Machine Learning Manager$366,156
- Product Manager - Senior$350,254
- Technical Program Manager$240,000
- Senior Backend Software Engineer$258,680
- Senior Data Scientist$264,440
- Engineering Manager$370,011
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).