Backend Engineer salaries in California
Backend Engineer professionals in California earn $184.8–324.2K per year on average, based on 8 jobs. Backend Engineer roles in California pay 44% above the board-wide average of $142.2–212.2K for Backend Engineer jobs on Tech Jobs.
Average salary range
$184.8–324.2K
Based on 8 jobs · 44% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$161.8K
Average
$254.5K
75th percentile
$326.3K
Backend Engineer salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $187.6–334.8K | 7 | +47% |
Other top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California beyond Backend Engineer, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $163.4–257.9K · 35 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $153.9–241.7K · 23 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $172.3–278.7K · 23 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $176.5–256.8K · 15 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $182.2–268.2K · 15 jobs
DevOps Engineer
Avg. $131.4–190.5K · 10 jobs
Top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $163.9–247.8K · 91 jobs
AWS
Avg. $163.1–239.5K · 35 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $162.6–240.1K · 31 jobs
SQL
Avg. $162.1–238.6K · 27 jobs
Distributed Systems
Avg. $165.2–267K · 26 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $159.2–245.5K · 26 jobs
Other locations for Backend Engineer
Compare Backend Engineer salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $172.4–263.5K · 18 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $190–363.8K · 4 jobs
New York
Avg. $205–270K · 3 jobs
Backend Engineer salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.