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Backend Developer: job description, salary and skills in United States

Reference estimate Updated November 2026
Median salary
125 000.00 USD

Salary range (gross annual)

90 000.00 USD Junior (P10)
125 000.00 USD Median
160 000.00 USD Senior (P90)
Entry levelMarketExpert

Source: Reference estimate · sample ≥ 30 (GDPR).

Most in-demand skills

  • Node.jsDocumented skill
  • PythonDocumented skill
  • JavaDocumented skill
  • SQLDocumented skill
  • PostgreSQLDocumented skill
  • REST APIDocumented skill
  • DockerDocumented skill
  • RedisDocumented skill
  • GitDocumented skill

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