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Backend/API Engineer

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

19

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$162,946

Median Salary

National Average

+25.0%

Growth

Growth 2021-2024 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

2

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$121,015

25th Percentile

$143,775

Median (50th)

$154,159

75th Percentile

$181,782

90th Percentile

$212,102

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Top Employers Hiring Backend/API Engineer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
Stripe, Inc. 14 $163,041 $90,022 - $241,050 100.0%
CBS Interactive, Inc. 2 $162,281 $155,000 - $169,562 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 14 $163,041 $90,022 - $241,050
Senior 2 $162,281 $155,000 - $169,562
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 16 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 16 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
South San Francisco CA 6 $191,670
Chicago IL 3 $136,732
Seattle WA 3 $160,173
San Francisco CA 2 $162,281
Humble TX 1 $90,022
New York NY 1 $151,819
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 4 $137,171 100.0%
FY 2022 3 $131,192 100.0%
FY 2023 2 $194,405 100.0%
FY 2024 5 $194,187 100.0%
FY 2025 2 $152,568 100.0%
Company Comparison - Backend/API Engineer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
Stripe, Inc. 14 $163,041 100.0%
CBS Interactive, Inc. 2 $162,281 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.