What is the average Backend Developer salary in Seattle?

The median midpoint of 14 live Backend Developer postings in Seattle is $207k a year. Half of them fall between $196k and $238k.

How does Backend Developer pay change with seniority?

senior postings $199k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Backend Developer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($539k), Databricks ($215k), Otter ($199k), Read AI ($195k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Backend Developer salary in Seattle

What employers are offering right now, from 14 live Backend Developer postings in Seattle that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$207k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$196k–$238k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$675k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$170k

$233k

$296k

$359k

$422k

$485k

$549k

$612k

Backend Developer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$199k	7

Top-paying companies for Backend Developer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	$539k	2
Databricks	$215k	3
Otter	$199k	2
Read AI	$195k	3

Highest-paying open Backend Developer jobs

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Anthropic

Research Engineer / Performance Engineer, RL Distributed Systems

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $500k – $850k/yr

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Anthropic

Staff+ Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $320k – $485k/yr

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OpenAI

Backend Software Engineer, Gov

Washington, DC · Seattle Full-time $207k – $385k/yr

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Stripe

Software Engineer, Backend

Seattle, WA $206k – $286k/yr

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Brex

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)

Seattle, Washington, United States $192k – $240k/yr

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Databricks

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Seattle, Washington $182k – $247k/yr

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Backend Developer salary: common questions

What is the average Backend Developer salary in Seattle?: The median midpoint of 14 live Backend Developer postings in Seattle is $207k a year. Half of them fall between $196k and $238k.
How does Backend Developer pay change with seniority?: senior postings $199k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Backend Developer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($539k), Databricks ($215k), Otter ($199k), Read AI ($195k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.