H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Backend Engineer

Occupation profile for Backend Engineer covers 172 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.

FY2026 certified median
$160,000
Total filings
172
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$136,734–$191,000
Top employer
Stripe, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202448$140,000$120,000$166,057
FY202567$146,307$128,001$172,931
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)57$160,000$136,734$191,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Backend EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $146,307; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$146,307FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,000Certified median offer, Backend EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $146,307; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$140,000FY2025$146,307FY2026*$160,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Stripe, Inc.15 filings
  2. Fetch Rewards, Inc.6 filings
  3. TikTok Inc.6 filings
  4. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC5 filings
  5. Barclays Services Corp.4 filings
  6. INSPYR Solutions, LLC4 filings
  7. PLAUD INC.4 filings
  8. Zoom Communications, Inc.4 filings
  9. Atlassian US, Inc.3 filings
  10. ECONTENTI INC3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco23 filings
  2. New York21 filings
  3. San Jose12 filings
  4. Sunnyvale10 filings
  5. Austin8 filings
  6. Bellevue8 filings
  7. Palo Alto6 filings
  8. Seattle5 filings
  9. Irvine4 filings
  10. Santa Clara4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Stripe, Inc. · Backend Engineer15 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080