H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Backend Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Backend Engineer covers 143 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $185,994.

FY2026 certified median
$185,994
Total filings
143
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$151,712–$207,500
Top employer
SPOTIFY USA, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202439$179,999$161,000$202,800
FY202560$176,342$159,625$210,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)44$185,994$151,712$207,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Backend EngineerFY2024 $179,999; FY2025 $176,342; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,994$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$179,999FY2025$176,342FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$185,994Certified median offer, Senior Backend EngineerFY2024 $179,999; FY2025 $176,342; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,994$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$179,999FY2025$176,342FY2026*$185,994
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SPOTIFY USA, INC.12 filings
  2. Coupang Global LLC8 filings
  3. Zoom Communications, Inc.6 filings
  4. Thumbtack, Inc.4 filings
  5. Zoom Video Communications, Inc.4 filings
  6. AdAdapted, Inc.3 filings
  7. Atlassian US, Inc.3 filings
  8. Epic Games, Inc.3 filings
  9. Eversify Inc. dba Azura3 filings
  10. Hinge, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. New York25 filings
  2. San Francisco22 filings
  3. San Jose13 filings
  4. Los Angeles5 filings
  5. Austin5 filings
  6. Bellevue5 filings
  7. Seattle5 filings
  8. San Mateo3 filings
  9. Ann Arbor3 filings
  10. Dallas3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. SPOTIFY USA, INC. · Senior Backend Engineer12 filings
  2. Coupang Global LLC · Senior Backend Engineer8 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-1252$87,901$106,891$125,902$144,893
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746