H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Backend Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Backend Engineer covers 35 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $264,514.

FY2026 certified median
$264,514
Total filings
35
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$235,400–$287,340
Top employer
Coupang Global LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$208,260$178,475$227,873
FY202517$190,486$180,710$201,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$264,514$235,400$287,340

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Backend EngineerFY2024 $208,260; FY2025 $190,486; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $264,514$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$208,260FY2025$190,486FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$264,514Certified median offer, Staff Backend EngineerFY2024 $208,260; FY2025 $190,486; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $264,514$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$208,260FY2025$190,486FY2026*$264,514
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Coupang Global LLC21 filings
  2. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA, LLC2 filings
  3. Foundation Robotics Labs, Inc.2 filings
  4. Included Health Inc.2 filings
  5. Awes.me, Inc.1 filings
  6. Cambly, Inc.1 filings
  7. Foundation Future Industries, Inc.1 filings
  8. Reddit, Inc.1 filings
  9. Shipwell Inc.1 filings
  10. SPOTIFY USA, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle15 filings
  2. San Francisco9 filings
  3. Mountain View6 filings
  4. Los Angeles1 filings
  5. San Mateo1 filings
  6. Santa Clara1 filings
  7. Sunnyvale1 filings
  8. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Coupang Global LLC · Staff Backend Engineer21 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
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