Back-End Developer Salary

The average backend developer salary in the United States is $128,680 per year, or $61.87 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $5,530 and goes up to $19,774 per month, or about $237,292 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$61.87$2,475$10,723$128,680

The top-paying states for backend devs are Washington at $222,204 per year, Delaware at $179,941, and the District of Columbia at $179,334. The lowest-paying area is Arkansas, with an average salary of $71,045 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$31.90$44.15$61.96$85.59$114.08
Weekly$1,276$1,766$2,478$3,424$4,563
Monthly$5,530$7,652$10,739$14,835$19,774
Annual$66,354$91,824$128,871$178,022$237,292

Historical and Future Estimated Salary

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$63,578$123,823$242,715
2023$64,850$125,680$245,870
2024$66,147$127,565$249,066
2025$67,470$129,479$252,304
2026$68,819$131,421$255,584
2027$70,196$133,392$258,907
2028$71,600$135,393$262,273
2029$73,032$137,424$265,682

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$44.55$7,722$92,660
Alaska$75.70$13,121$157,456
Arizona$54.09$9,375$112,504
Arkansas$34.16$5,920$71,045
California$82.29$14,264$171,167
Colorado$66.74$11,569$138,826
Connecticut$73.21$12,690$152,274
Delaware$86.51$14,995$179,941
District of Columbia$86.22$14,945$179,334
Florida$63.96$11,086$133,037
Georgia$66.84$11,585$139,023
Hawaii$61.00$10,573$126,870
Idaho$54.23$9,400$112,799
Illinois$68.57$11,886$142,631
Indiana$55.43$9,608$115,292
Iowa$56.77$9,840$118,080
Kansas$56.90$9,863$118,359
Kentucky$52.50$9,099$109,191
Louisiana$47.36$8,208$98,498
Maine$50.12$8,688$104,255
Maryland$82.10$14,231$170,773
Massachusetts$72.99$12,651$151,815
Michigan$66.14$11,464$137,563
Minnesota$70.60$12,237$146,846
Mississippi$50.41$8,738$104,862
Missouri$64.76$11,224$134,693
Montana$46.42$8,046$96,547
Nebraska$56.77$9,840$118,080
Nevada$51.87$8,990$107,879
New Hampshire$63.80$11,059$132,709
New Jersey$69.57$12,059$144,714
New Mexico$56.58$9,807$117,686
New York$64.02$11,097$133,168
North Carolina$61.99$10,745$128,937
North Dakota$59.91$10,384$124,607
Ohio$69.14$11,984$143,812
Oklahoma$59.84$10,372$124,460
Oregon$56.10$9,724$116,686
Pennsylvania$68.78$11,921$143,057
Puerto Rico$39.48$6,843$82,115
South Carolina$64.20$11,127$133,529
South Dakota$41.03$7,112$85,346
Tennessee$56.67$9,824$117,883
Texas$68.38$11,853$142,237
Utah$54.15$9,386$112,635
Vermont$56.67$9,822$117,867
Virginia$80.24$13,909$166,903
Washington$106.83$18,517$222,204
West Virginia$52.57$9,112$109,339
Wisconsin$50.56$8,764$105,173
Wyoming$48.59$8,421$101,057

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$55.70$2,228$9,656$115,866
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$64.28$2,571$11,142$133,709
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$56.97$2,279$9,876$118,506
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$61.37$2,455$10,638$127,658
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$80.44$3,218$13,943$167,313
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$74.64$2,986$12,938$155,259
Appleton, WI(0011540)$48.85$1,954$8,468$101,614
Asheville, NC(0011700)$66.94$2,678$11,603$139,236
Athens-Clarke County, GA(0012020)$48.54$1,942$8,413$100,958
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$71.85$2,874$12,454$149,453
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ(0012100)$53.79$2,152$9,323$111,881
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$55.91$2,236$9,691$116,292
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$69.41$2,776$12,031$144,369
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$77.66$3,107$13,462$161,540
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$81.91$3,276$14,197$170,363
Barnstable Town, MA(0070900)$61.85$2,474$10,720$128,642
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$49.82$1,993$8,635$103,615
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$67.81$2,712$11,753$141,040
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$48.85$1,954$8,468$101,614
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$46.30$1,852$8,025$96,301
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$41.58$1,663$7,206$86,477
Bloomington, IL(0014010)$56.29$2,252$9,757$117,080
Boise City, ID(0014260)$60.21$2,409$10,437$125,247
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$75.16$3,006$13,027$156,325
Boulder, CO(0014500)$67.90$2,716$11,770$141,237
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA(0014740)$54.04$2,162$9,367$112,406
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$80.47$3,219$13,948$167,378
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX(0015180)$53.43$2,137$9,262$111,143
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$56.14$2,246$9,731$116,768
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$55.45$2,218$9,612$115,341
Canton-Massillon, OH(0015940)$53.87$2,155$9,337$112,045
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$59.74$2,390$10,355$124,263
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area(3600001)$46.24$1,850$8,016$96,186
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$56.46$2,258$9,787$117,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area(3600006)$57.55$2,302$9,975$119,704
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800002)$51.27$2,051$8,886$106,633
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$49.56$1,983$8,591$103,090
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300002)$58.34$2,334$10,112$121,344
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$59.38$2,375$10,292$123,508
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$49.63$1,985$8,602$103,222
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$68.96$2,758$11,953$143,434
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$68.78$2,751$11,921$143,057
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$60.08$2,403$10,414$124,968
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$69.02$2,761$11,964$143,566
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$62.73$2,509$10,873$130,478
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$68.68$2,747$11,904$142,844
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$53.62$2,145$9,295$111,536
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$54.98$2,199$9,530$114,357
Columbia, MO(0017860)$57.54$2,302$9,974$119,687
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$59.77$2,391$10,361$124,328
Columbus, OH(0018140)$66.20$2,648$11,475$137,694
Corvallis, OR(0018700)$64.45$2,578$11,171$134,054
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$84.97$3,399$14,729$176,743
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$71.66$2,867$12,422$149,060
Danbury, CT(0072850)$64.48$2,579$11,177$134,119
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL(0019300)$37.59$1,503$6,515$78,179
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$50.00$2,000$8,667$104,009
Dayton, OH(0019380)$52.77$2,111$9,147$109,765
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$61.42$2,457$10,646$127,756
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$73.19$2,927$12,685$152,225
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$62.19$2,487$10,779$129,347
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$68.79$2,751$11,923$143,074
Dothan, AL(0020020)$39.64$1,586$6,872$82,459
Duluth, MN-WI(0020260)$57.64$2,305$9,990$119,884
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$66.96$2,679$11,607$139,285
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600002)$38.74$1,549$6,714$80,573
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area(4900006)$49.50$1,980$8,580$102,959
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$82.39$3,295$14,280$171,364
Eau Claire, WI(0020740)$46.85$1,874$8,121$97,449
El Paso, TX(0021340)$54.59$2,183$9,461$113,537
Elkhart-Goshen, IN(0021140)$48.47$1,939$8,402$100,827
Eugene, OR(0021660)$52.00$2,080$9,013$108,158
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$63.61$2,545$11,026$132,315
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$55.81$2,232$9,673$116,079
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO(0022220)$38.07$1,523$6,600$79,196
Fond du Lac, WI(0022540)$51.24$2,050$8,882$106,584
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$60.71$2,428$10,523$126,280
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$48.87$1,955$8,471$101,647
Fresno, CA(0023420)$66.56$2,662$11,537$138,449
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$57.23$2,289$9,921$119,048
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$62.53$2,501$10,838$130,052
Greeley, CO(0024540)$54.76$2,190$9,492$113,898
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$49.10$1,964$8,510$102,123
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$60.18$2,407$10,430$125,165
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$49.93$1,997$8,655$103,861
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$65.21$2,609$11,304$135,644
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$60.84$2,434$10,545$126,542
Harrisonburg, VA(0025500)$77.25$3,090$13,391$160,687
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$75.65$3,026$13,113$157,358
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$52.76$2,111$9,146$109,749
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$52.32$2,093$9,069$108,830
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$61.54$2,462$10,667$128,002
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$65.15$2,606$11,293$135,513
Jackson, MS(0027140)$56.53$2,261$9,799$117,588
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$68.19$2,728$11,820$141,844
Janesville-Beloit, WI(0027500)$53.97$2,159$9,355$112,258
Jefferson City, MO(0027620)$52.81$2,112$9,154$109,847
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$60.55$2,422$10,496$125,952
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$38.29$1,532$6,637$79,638
Kennewick-Richland, WA(0028420)$79.01$3,160$13,695$164,344
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$56.62$2,265$9,814$117,768
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA(0028700)$59.25$2,370$10,269$123,230
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$63.28$2,531$10,969$131,626
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN(0029100)$47.79$1,912$8,283$99,400
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$57.76$2,311$10,012$120,146
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$58.61$2,345$10,160$121,918
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$54.51$2,180$9,448$113,373
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$64.86$2,594$11,242$134,906
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$51.73$2,069$8,967$107,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$43.99$1,760$7,625$91,496
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$61.56$2,462$10,670$128,035
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$44.26$1,771$7,672$92,070
Logan, UT-ID(0030860)$71.21$2,849$12,344$148,125
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$77.10$3,084$13,363$160,359
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$59.08$2,363$10,240$122,885
Lubbock, TX(0031180)$44.87$1,795$7,778$93,332
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$85.23$3,409$14,774$177,284
Madison, WI(0031540)$51.64$2,066$8,952$107,420
Manchester, NH(0074950)$69.64$2,786$12,072$144,861
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$52.58$2,103$9,114$109,372
Medford, OR(0032780)$52.80$2,112$9,151$109,814
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$60.53$2,421$10,492$125,903
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$56.14$2,246$9,731$116,768
Midland, TX(0033260)$55.96$2,238$9,699$116,391
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$49.25$1,970$8,536$102,434
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$73.12$2,925$12,674$152,094
Missoula, MT(0033540)$43.33$1,733$7,511$90,134
Mobile, AL(0033660)$45.30$1,812$7,852$94,218
Modesto, CA(0033700)$71.75$2,870$12,437$149,240
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$43.27$1,731$7,500$90,003
Morgantown, WV(0034060)$55.29$2,212$9,584$115,013
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700004)$59.99$2,399$10,398$124,771
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC(0034820)$54.88$2,195$9,512$114,144
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$53.79$2,152$9,323$111,881
New Haven, CT(0075700)$69.76$2,790$12,091$145,091
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$50.90$2,036$8,823$105,878
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$65.16$2,606$11,294$135,530
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$51.30$2,052$8,892$106,698
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$59.30$2,372$10,279$123,344
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$68.34$2,733$11,845$142,139
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$49.90$1,996$8,650$103,796
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$47.00$1,880$8,147$97,760
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800001)$46.52$1,861$8,063$96,760
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area(5000002)$55.12$2,205$9,554$114,652
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800003)$44.47$1,779$7,708$92,496
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700001)$47.33$1,893$8,204$98,449
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$64.35$2,574$11,153$133,840
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$54.93$2,197$9,522$114,259
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$61.33$2,453$10,631$127,576
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$70.30$2,812$12,185$146,222
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$73.40$2,936$12,722$152,668
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI(0036780)$50.85$2,034$8,814$105,764
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$66.22$2,649$11,479$137,744
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$74.30$2,972$12,878$154,537
Panama City, FL(0037460)$91.04$3,642$15,781$189,371
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$61.37$2,455$10,638$127,658
Peoria, IL(0037900)$66.87$2,675$11,591$139,088
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$77.24$3,090$13,388$160,654
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$55.11$2,205$9,553$114,636
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$65.53$2,621$11,358$136,300
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$74.30$2,972$12,879$154,554
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$51.05$2,042$8,848$106,174
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$57.88$2,315$10,033$120,392
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$63.45$2,538$10,998$131,971
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$59.88$2,395$10,380$124,558
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$47.68$1,907$8,264$99,171
Racine, WI(0039540)$49.89$1,995$8,647$103,763
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$75.97$3,039$13,168$158,014
Rapid City, SD(0039660)$38.26$1,531$6,632$79,589
Reading, PA(0039740)$53.76$2,150$9,318$111,815
Reno, NV(0039900)$50.98$2,039$8,837$106,042
Richmond, VA(0040060)$76.06$3,042$13,183$158,194
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$65.59$2,624$11,369$136,432
Roanoke, VA(0040220)$68.43$2,737$11,861$142,336
Rochester, NY(0040380)$56.86$2,275$9,856$118,277
Rockford, IL(0040420)$68.05$2,722$11,796$141,548
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$66.74$2,670$11,569$138,826
Salem, OR(0041420)$60.98$2,439$10,570$126,838
Salinas, CA(0041500)$66.33$2,653$11,496$137,957
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$58.64$2,346$10,164$121,967
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$61.49$2,460$10,659$127,904
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$74.54$2,982$12,920$155,046
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$96.18$3,847$16,671$200,047
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$100.31$4,012$17,387$208,641
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$35.50$1,420$6,153$73,833
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$63.07$2,523$10,932$131,184
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA(0042100)$72.10$2,884$12,498$149,978
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$77.54$3,101$13,440$161,278
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$72.70$2,908$12,601$151,208
Savannah, GA(0042340)$65.12$2,605$11,287$135,448
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$62.45$2,498$10,825$129,904
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$112.12$4,485$19,434$233,208
Sheboygan, WI(0043100)$47.98$1,919$8,316$99,794
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA(0043340)$39.93$1,597$6,921$83,050
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$43.81$1,753$7,595$91,135
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$56.62$2,265$9,814$117,768
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500003)$39.68$1,587$6,878$82,541
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700001)$48.44$1,937$8,395$100,745
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$44.11$1,765$7,647$91,758
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700004)$57.75$2,310$10,011$120,130
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900004)$63.57$2,543$11,018$132,217
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area(4200003)$56.92$2,277$9,866$118,392
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area(5000001)$59.94$2,398$10,389$124,673
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800002)$47.94$1,918$8,309$99,712
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$46.50$1,860$8,059$96,711
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$51.34$2,053$8,898$106,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$53.84$2,153$9,332$111,979
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$46.33$1,853$8,031$96,366
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$61.14$2,445$10,597$127,166
Springfield, IL(0044100)$69.56$2,782$12,057$144,681
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$64.46$2,579$11,174$134,086
Springfield, MO(0044180)$56.59$2,264$9,809$117,703
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$63.17$2,527$10,950$131,397
St. George, UT(0041100)$40.55$1,622$7,029$84,345
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$71.49$2,860$12,392$148,699
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$66.33$2,653$11,496$137,957
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$57.51$2,300$9,968$119,622
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$56.22$2,249$9,744$116,932
Toledo, OH(0045780)$61.76$2,470$10,705$128,461
Topeka, KS(0045820)$52.16$2,086$9,041$108,486
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$66.37$2,655$11,505$138,055
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$49.11$1,965$8,513$102,156
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$56.19$2,247$9,739$116,866
Tuscaloosa, AL(0046220)$48.46$1,938$8,400$100,794
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$63.88$2,555$11,073$132,873
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$45.22$1,809$7,838$94,054
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA(0046700)$75.42$3,017$13,072$156,866
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$74.24$2,970$12,869$154,422
Waco, TX(0047380)$63.67$2,547$11,036$132,430
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$85.38$3,415$14,800$177,596
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA(0047940)$57.96$2,318$10,046$120,556
Wausau, WI(0048140)$47.85$1,914$8,294$99,532
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$64.71$2,588$11,216$134,595
West Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000004)$42.84$1,713$7,425$89,101
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$70.18$2,807$12,165$145,976
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500004)$52.67$2,107$9,129$109,552
Wichita, KS(0048620)$53.35$2,134$9,247$110,962
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$49.95$1,998$8,658$103,894
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$60.51$2,421$10,489$125,870
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$60.56$2,422$10,497$125,968
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$53.51$2,140$9,274$111,290