Backend Salaries
Backend roles pay a median of $200,000 per year across 851 postings that disclose pay, ranging from $177,000 to $229,250.
Updated November 3, 2026
Salary over time
Median advertised salary by month, USD per year. The shaded band is the middle half of postings.
February 2026 – October 2026 $145,000 – $249,219
Months follow the date a posting was published, and count postings closed since — the table below counts only those open now. A month needs 30 postings with a salary to be shown; a missing month is a gap, not a guess. A dashed step means the month had at least 3× the postings of the one before, so part of that change is which postings are counted. The hollow point is the current month, still filling up. These are postings on freehire, not the whole job market.
| Level | Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | USD | hour | $27 | $40 | $52 | 7 |
| Intern | INR | year | ₹150,000 | ₹250,000 | ₹387,500 | 6 |
| Intern | RUB | month | RUB 31,250 | RUB 35,000 | RUB 51,875 | 6 |
| Intern | USD | year | $201,600 | $201,600 | $201,600 | 5 |
| Junior | EUR | year | €36,500 | €36,500 | €50,000 | 11 |
| Junior | TWD | month | NT$41,250 | NT$46,500 | NT$50,000 | 7 |
| Junior | RUB | month | RUB 50,000 | RUB 80,000 | RUB 100,000 | 7 |
| Junior | USD | month | $1,250 | $1,500 | $1,675 | 6 |
| Middle | USD | year | $129,740 | $137,500 | $185,250 | 23 |
| Middle | EUR | year | €42,500 | €45,000 | €52,125 | 14 |
| Middle | EUR | month | €3,550 | €4,000 | €4,887 | 12 |
| Middle | CAD | year | CA$144,400 | CA$158,000 | CA$158,000 | 9 |
| Middle | GBP | year | £47,500 | £63,500 | £80,575 | 7 |
| Middle | RUB | month | RUB 150,000 | RUB 160,000 | RUB 182,500 | 7 |
| Middle | PLN | month | PLN 14,000 | PLN 14,000 | PLN 18,500 | 5 |
| Senior | USD | year | $170,000 | $195,000 | $212,500 | 527 |
| Senior | EUR | year | €45,500 | €60,500 | €87,500 | 176 |
| Senior | GBP | year | £77,500 | £90,250 | £110,000 | 99 |
| Senior | EUR | month | €5,481 | €5,962 | €6,200 | 90 |
| Senior | CAD | year | CA$149,125 | CA$180,500 | CA$188,400 | 80 |
| Senior | INR | year | ₹1,150,000 | ₹2,000,000 | ₹3,000,000 | 59 |
| Senior | TWD | month | NT$60,000 | NT$75,000 | NT$92,500 | 30 |
| Senior | PLN | year | PLN 250,000 | PLN 300,000 | PLN 347,000 | 20 |
| Senior | USD | month | $2,000 | $4,500 | $4,875 | 19 |
| Senior | PLN | hour | PLN 141 | PLN 150 | PLN 160 | 18 |
| Senior | PLN | month | PLN 19,875 | PLN 23,878 | PLN 26,325 | 18 |
| Senior | SGD | month | SGD 7,500 | SGD 7,500 | SGD 8,750 | 17 |
| Senior | RUB | month | RUB 143,750 | RUB 200,000 | RUB 250,000 | 16 |
| Senior | USD | hour | $65 | $75 | $150 | 13 |
| Senior | TWD | year | NT$1,000,000 | NT$1,200,000 | NT$1,350,000 | 13 |
| Senior | MXN | month | MX$47,500 | MX$57,500 | MX$66,250 | 11 |
| Senior | JPY | year | ¥8,626,500 | ¥10,250,000 | ¥12,250,000 | 10 |
| Senior | EUR | day | €375 | €375 | €435 | 9 |
| Senior | PHP | month | ₱95,000 | ₱125,000 | ₱157,500 | 8 |
| Senior | GBP | day | £550 | £600 | £600 | 5 |
| Senior | CAD | hour | CA$50 | CA$86 | CA$96 | 5 |
| Lead | INR | year | ₹3,000,000 | ₹3,625,000 | ₹3,625,000 | 29 |
| Lead | EUR | year | €49,875 | €61,250 | €81,250 | 28 |
| Lead | USD | year | $177,500 | $212,500 | $230,000 | 25 |
| Lead | RUB | month | RUB 114,000 | RUB 200,000 | RUB 240,000 | 23 |
| Lead | GBP | year | £98,750 | £105,000 | £118,750 | 12 |
| Lead | EUR | month | €7,500 | €7,692 | €8,116 | 9 |
| Staff | USD | year | $206,500 | $230,000 | $254,750 | 246 |
| Staff | CAD | year | CA$198,500 | CA$211,000 | CA$211,000 | 30 |
| Staff | GBP | year | £117,016 | £141,250 | £163,625 | 14 |
| Staff | EUR | year | €101,071 | €121,000 | €129,360 | 12 |
| Staff | INR | year | ₹4,359,977 | ₹4,469,954 | ₹8,319,650 | 7 |
| Principal | USD | year | $192,500 | $215,450 | $236,500 | 21 |
| Principal | CAD | year | CA$130,000 | CA$163,000 | CA$190,000 | 5 |
| C-level | RUB | month | RUB 88,680 | RUB 100,000 | RUB 151,000 | 8 |
| All levels | USD | year | $177,000 | $200,000 | $229,250 | 851 |
| All levels | EUR | year | €45,000 | €60,000 | €88,750 | 243 |
| All levels | GBP | year | £77,750 | £95,000 | £115,000 | 135 |
| All levels | CAD | year | CA$158,000 | CA$183,000 | CA$200,000 | 126 |
| All levels | EUR | month | €5,100 | €5,950 | €6,375 | 115 |
| All levels | INR | year | ₹1,300,000 | ₹2,750,000 | ₹3,631,250 | 108 |
| All levels | RUB | month | RUB 91,212 | RUB 150,000 | RUB 205,515 | 68 |
| All levels | TWD | month | NT$50,000 | NT$64,000 | NT$80,000 | 38 |
| All levels | USD | month | $1,625 | $2,250 | $4,650 | 34 |
| All levels | PLN | month | PLN 14,500 | PLN 23,000 | PLN 28,600 | 31 |
| All levels | SGD | month | SGD 7,375 | SGD 7,750 | SGD 10,000 | 27 |
| All levels | PLN | year | PLN 250,000 | PLN 319,000 | PLN 368,000 | 27 |
| All levels | USD | hour | $49 | $65 | $88 | 23 |
| All levels | PLN | hour | PLN 141 | PLN 150 | PLN 175 | 19 |
| All levels | MXN | month | MX$30,625 | MX$47,500 | MX$61,250 | 18 |
| All levels | TWD | year | NT$1,000,000 | NT$1,200,000 | NT$1,390,000 | 15 |
| All levels | JPY | year | ¥8,500,000 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥12,500,000 | 13 |
| All levels | EUR | day | €375 | €375 | €440 | 11 |
| All levels | CAD | hour | CA$38 | CA$55 | CA$85 | 10 |
| All levels | PHP | month | ₱57,500 | ₱110,000 | ₱143,750 | 10 |
| All levels | GBP | day | £550 | £600 | £600 | 9 |
| All levels | AUD | year | A$100,000 | A$135,000 | A$157,500 | 7 |
| All levels | RUR | month | RUR 135,000 | RUR 170,000 | RUR 205,000 | 6 |
| All levels | BRL | month | R$4,500 | R$14,750 | R$15,000 | 5 |
| All levels | EUR | hour | €65 | €98 | €98 | 5 |
| All levels | MYR | month | MYR 8,000 | MYR 11,000 | MYR 12,500 | 5 |
| All levels | KZT | month | KZT 1,000,000 | KZT 1,050,000 | KZT 1,175,000 | 5 |