Backend Developer New York
Backend Developer salary in New York
Typical pay
$187,500a year
Most Backend Developers earn $148k to $220k a year
From 1,045 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Backend Developer salary in New York is $187,500 a year. Most job postings pay $147,500 to $220,000. From 1,045 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in New York
Back to the whole USNew York
$188k typical, most $148k to $220k
| Albany, NY | $203k | $122k to $283k | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $185k | $148k to $217k | 1,131 |
| Buffalo, NY | $125k | $64k to $129k | 34 |
| Utica, NY | $114k | $90k to $187k | 11 |
| Syracuse, NY | $83k | $80k to $163k | 10 |
| Binghamton, NY | – | – | 2 |
| Elmira, NY | – | – | 0 |
| Glens Falls, NY | – | – | 0 |
| Ithaca, NY | – | – | 1 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | – | – | 4 |
| Rochester, NY | – | – | 7 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 13 job postings$76k $140k
Typical: $89k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 236 job postings$135k $213k
Typical: $164k
- Senior 548 job postings$167k $225k
Typical: $198k
- Lead or manager 75 job postings$151k $238k
Typical: $185k
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Senior: most postings pay $167k to $225k a year, typically $198k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $403k | – | $403k | $403k | – |
| Amazon | $197k | – | $186k | $218k | – |
| Google LLC | $213k | – | – | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $187,500 a year for Backend Developer roles in New York. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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