Backend Developer Seattle, WA
Backend Developer salary in Seattle, WA
Typical pay
$188,100a year
Most Backend Developers earn $158k to $218k a year
From 1,084 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Backend Developer salary in Seattle, WA is $188,100 a year. Most job postings pay $157,500 to $218,000. From 1,084 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in Washington
Back to the whole USWashington
$188k typical, most $156k to $220k
| Seattle, WA | $188k | $158k to $218k | 1,084 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR | $166k | $134k to $217k | 20 |
| Bellingham, WA | – | – | 0 |
| Bremerton, WA | – | – | 0 |
| Kennewick, WA | – | – | 1 |
| Olympia, WA | – | – | 0 |
| Spokane, WA | – | – | 4 |
| Walla Walla, WA | – | – | 0 |
| Wenatchee, WA | – | – | 0 |
| Yakima, WA | – | – | 0 |
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 5 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
- Experienced 389 job postings$143k $190k
Typical: $162k
- Senior 471 job postings$177k $224k
Typical: $199k
- Lead or manager 49 job postings$201k $265k
Typical: $220k
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Senior: most postings pay $177k to $224k a year, typically $199k.
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $169k | – | $169k | $198k | – |
| Microsoft | $177k | – | $152k | $177k | – |
| Google LLC | $213k | – | $179k | $213k | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $188,100 a year for Backend Developer roles in Seattle, WA. 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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