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Meta Backend Engineer Salary

The average Meta Backend Engineer earns $148,640 annually, which includes a base salary of $128,378 with a $20,262 bonus. This total compensation is $41,428 more than the US average for a Backend Engineer. Backend Engineer salaries at Meta can range from $80,000 - $300,000 with equity ranging from 60-60k.

The Engineering Department at Meta earns $41 more on average than the Design Department. Comparably data has a total of 61 salary records from Meta Backend Engineers.

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$148,640
Average Compensation
$128,378
avg. base
$20,262
avg. bonus
60-60k
equity range

Backend Engineer Salaries at Meta

Backend Engineers earn $304 more than Data Scientists, and $1,078 less than Sales Engineers.

Director of Engineering
$239k*
Group Engineering Manager
$215k*
$160k
Sales Engineer
$150k*
$148k
Scrum Master
$144k*
$129k
Senior QA
$127k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Meta by Department

The Engineering Department averages $41 more than the Design Department, and $38,133 less than the Legal Department

Legal
$177,928 Avg. total comp.
+$38k
Engineering
$139,795 Avg. total comp.
Design
$139,754 Avg. total comp.
-$41

Average Equity for Backend Engineer at Meta

The average Backend Engineer at Meta receives stock valued at a low of $60 to a high of $60k.

Recent Backend Engineer Salaries at Meta

Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$166,500 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$150,000 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$155,000 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$205,000 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$107,000 Salary + Bonus

Backend Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Backend Engineer at companies similar size to Meta reported making $123,753, while the average male Backend Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $124,793.

Backend Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Backend Engineer at companies similar size to Meta reported making $128,811, while the average African American/Black Backend Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $102,002.

How Backend Engineers at Meta Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Backend Engineers at Meta believe they're compensated fairly. 77% of Backend Engineers at Meta say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (84%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Meta

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