Yelp Backend Engineer Salaries in Chicago | Comparably
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Yelp Backend Engineer Salaries in Chicago

The average Yelp Backend Engineer in Chicago earns $147,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $122,000 with a $25,000 bonus. This total compensation is $39,791 more than the US average for a Backend Engineer. Backend Engineer salaries at Yelp in Chicago can range from $115,000 - $160,000 with equity ranging from 10-60k.

In Chicago, The Engineering Department at Yelp earns $8,453 more on average than the Marketing Department. Comparably data has a total of 11 salary records from Yelp Backend Engineers.

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$147,000
Average Compensation
$122,000
avg. base
$25,000
avg. bonus
10-60k
equity range

Backend Engineer Salaries at Yelp

In Chicago, Backend Engineers earn $6,250 more than Developers, and $8,387 less than Principal Engineers.

Director of Engineering
$188k*
Group Engineering Manager
$161k*
Principal Engineer
$155k*
$141k
Sales Engineer
$128k*
Lead Engineer
$122k*
Senior QA
$114k*
Data Scientist
$107k*
DevOps
$107k*
QA
$82k*
Jr Developer
$76k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Yelp by Department

In Chicago, The Engineering Department averages $8,453 more than the Marketing Department, and $795 less than the Product Department

Product
$111,980 Avg. total comp.
+$795
Engineering
$111,185 Avg. total comp.
Marketing
$102,732 Avg. total comp.
-$8k

Average Equity for Backend Engineer at Yelp

In Chicago, the average Backend Engineer at Yelp receives stock valued at a low of $10 to a high of $60k.

Recent Backend Engineer Salaries at Yelp

Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$120,000 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$140,000 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$118,000 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$143,000 Salary + Bonus
Backend Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$125,001 Salary + Bonus

Backend Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Backend Engineer at companies similar size to Yelp reported making $114,691, while the average male Backend Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $109,886.

Backend Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Backend Engineer at companies similar size to Yelp reported making $119,009, while the average African American/Black Backend Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $97,732.

How Backend Engineers at Yelp Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Backend Engineers at Yelp believe they're compensated fairly. 14% of Backend Engineers at Yelp say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (72%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Yelp

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