Abbott backend engineering salaries

Across 20 open backend engineering postings at Abbott that state a range, the middle half pays $117k–$150k a year, with a median of $149k. The lowest posted floor is $51k and the highest ceiling $261k. This is base pay as posted by Abbott, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 17 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$51k
25th percentile$117k
Median$149k
75th percentile$150k
Highest ceiling$261k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Abbott

Engineering leadership$224k
Public policy$150k
Data science$149k
Backend engineering$149k
Management$149k
Marketing$149k
Hardware engineering$142k

Postings with a stated range: Engineering leadership 7 · Product management 21 · Public policy 23 · Data science 5 · Backend engineering 20 · Management 46 · Marketing 73 · Hardware engineering 16

Backend engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Senior8$117k$117k–$139k
Staff and principal8$150k$149k–$170k

Best-paid open backend engineering roles

Staff Engineer, Software
SylmarStaff and principal
$114k–$228kAug 6
$114k–$228kSep 1
Sr. Staff Software Architect
ChicagoStaff and principal
$113k–$227kJul 28
$100k–$200kAug 17
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco · AlamedaSenior
$100k–$200kAug 19

24 backend engineering roles open at Abbott now

20 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Abbott pay for backend engineering roles?

The median of the 20 posted ranges is $149k a year; the middle half sits between $117k and $150k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Staff and principal roles have the highest median here: $150k a year across 8 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 20 open postings on Abbott's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 17 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0