Adobe backend engineering salaries

Across 20 open backend engineering postings at Adobe that state a range, the middle half pays $198k–$230k a year, with a median of $198k. The lowest posted floor is $76k and the highest ceiling $361k. This is base pay as posted by Adobe, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 12 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$76k
25th percentile$198k
Median$198k
75th percentile$230k
Highest ceiling$361k

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

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Adobe

Engineering leadership$296k
Industrial engineering$230k
Sales$210k
Security$203k
Data science$198k
Backend engineering$198k

Postings with a stated range: Engineering leadership 9 · Industrial engineering 5 · Product management 34 · Sales 23 · AI and machine learning 35 · Security 11 · Data science 15 · Backend engineering 20

Backend engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Senior11$198k$198k–$230k
Lead4$241k$230k–$258k

Best-paid open backend engineering roles

$190k–$361kJul 22
Lead Software Engineer - Backend
San Francisco · San JoseLead
$174k–$331kAug 3
$159k–$302kJun 26
$159k–$302kAug 11
$159k–$302kJul 7
$159k–$302kMay 29

35 backend engineering roles open at Adobe now

20 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Adobe pay for backend engineering roles?

The median of the 20 posted ranges is $198k a year; the middle half sits between $198k and $230k.

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?

Lead roles have the highest median here: $241k a year across 4 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 20 open postings on Adobe's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 12 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0