Boeing backend engineering salaries

Across 32 open backend engineering postings at Boeing that state a range, the middle half pays $117k–$167k a year, with a median of $133k. The lowest posted floor is $82k and the highest ceiling $338k. This is base pay as posted by Boeing, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 11 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$82k
25th percentile$117k
Median$133k
75th percentile$167k
Highest ceiling$338k

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

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Boeing

Management$198k
Engineering leadership$187k
Security$165k
Backend engineering$133k
DevOps and infrastructure$131k
Industrial engineering$122k
Operations$104k

Postings with a stated range: Management 5 · Engineering leadership 9 · Security 6 · Hardware engineering 22 · Backend engineering 32 · DevOps and infrastructure 15 · Industrial engineering 99 · Operations 32

Backend engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Junior4$90k$87k–$99k
Senior12$149k$125k–$157k
Staff and principal7$125k$117k–$138k
Lead8$211k$137k–$237k

Best-paid open backend engineering roles

Software Architect
Long BeachStaff and principal
$250k–$338kOct 5
Lead Java Software Engineer - Developer
Colorado Springs · MesaLead
$212k–$286kOct 1
$212k–$286kSep 30
Senior Software Engineer
El SegundoSenior
$212k–$286kOct 5

37 backend engineering roles open at Boeing now

32 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Boeing pay for backend engineering roles?

The median of the 32 posted ranges is $133k a year; the middle half sits between $117k and $167k.

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: $211k a year across 8 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 32 open postings on Boeing's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 11 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0