Thomson Reuters backend engineering salaries

Across 27 open backend engineering postings at Thomson Reuters that state a range, the middle half pays $169k–$218k a year, with a median of $195k. The lowest posted floor is $95k and the highest ceiling $340k. This is base pay as posted by Thomson Reuters, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 21 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$95k
25th percentile$169k
Median$195k
75th percentile$218k
Highest ceiling$340k

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

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Thomson Reuters

Engineering leadership$227k
Sales$205k
Product management$197k
Marketing$196k
Backend engineering$195k
AI and machine learning$182k
Legal$171k
Data science$168k

Postings with a stated range: Engineering leadership 8 · Sales 30 · Product management 8 · Marketing 6 · Backend engineering 27 · AI and machine learning 15 · Legal 12 · Data science 7

Backend engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Senior8$151k$136k–$181k
Staff and principal10$210k$185k–$210k
Lead9$227k$195k–$262k

Best-paid open backend engineering roles

Staff Software Engineer
New York · TorontoStaff and principal
$183k–$340kJun 12
Principal Software Engineer
New York · TorontoLead
$183k–$340kJun 12
$183k–$340kJul 31
$183k–$340kAug 5
Principal Engineer
New York · TorontoLead
$183k–$340kJul 22
Principal Engineer
Frisco · Ann ArborLead
$159k–$295kOct 6

48 backend engineering roles open at Thomson Reuters now

27 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Thomson Reuters pay for backend engineering roles?

The median of the 27 posted ranges is $195k a year; the middle half sits between $169k and $218k.

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: $227k a year across 9 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 27 open postings on Thomson Reuters's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 21 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0