Unity Technologies backend engineering salaries

Across 22 open backend engineering postings at Unity Technologies that state a range, the middle half pays $93k–$198k a year, with a median of $109k. The lowest posted floor is $32k and the highest ceiling $318k. This is base pay as posted by Unity Technologies, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 15 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$32k
25th percentile$93k
Median$109k
75th percentile$198k
Highest ceiling$318k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $25k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Unity Technologies

AI and machine learning$242k
Industrial engineering$144k
Sales$138k
Marketing$109k
Backend engineering$109k

Postings with a stated range: AI and machine learning 18 · Industrial engineering 5 · Sales 11 · Marketing 7 · Backend engineering 22

Backend engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Senior11$109k$93k–$157k
Staff and principal3$230k$214k–$256k

Best-paid open backend engineering roles

Staff Backend Engineer, Vector AI
Mountain ViewStaff and principal
$245k–$318kSep 8
Staff Backend Engineer, Ads
San FranciscoStaff and principal
$200k–$261kSep 8
$180k–$269kOct 14
Senior Backend Engineer, Vector AI
Bellevue · Mountain ViewSenior
$166k–$273kOct 9
Senior Backend Engineer, Ads Privacy
San Francisco · Mountain ViewSenior
$172k–$224kSep 23

31 backend engineering roles open at Unity Technologies now

22 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Unity Technologies pay for backend engineering roles?

The median of the 22 posted ranges is $109k a year; the middle half sits between $93k and $198k.

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: $230k a year across 3 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 22 open postings on Unity Technologies's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 15 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0