Verkada backend engineering salaries

Across 27 open backend engineering postings at Verkada that state a range, the middle half pays $205k–$230k a year, with a median of $215k. The lowest posted floor is $48k and the highest ceiling $300k. This is base pay as posted by Verkada, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 13 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$48k
25th percentile$205k
Median$215k
75th percentile$230k
Highest ceiling$300k

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

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Verkada

Engineering leadership$258k
Security$250k
Frontend engineering$225k
Product management$223k
Hardware engineering$215k
Backend engineering$215k
Solutions engineering$185k
Management$175k

Postings with a stated range: Engineering leadership 13 · Security 5 · Frontend engineering 7 · Product management 6 · Hardware engineering 15 · Backend engineering 27 · Solutions engineering 11 · Management 7

Backend engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Senior15$215k$205k–$228k
Staff and principal8$228k$213k–$250k

Best-paid open backend engineering roles

$200k–$300kMay 21
$200k–$300kJun 10
$200k–$300kAug 30
Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection
San MateoStaff and principal
$200k–$300kMay 21
$175k–$300kAug 18
$190k–$275kOct 1

32 backend engineering roles open at Verkada now

27 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Verkada pay for backend engineering roles?

The median of the 27 posted ranges is $215k a year; the middle half sits between $205k 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?

Staff and principal roles have the highest median here: $228k a year across 8 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 27 open postings on Verkada's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 13 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0