The salary trajectory of a Backend API Engineer ranges between locations and employers. The salary starts at $0 per year (estimate) and goes up to $0 per year (estimate) for the highest level of seniority.
The estimated average salary for a Backend API Engineer at Stripe is $166,962 per year or $80 per hour, but some professionals have reported earning up to roughly $260,267 per year (90th percentile). The typical pay range is between $133,486 (25th percentile) and $211,686 (75th percentile) annually. This is based on 108 salaries submitted by Stripe Backend API Engineer professionals on Glassdoor, as of Jul 2026.
Backend API Engineer professionals typically earn between $64 and $102 per hour.
Backend API Engineer professionals typically earn between $11,124 and $17,640 monthly.