Backend Developer salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cumming, Alpharetta, Suwanee, Norcross, Peachtree Corners.

Median salary$111,248
Middle 50%$89.6k–$149.8k
vs. national median−31%comparison median $161,568
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,960 and $246,414.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,191
25th$89,622
50th (median)$111,248
75th$149,770
90th$158,460

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $115k $130k FY2023: median $114,861 (18 filings) FY2024: median $122,450 (11 filings) FY2025: median $115,019 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––6
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––9
FY2023$114,861$100,000$125,70018
FY2024$122,450$102,900$147,00011
FY2025$115,019$89,622$149,80020
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Backend Developer salary of $111,248 is worth about $111,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Ice Mortgage Technologytoo few3
Nebo Agencytoo few3
Autodesktoo few2
Dropboxtoo few2
HY Connecttoo few2
Intercontinental Exchange Holdingstoo few2
Veridic Solutionstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $105,227 12
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.