Salary benchmark · Lisbon

Backend Engineer Salary in Lisbon

Mid-level (3-5y) backend engineer pay in Lisbon sits around $57,600/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$48,960

$4,080/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$57,600

$4,800/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$72,000

$6,000/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in Lisbon

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$31,824$37,440$46,8000.65×
Mid (3-5y)$48,960$57,600$72,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$66,096$77,760$97,2001.35×
Lead (8y+)$85,680$100,800$126,0001.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the Lisbon mid-level base.

How Lisbon compares

Same backend engineer role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$204,000+254%New York$174,000+202%Austin$138,000+140%Remote$126,000+119%Singapore$114,000+98%

Other roles in Lisbon

Top 5 highest-paid roles in Lisbon, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$90,000Product Manager$66,000Full-stack Engineer$56,400Frontend Engineer$54,000Marketing Manager$54,000

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