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Back-End Developer Salary: Your 2025 Guide
Learn more about a back-end developer’s salary and the factors that affect earnings, including skills, experience, industry, location, and certifications.
February 20, 2024
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Start Your Back-End Developer Career
Back-end developers are specialists responsible for building and maintaining the behind-the-scenes components of a website, such as data processing, storage, security, and server-side functions. Start your back-end developer career with these resources.
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Learn the lingo: Web Development Terms: A to Z Glossary
Find your path: Web Development Career Paths: Explore Roles & Specialization
Watch on YouTube: Career Spotlight: Web Developer
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
*US Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer and Information Technology Occupations, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/home.htm.” Accessed February 2, 2024.