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API Engineer salaries

Pay ranges employers published in 5 open job postings for API Engineer roles at 5 companies, updated Oct 18, 2026.

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Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD; 1 more posting in CAD, 1 more posting in EUR. How these figures are made

Pay distribution

API Engineer: postings by posted pay3 postings by the midpoint of their pay range, in 13 bands from $95K to $160K. Median $97.5K; middle half $97.5K–$156K.Median $97.5K$95K$160K

Postings per pay band: $95K–$100K: 2; $100K–$105K: 0; $105K–$110K: 0; $110K–$115K: 0; $115K–$120K: 0; $120K–$125K: 0; $125K–$130K: 0; $130K–$135K: 0; $135K–$140K: 0; $140K–$145K: 0; $145K–$150K: 0; $150K–$155K: 0; $155K–$160K: 1.

Companies hiring

  1. Brooksource1 posting · too few to show pay
  2. Equinix1 posting · too few to show pay
  3. Synchrony1 posting · too few to show pay
  4. Synchrony Financial1 posting · too few to show pay

By location

  1. United States$97.5K median · $97.5K–$156K typical · 3 postingsUnited States: middle half $97.5K–$156K, median $97.5K

Newest API Engineer postings

  1. API EngineerBrooksource · Charlotte, NC · $70.00–$80.00/hr · Posted Oct 17, 2026
  2. API Engineer I - CreditSynchrony · Atlanta, GA · $75K–$120K/yr · Posted Oct 16, 2026
  3. API Engineer I - CreditSynchrony Financial · Remote · $75K–$120K/yr · Posted Oct 14, 2026
  4. API EngineerBuilders at Gigs · Remote · €90K–€125K/yr · Posted Oct 10, 2026Apply
  5. Staff API EngineerEquinix · Toronto, ON, Canada · CA$88K–CA$132K/yr · Posted Jul 27, 2026
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Questions and answers

How much does a API Engineer make?

The median posted base pay for API Engineer jobs is $97.5K a year, from 5 job postings with pay at 5 companies.

What is the typical API Engineer pay range?

The middle half of postings list $97.5K–$156K. The top 10% list $156K a year or more, and the lowest 10% $97.5K or less.

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