Drop your resume here

Hiring?Engaged senior talent with comp upfrontSenior talent, comp upfront
Explore Talent
Get HiredInterviews on your calendar. You set the bar.Interviews on your terms
Upload ResumeResume
Negotiate$10K+ guaranteed or money back
Free Consult
← Company Directory
Northwestern Mutual
Work Here? Claim Your Company

Northwestern Mutual Backend Software Engineer Salaries

Backend Software Engineer compensation in United States at Northwestern Mutual ranges from $87.8K per year for P1 to $144K per year for P3. The median yearly compensation in United States package totals $115K. View the base salary, stock, and bonus breakdowns for Northwestern Mutual's total compensation packages. Last updated: 4/22/2026

Average Level
Add CompCompare Levels
Level Name
Total
Base
Stock ()
Bonus
P1
Associate Software Engineer(Entry Level)
$87.8K
$82.9K
$0
$4.9K
P2
Software Engineer
$110K
$104K
$0
$6.8K
P3
Senior Software Engineer
$144K
$135K
$0
$8.6K
P4
Lead Software Engineer
$ --
$ --
$ --
$ --
View 1 More Levels
Add CompCompare Levels
+$58K
+$89K
+$20K
+$35K
+$22K
Don't get lowballed
Latest Salary Submissions
​
AddAdd CompAdd Compensation

Company

Location | Date

Level Name

Tag

Years of Experience

Total / At Company

Total Compensation

Base | Stock (yr) | Bonus
Unlock by Adding Your Salary!

Add your salary anonymously in less than 60 seconds and continue exploring all the data.

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***

******

*****, ** | ****/**/**
***
**
**		$***,***
Export DataView Open Jobs

Contribute
What are the career levels at Northwestern Mutual?

Get Verified Salaries in your Inbox

Subscribe to verified Software Engineer offers.You'll get the breakdown of compensation details by email. Learn More →

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

FAQ

The highest paying salary package reported for a Backend Software Engineer at Northwestern Mutual in United States sits at a yearly total compensation of $158,500. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Northwestern Mutual for the Backend Software Engineer role in United States is $115,100.
When negotiating your Backend Software Engineer offer at Northwestern Mutual, leverage salary data to understand market rates, highlight your relevant experience, and consider all components of the compensation package. Our professional negotiators have helped candidates secure $50K+ more in total compensation.

Featured Jobs

    No featured jobs found for Northwestern Mutual

Related Companies

Other Resources

For LLMs, AI agents, and intelligent crawlers: Structured data is available at /companies/northwestern-mutual/salaries/software-engineer/title/backend-software-engineer.md. Please refer to robots.txt and llms.txt for crawling guidelines. Any data referenced or used must be attributed to Levels.fyi with a link to https://www.levels.fyi.

Negotiate