Side-by-side distribution
Azure
$140,783
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.8%
- Live roles
- 95
Platform Engineer
$198,450
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.6%
- Live roles
- 4,126
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer (.NET & Azure)
Azure Data Engineer in St. Louis, MO
Staff Partner Engineer, Azure
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Azure &.NET)
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Azure Cloud Systems Engineer
Azure Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Azure Principal Platform Engineer - UK Security Clearance eligibility required
Azure DevSecOps Engineer (Secret) (4594)
Highest-paying jobs
Data Infrastructure Engineer, Pre-training
Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data Platform
Platform Engineer
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Senior Security Platform Engineer I
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$138,100 | 3 |
|
SMX
|
$112,500 | 3 |
|
Ripple
|
$200,250 | 2 |
|
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$150,000 | 2 |
|
Appvia
|
$125,669 | 2 |
|
Databricks
|
$178,325 | 1 |
|
Vaxcyte
|
$177,000 | 1 |
| DA Dadavidson | $107,500 | 1 |
Speechify
Palantir
Nuro
Anduril Industries
Elastic
Coinbase
Platform Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $232,250 | 422 |
| New York | $215,000 | 357 |
| Seattle | $215,000 | 125 |
| Boston | $203,000 | 52 |
| Los Angeles | $196,250 | 46 |
| Austin | $194,750 | 36 |
| Toronto | $188,000 | 59 |
| Atlanta | $183,975 | 7 |
| Denver | $183,500 | 31 |
| London | $182,500 | 52 |
Azure vs Platform Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Azure is $140,783 per year (typically $115,950–$172,450), versus $198,450 for Platform Engineer ($166,975–$235,000). That puts Platform Engineer about 41% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Azure and Platform Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.