Platform Engineer
$198,000
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▲ +3.7%
$191,000
$198,000
$166.9k
25th
$198k
Median
$234.4k
75th
$126k
$278.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $5.1k – $850k · outliers off-axis
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Platform Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $232,500 | 415 |
| Seattle | $215,500 | 126 |
| New York | $215,000 | 356 |
| Boston | $203,500 | 51 |
| Austin | $197,500 | 36 |
| Los Angeles | $192,500 | 42 |
| Toronto | $188,000 | 59 |
| Atlanta | $183,975 | 7 |
| Denver | $183,500 | 31 |
| London | $180,000 | 51 |