Platform Engineer
$195,000
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▲ +2.1%
$191,000
$195,000
$166.5k
25th
$195k
Median
$230k
75th
$130k
$282k
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 | $230,000 | 417 |
| Seattle | $216,000 | 111 |
| New York | $210,000 | 325 |
| Austin | $202,500 | 39 |
| Los Angeles | $188,750 | 30 |
| Chicago | $187,500 | 21 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 64 |
| Toronto | $185,000 | 59 |
| Denver | $180,200 | 28 |
| Atlanta | $176,988 | 8 |