Median salary
$195,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$166.5k – $230k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
44.3%
1,789 of 4,041 roles
Live roles
4,041
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
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Platform Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $230,000 | 416 |
| Seattle | $212,500 | 108 |
| New York | $210,000 | 323 |
| Austin | $202,500 | 37 |
| 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 |
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How much do Platform Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Platform Engineer roles is $195,000 per year. Most pay falls between $166,525 (25th percentile) and $230,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $130,000 to $282,000.
These figures are computed live from 4,041 active Platform Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,789 (44.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Platform Engineer roles include Metis, Inc., Anthropic, Zip Co Limited and Versapay.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.