Median salary
$185,400
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$145k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
41.9%
2,594 of 6,194 roles
Live roles
6,194
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data Platform
Pre-training Data Infrastructure Engineer
Platform Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 48 |
SpaceX
|
$145,000 | 41 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,750 | 40 |
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 36 |
Nuro
|
$200,450 | 32 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 31 |
|
Anthropic
|
$445,000 | 29 |
Elastic
|
$105,820 | 29 |
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How much do Full-time Platform Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Full-time Platform Engineer roles is $185,400 per year. Most pay falls between $145,000 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $111,470 to $273,110.
These figures are computed live from 6,194 active Full-time Platform Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 2,594 (41.9%) 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 Full-time Platform Engineer roles include Anthropic, Metis and Inc..
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Full-time Platform Engineer salary?
- The median is $185,400 per year, with most pay between $145,000 and $225,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 2,594 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Full-time Platform Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $111,470 to $273,110 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $185,400. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.