Median salary
$198,700
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$167.5k – $235k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
44.9%
1,817 of 4,043 roles
Live roles
4,043
open right now
Salary trend
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Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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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
Speechify
Palantir
OpenAI
Nuro
Anduril Industries
Elastic
Coinbase
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How much do Full-time Platform Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Full-time Platform Engineer roles is $198,700 per year. Most pay falls between $167,500 (25th percentile) and $235,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $127,950 to $279,678.
These figures are computed live from 4,043 active Full-time Platform Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,817 (44.9%) 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, Inc. and Zip Co Limited.
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 $198,700 per year, with most pay between $167,500 and $235,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,817 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Full-time Platform Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $127,950 to $279,678 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $198,700. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.