Platform Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Platform Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$234,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$201.8k – $285.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
75%
413 of 551 roles
Live roles
551
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Platform Engineer
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Data Infrastructure Engineer, Pre-training
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Safeguards Research
Software Engineer, Platform Systems
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 27 |
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 27 |
Databricks
|
$225,000 | 11 |
Harvey
|
$259,000 | 10 |
Crusoe
|
$235,000 | 10 |
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 8 |
| SA Scale AI | $232,360 | 8 |
Decagon
|
$300,000 | 7 |
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How much do Platform Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Platform Engineer roles in San Francisco is $234,250 per year. Most pay falls between $201,779 (25th percentile) and $285,125 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $178,950 to $360,000.
These figures are computed live from 551 active Platform Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 413 (75%) 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 in San Francisco include Metis, Inc., Anthropic and OpenAI.
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 Platform Engineer salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $234,250 per year, with most pay between $201,779 and $285,125 (25th–75th percentile), based on 413 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Platform Engineer salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $178,950 to $360,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $234,250. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.