Platform Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Platform Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$180,350
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$147.5k – $216k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
48%
86 of 179 roles
Live roles
179
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Staff Platform Engineer - Americas
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
General Motors
|
$229,775 | 9 |
| PA PayPal | $162,050 | 8 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$238,500 | 7 |
BigCommerce
|
$188,500 | 3 |
Cloudflare
|
$176,500 | 3 |
Wolters Kluwer
|
$136,800 | 3 |
| AE American Electric Power | $133,694 | 3 |
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 2 |
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How much do Platform Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Platform Engineer roles in Austin is $180,350 per year. Most pay falls between $147,500 (25th percentile) and $215,950 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $123,997 to $260,840.
These figures are computed live from 179 active Platform Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 86 (48%) 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 Austin include Tenstorrent, Perplexity, Fluidstack and General Motors.
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 Austin?
- The median is $180,350 per year, with most pay between $147,500 and $215,950 (25th–75th percentile), based on 86 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Platform Engineer salary range in Austin?
- Pay ranges from about $123,997 to $260,840 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $180,350. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.