Platform Engineer salaries in Chicago.
What Platform Engineer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$183,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$148.8k – $217.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
64.7%
22 of 34 roles
Live roles
34
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff Android Engineer (Clients Platform)
Senior Software Engineer, Unified Platform - Trade Management, Trade and Order Processing, Platform Services
Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform
Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Observability GCP
Senior Data Engineer, Unified Platform
Senior Software Engineer, Mid-Frequency Platform - UP Reference Data Team
Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| DR DRW | $200,000 | 5 |
| MO Moonlite | $195,000 | 3 |
|
Reddit
|
$244,700 | 2 |
| EI Enova International | $146,250 | 2 |
Akuna Capital
|
$145,000 | 2 |
|
Okta
|
$230,500 | 1 |
Gusto, Inc.
|
$223,000 | 1 |
Jump Trading
|
$187,500 | 1 |
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How much do Platform Engineer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Platform Engineer roles in Chicago is $183,000 per year. Most pay falls between $148,750 (25th percentile) and $217,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $116,225 to $228,555.
These figures are computed live from 34 active Platform Engineer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 22 (64.7%) 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 Chicago include Reddit, DRW, Okta and Moonlite.
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.