Median salary
$191,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150k – $227.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
20.5%
6,991 of 34,175 roles
Live roles
34,175
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Frontend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
iOS Engineer
Software Engineer - EVM
Software Engineer - Stellar
Customer Engineering Lead
Software Engineer - Compliance
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 340 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 143 |
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 130 |
Roblox
|
$269,270 | 105 |
Air Apps
|
$71,586 | 97 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$153,150 | 94 |
Snowflake
|
$243,750 | 91 |
Verkada
|
$205,000 | 73 |
Platform Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 1,693 |
| Seattle | $214,850 | 354 |
| New York | $210,000 | 1,296 |
| Sydney | $202,500 | 12 |
| Boston | $192,500 | 244 |
| Austin | $191,500 | 119 |
| Chicago | $190,000 | 127 |
| Los Angeles | $185,000 | 115 |
| Atlanta | $174,656 | 63 |
| Denver | $168,575 | 96 |
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How much do Platform Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Platform Engineer roles is $191,000 per year. Most pay falls between $150,000 (25th percentile) and $227,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $112,500 to $274,000.
These figures are computed live from 34,175 active Platform Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 6,991 (20.5%) 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 include Baton Corporation Ltd and Rain.
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.