Platform Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Platform Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$236,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$200k – $289.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
75.8%
517 of 682 roles
Live roles
682
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 37 |
|
Anthropic
|
$435,000 | 24 |
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 11 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 11 |
Fluidstack
|
$250,500 | 10 |
Crusoe
|
$237,500 | 10 |
Altruist
|
$220,000 | 10 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 9 |
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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 $236,500 per year. Most pay falls between $200,000 (25th percentile) and $289,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $171,400 to $355,500.
These figures are computed live from 682 active Platform Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 517 (75.8%) 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 Anthropic, Metis, Inc., OpenAI and Mercor.
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 $236,500 per year, with most pay between $200,000 and $289,500 (25th–75th percentile), based on 517 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Platform Engineer salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $171,400 to $355,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $236,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.