Median salary
$193,600
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$170k – $224.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
77%
415 of 539 roles
Live roles
539
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal .NET Software Engineer - Cloud Payments Platform
SOC Emulation Engineer - Hardware Emulation Infrastructure
Infrastructure and Platform Development Engineer
Principal Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, GenAI Platform
Principal Engineer - Data Infrastructure
Principal Software Engineer - Content Platform
Staff Android Software Engineer, Cash App Consumer Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 23 |
|
Reddit
|
$244,500 | 18 |
|
Roblox
|
$269,270 | 14 |
Upstart
|
$198,900 | 11 |
Verkada
|
$207,500 | 9 |
Skydio
|
$205,000 | 9 |
PlayStation Global
|
$221,600 | 8 |
MLabs
|
$210,000 | 8 |
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How much do Platform Engineer roles in United States pay?
The median salary for Platform Engineer roles in United States is $193,600 per year. Most pay falls between $170,000 (25th percentile) and $224,063 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $135,750 to $260,050.
These figures are computed live from 539 active Platform Engineer roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 415 (77%) 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 United States include Versapay, Tenstorrent, HubSpot and Reddit.
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.