Across 160 live US postings for platform engineers with a listed USD salary, measured November 2026, the median offer is $160,000–$222,000 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured November 2026 · n=160 US postings with salary
Platform engineer salary: $160,000–$222,000 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 509 tracked live postings whose title matches "platform engineer". No surveys, no self-reports. Listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median platform engineer posting offers $160,000–$222,000 a year (n=160).
- 35% of the 509 live postings matching "platform engineer" are remote.
- Builds AI platform engineers list $162,000–$230,425, vs $154,550–$212,500 at Little AI.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 0 | not enough data |
| Junior | 2 | $135,600–$193,400 |
| Mid-level | 31 | $129,200–$174,800 |
| Senior | 79 | $160,000–$227,000 |
| Lead | 41 | $190,000–$250,000 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 59 | $180,000–$240,000 |
| On-site / hybrid | 101 | $148,700–$202,500 |
Companies hiring platform engineers
Method
US-dollar postings whose title contains "platform engineer", with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 160 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page. Below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: postings at tech companies tracked by Level. Not the whole labor market. Do not cite as a national average.
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured November 2026. Small-n slices move a lot. Read the n column first.
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor): Software Developers (SOC 15-1252.00).
How many platform engineers jobs are remote?
35% of the 160 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured November 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 68 postings build AI and 330 involve little AI. See the level breakdown below for the median at each level. Measured November 2026.