Skip to content
Salaries.

Platform Engineer salary

41 posted ranges at 23 companies · median $202k · H-1B median $140k (130 filings)

On Titles

By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

LevelPostedH-1B
Entry4 posted$140k$135k to $145k$131k29 filings
Mid1 posted$153k to $207kone posting$140k60 filings
Senior5 posted$202k$170k to $219k$200k17 filings
Staff7 posted$260k$220k to $280kFew1 filing
Principal3 posted$303k$260k to $345kNone
ManagerH-1B onlyNo ranges$149k4 filings
Not stated21 posted$194k$160k to $210k$201k19 filings

By company

CompanyPosted
Palantir9 posted ranges$168k$135k to $200k
Roblox3 posted ranges$303k$260k to $345k
Coinbase3 posted ranges$202k$186k to $219k
Anthropic2 posted ranges$303k to $405k2 postings
Mercor2 posted ranges$175k to $365k2 postings
Sierra2 posted ranges$205k to $300k2 postings
Together AI2 posted ranges$220k to $285k2 postings
Harvey2 posted ranges$193k to $290k2 postings
Zoox2 posted ranges$191k to $254k2 postings
Lambda1 posted range$230k to $340kone posting
Replit1 posted range$220k to $325kone posting
Prefect1 posted range$214k to $309kone posting
Baseten1 posted range$165k to $330kone posting
Figure1 posted range$175k to $250kone posting
CoreWeave1 posted range$165k to $242kone posting
Writer1 posted range$155k to $240kone posting
Waymo1 posted range$170k to $216kone posting
Snowflake1 posted range$160k to $210kone posting
Tailscale1 posted range$163k to $204kone posting
Duolingo1 posted range$153k to $207kone posting
Samsara1 posted range$132k to $199kone posting
Elastic1 posted range$94k to $149kone posting
Nebius1 posted range$85k to $140kone posting

Posted ranges

41 postings

PostingRange
Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)MercorNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $500k
Staff+ Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $485k
Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SierraNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$230kto $390k
Senior / Principal Infrastructure Engineer - ML Platform (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$279kto $345k
Senior/Principal Platform Engineer, ML Platform (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$260kto $345k
Senior Platform Engineer - Core Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)LambdaSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$230kto $340k
Cloud Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)BasetenNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$165kto $330k
IT Systems Engineer, Mobile Client Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$285kto $325k
Staff Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ReplitStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $325k
Staff Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)PrefectStaffRemote (US)$214kto $309k
Frontend Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)HarveyNot statedNew York City$193kto $290k
Frontend Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)HarveyNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$193kto $290k
Platform Engineer, Model Shaping (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $290k
Staff Platform Engineer, Service Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$240kto $280k
Staff ServiceNow Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$228kto $273k
Principal Client Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$231kto $267k
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Trading (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseStaffRemote (US)$218kto $257k
Staff Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)FigureStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$175kto $250k
Senior Platform Engineer II, Compute Services (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$165kto $242k
Infrastructure engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WriterNot statedNew York City$155kto $240k
Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$153kto $234k
Cloud Platform Engineer (SF) (the posting, opens in a new tab)MercorNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$190kto $230k
Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Trading (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseSeniorRemote (US)$186kto $219k
Senior Android Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$170kto $216k
Infrastructure Engineer, Observe by Snowflake (the posting, opens in a new tab)SnowflakeNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $210k
IT Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SierraNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $210k
Platform Engineer II (the posting, opens in a new tab)DuolingoMidNew York City$153kto $207k
Security Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)TailscaleNot statedRemote (US)$163kto $204k
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirNot statedElsewhere in the US$135kto $200k
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirNot statedWashington DC area$135kto $200k
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirNot statedNew York City$135kto $200k
Platform Engineer - Identity Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$135kto $200k
Platform Engineer - Identity Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirNot statedWashington DC area$135kto $200k
Senior Platform Engineer, Growth Product Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)SamsaraSeniorRemote (US)$132kto $199k
Threat Intelligence Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseNot statedRemote (US)$145kto $170k
Platform Engineer - Kubernetes (the posting, opens in a new tab)ElasticNot statedElsewhere in the US$94kto $149k
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirEntrySan Francisco Bay Area$135kto $145k
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirEntryWashington DC area$135kto $145k
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirEntryElsewhere in the US$135kto $145k
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirEntryNew York City$135kto $145k
Critical Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)NebiusNot statedElsewhere in the US$85kto $140k
About

Builds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.

By city

CityPosted
San Francisco Bay Area23 posted ranges$248k$193k to $280k
Remote (US)6 posted ranges$193k$175k to $211k
New York City5 posted ranges$180k$153k to $207k
Elsewhere in the US4 posted ranges$131k$115k to $147k
Washington DC area3 posted ranges$168k$135k to $200k

H-1B by prevailing-wage level

The level the employer chose on the filing: I is entry, IV is fully competent. FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

Level I: $134k (30) · Level II: $140k (63) · Level III: $164k (20) · Level IV: $222k (15)

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarterFilingsMedian
FY2025 Q137$144k
FY2025 Q242$140k
FY2025 Q346$138k
FY2025 Q429$130k
FY2026 Q123$153k
FY2026 Q229$121k
FY2026 Q349$144k

Posted median by week

Week ofRangesMedian
Sep 2141$202k

Recent changes

DatePosting
Sep 24Staff Platform EngineerPrefectPlatform EngineerPosted at $214k to $309k
Sep 24IT Infrastructure Engineer - RMA & Hardware DiagnosticsNebiusPlatform EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24IT Infrastructure Engineer - RMA & Hardware DiagnosticsNebiusPlatform EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24Critical Infrastructure EngineerNebiusPlatform EngineerPosted at $85k to $140k
Sep 24Staff Infrastructure EngineerFigurePlatform EngineerPosted at $175k to $250k
Sep 24AI Training Infrastructure Engineer - Humanoid Whole Body ControlFigurePlatform EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24Senior Platform Engineer II, Compute ServicesCoreWeavePlatform EngineerPosted at $165k to $242k
Sep 24Infrastructure Engineer, SecurityThinking Machines LabPlatform EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24Senior Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure EngineerCrusoePlatform EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24Senior Platform Engineer - Core InfrastructureLambdaPlatform EngineerPosted at $230k to $340k

Related titles: Forward Deployed Engineer, Context Engineer, Agent Engineer, Evals Engineer, LLM Engineer, Applied AI Engineer

Pay range changes by email

Wednesdays, only in weeks when a tracked company moves a posted range.

Double opt-in. Unsubscribe any time.