What data and AI roles pay

4,283 postings · 208 companies

Platform Engineer salary

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

68 posted ranges at 32 companies · median $203k · H-1B median $140k (130 filings)

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By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

LevelPostedH-1B
Entry4 posted$140k$135k to $145k$131k29 filings
MidH-1B onlyNo ranges$140k60 filings
Senior15 posted$187k$160k to $215k$200k17 filings
Staff12 posted$261k$222k to $293kFew1 filing
Principal2 posted$231k to $267k2 postingsNone
ManagerH-1B onlyNo ranges$149k4 filings
Not stated35 posted$195k$167k to $222k$201k19 filings

By company

Anduril Industries$170kA tech employer posting pay on 543 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Palantir$168kPalantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software.Anthropic$324kAnthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.Harvey$212kHarvey is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) product developed by the Counsel AI Corporation for the legal industry.OpenAI$386kOpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation (PBC) headquartered in San Francisco, California.Tailscale$184kTailscale Inc. is a software company based in Toronto, Ontario.Esri$130kEnvironmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., doing business as Esri, is an American geographic information system (GIS) software company headquartered in Redlands, California.AlphaSense$264kA tech employer posting pay on 15 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Sierra$253kAn AI app company posting pay on 30 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Together AI$253kCloud platform for training, fine-tuning and serving open-source AI models.Roblox$249kThe Roblox Corporation is an American video game developer based in San Mateo, California.Okta$231kOkta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco.Rigetti$210kRigetti Computing, Inc. is an American developer of superconducting quantum integrated circuits used for quantum computers.E2B$300kA tech employer posting pay on 3 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.Lambda$285kGPU cloud that rents Nvidia-based compute for AI training and inference.Prefect$262kA data company posting pay on 2 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.Render$260kA developer tools company posting pay on 24 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.CodeRabbit$250kAI code review and change-governance platform for pull requests.Baseten$248kAn AI infrastructure company posting pay on 42 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.LaunchDarkly$228kA tech employer posting pay on 5 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Agility Robotics$220kA robotics company posting pay on 15 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Plaid$215kPlaid Inc. is an American financial services company based in San Francisco, California.Amplitude$206kAmplitude is an American publicly traded company that develops digital analytics software.Hume AI$205kA tech employer posting pay on 4 open jobs, mostly Research Scientist roles.Zoox$202kZoox, Inc. is an American technology company subsidiary of Amazon developing driverless vehicles that provide mobility as a service.Writer$198kAn AI app company posting pay on 10 open jobs, mostly Security Engineer roles.Waymo$193kAn autonomous vehicle company posting pay on 113 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Deepgram$190kA tech employer posting pay on 18 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Dropbox$187kA software company posting pay on 2 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.Snowflake$185kSnowflake Inc. is an American cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) data platform company founded in San Mateo, California, and headquartered in Menlo Park.H-1B $181kZscaler$158kA security company posting pay on 36 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Coinbase$157kCoinbase Global, Inc. is an American cryptocurrency exchange.
CompanyPosted
Anduril IndustriesA tech employer posting pay on 543 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$170k$146k to $194k
PalantirPalantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software.$168k$135k to $200k
AnthropicAnthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.$324k$303k to $343k
HarveyHarvey is a generative artificial intelligence (AI) product developed by the Counsel AI Corporation for the legal industry.$212k$173k to $250k
OpenAIOpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation (PBC) headquartered in San Francisco, California.$386k$287k to $445k
TailscaleTailscale Inc. is a software company based in Toronto, Ontario.$184k$163k to $204k
EsriEnvironmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., doing business as Esri, is an American geographic information system (GIS) software company headquartered in Redlands, California.$130k$97k to $162k
AlphaSenseA tech employer posting pay on 15 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$223k to $305k2 postings
SierraAn AI app company posting pay on 30 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$205k to $300k2 postings
Together AICloud platform for training, fine-tuning and serving open-source AI models.$220k to $285k2 postings
RobloxThe Roblox Corporation is an American video game developer based in San Mateo, California.$231k to $267k2 postings
OktaOkta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco.$194k to $267k2 postings
RigettiRigetti Computing, Inc. is an American developer of superconducting quantum integrated circuits used for quantum computers.$185k to $235k2 postings
E2BA tech employer posting pay on 3 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.$250k to $350kone posting
LambdaGPU cloud that rents Nvidia-based compute for AI training and inference.$230k to $340kone posting
PrefectA data company posting pay on 2 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.$214k to $309kone posting
RenderA developer tools company posting pay on 24 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$230k to $290kone posting
CodeRabbitAI code review and change-governance platform for pull requests.$220k to $280kone posting
BasetenAn AI infrastructure company posting pay on 42 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$165k to $330kone posting
LaunchDarklyA tech employer posting pay on 5 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$192k to $264kone posting
Agility RoboticsA robotics company posting pay on 15 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$191k to $249kone posting
PlaidPlaid Inc. is an American financial services company based in San Francisco, California.$191k to $239kone posting
AmplitudeAmplitude is an American publicly traded company that develops digital analytics software.$165k to $247kone posting
Hume AIA tech employer posting pay on 4 open jobs, mostly Research Scientist roles.$180k to $230kone posting
ZooxZoox, Inc. is an American technology company subsidiary of Amazon developing driverless vehicles that provide mobility as a service.$183k to $220kone posting
WriterAn AI app company posting pay on 10 open jobs, mostly Security Engineer roles.$155k to $240kone posting
WaymoAn autonomous vehicle company posting pay on 113 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$170k to $216kone posting
DeepgramA tech employer posting pay on 18 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$160k to $220kone posting
DropboxA software company posting pay on 2 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.$159k to $215kone posting
SnowflakeSnowflake Inc. is an American cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) data platform company founded in San Mateo, California, and headquartered in Menlo Park.$160k to $210kone posting
ZscalerA security company posting pay on 36 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$140k to $175kone posting
CoinbaseCoinbase Global, Inc. is an American cryptocurrency exchange.$145k to $170kone posting

Posted ranges

Not stated$287k to $485k

EDA Cloud & Developer Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Not stated$266k to $445k

Network Infrastructure Engineer, Global Network Infra (WAN)

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Staff$260k to $345k

Staff AI & Agentic Platform Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$230k to $290k

Cloud - Bare Metal Infrastructure Engineer

Remote (US)

Renderseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Principal$231k to $267k

Principal Endpoint Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Robloxseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Staff$194k to $267k

Staff Client Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Oktaseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Staff$191k to $253k

Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter)

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$155k to $240k

Infrastructure engineer

New York City

Writerseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Senior$191k to $239k

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Infrastructure

New York City

Plaidseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $230k

Deployment Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Rigettiseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Not stated$167k to $222k

Classified Platform Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$167k to $222k

Classified Platform Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$183k to $220k

Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Zooxseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Staff$166k to $220k

Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter)

Elsewhere in the US

Senior$153k to $211k

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

New York City

Harveyseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Senior$153k to $211k

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Remote (US)

Harveyseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Not stated$163k to $204k

Documentation Platform Engineer

Remote (US)

Tailscaleseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Senior$146k to $194k

Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer

Boston area

Senior$146k to $194k

Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$142k to $188k

Classified Cloud & Platform Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$142k to $188k

Classified Cloud & Platform Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$127k to $170k

Platform Engineer, Radar

Elsewhere in the US

Senior$126k to $167k

Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Staff$223k to $305k

Staff Platform Engineer, Cloud Developer Experience

Remote (US)

AlphaSenseseen Oct 28Posting ↗
Staff$223k to $305k

Staff Platform Engineer, Core Cloud Platform

Remote (US)

AlphaSenseseen Oct 28Posting ↗
Not stated$347k to $445k

Client Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Not stated$325k to $360k

IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, ChromeOS

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Senior$192k to $264k

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Remote (US)

LaunchDarklyseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Staff$191k to $249k

Staff HiL SW Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Not stated$190k to $240k

Network & Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Rigettiseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Senior$159k to $215k

Senior Corporate Enterprise Platform Engineer, Windows

Remote (US)

Dropboxseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Not stated$285k to $325k

IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, macOS

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$181k to $226k

Infrastructure Engineer

Remote (US)

Tailscaleseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$97k to $162k

DevOps / Platform Engineer - TS/SCI

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$97k to $162k

DevOps / Platform Engineer - TS/SCI

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$97k to $162k

DevOps / Platform Engineer - TS/SCI

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Senior$230k to $340k

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Foundations

San Francisco Bay Area

Lambdaseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$250k to $350k

Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

E2Bseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Staff$220k to $280k

Senior/Staff Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

CodeRabbitseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Senior$165k to $247k

Senior Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Amplitudeseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Senior$180k to $230k

Senior Platform Engineer

New York City

Hume AIseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$160k to $220k

ML Ops Infrastructure Engineer

Remote (US)

Deepgramseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Senior$140k to $175k

Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Zscalerseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Staff$320k to $485k

Staff+ Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$230k to $390k

Deployed Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Sierraseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$231k to $340k

Staff Frontend Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Harveyseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$165k to $330k

Cloud Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Basetenseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$285k to $325k

IT Systems Engineer, Mobile Client Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$214k to $309k

Staff Platform Engineer

Remote (US)

Prefectseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$193k to $290k

Senior Frontend Platform Engineer

New York City

Harveyseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$200k to $290k

Platform Engineer, Model Shaping

San Francisco Bay Area

Together AIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$240k to $280k

Staff Platform Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Together AIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Principal$231k to $267k

Principal Client Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Robloxseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$194k to $267k

Splunk Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Oktaseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$170k to $216k

Senior Android Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Waymoseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$160k to $210k

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Observe by Snowflake

San Francisco Bay Area

Snowflakeseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $210k

IT Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Sierraseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$163k to $204k

Security Infrastructure Engineer

Remote (US)

Tailscaleseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$135k to $200k

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government

Elsewhere in the US

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$135k to $200k

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government

Washington DC area

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$135k to $200k

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government

New York City

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$135k to $200k

Platform Engineer - Identity Infrastructure

San Francisco Bay Area

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$135k to $200k

Platform Engineer - Identity Infrastructure

Washington DC area

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$145k to $170k

Threat Intelligence Platform Engineer

Remote (US)

Coinbaseseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Entry$135k to $145k

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government

San Francisco Bay Area

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Entry$135k to $145k

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government

Washington DC area

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Entry$135k to $145k

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government

Elsewhere in the US

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Entry$135k to $145k

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government

New York City

Palantirseen Sep 24Posting ↗
PostingRange
EDA Cloud & Developer Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$287kto $485k
Network Infrastructure Engineer, Global Network Infra (WAN) (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$266kto $445k
Staff AI & Agentic Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesStaffElsewhere in the US$260kto $345k
Cloud - Bare Metal Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RenderNot statedRemote (US)$230kto $290k
Principal Endpoint Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$231kto $267k
Staff Client Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)OktaStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$194kto $267k
Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesStaffElsewhere in the US$191kto $253k
Infrastructure engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WriterNot statedNew York City$155kto $240k
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorNew York City$191kto $239k
Deployment Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RigettiNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $230k
Classified Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedElsewhere in the US$167kto $222k
Classified Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedElsewhere in the US$167kto $222k
Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$183kto $220k
Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesStaffElsewhere in the US$166kto $220k
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)HarveySeniorNew York City$153kto $211k
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)HarveySeniorRemote (US)$153kto $211k
Documentation Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)TailscaleNot statedRemote (US)$163kto $204k
Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesSeniorBoston area$146kto $194k
Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesSeniorElsewhere in the US$146kto $194k
Classified Cloud & Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedElsewhere in the US$142kto $188k
Classified Cloud & Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedElsewhere in the US$142kto $188k
Platform Engineer, Radar (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedElsewhere in the US$127kto $170k
Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesSeniorElsewhere in the US$126kto $167k
Staff Platform Engineer, Cloud Developer Experience (the posting, opens in a new tab)AlphaSenseStaffRemote (US)$223kto $305k
Staff Platform Engineer, Core Cloud Platform (the posting, opens in a new tab)AlphaSenseStaffRemote (US)$223kto $305k
Client Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$347kto $445k
IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, ChromeOS (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$325kto $360k
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)LaunchDarklySeniorRemote (US)$192kto $264k
Staff HiL SW Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Agility RoboticsStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$191kto $249k
Network & Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RigettiNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$190kto $240k
Senior Corporate Enterprise Platform Engineer, Windows (the posting, opens in a new tab)DropboxSeniorRemote (US)$159kto $215k
IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, macOS (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$285kto $325k
Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)TailscaleNot statedRemote (US)$181kto $226k
DevOps / Platform Engineer - TS/SCI (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$97kto $162k
DevOps / Platform Engineer - TS/SCI (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$97kto $162k
DevOps / Platform Engineer - TS/SCI (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$97kto $162k
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Foundations (the posting, opens in a new tab)LambdaSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$230kto $340k
Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)E2BNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$250kto $350k
Senior/Staff Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CodeRabbitStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $280k
Senior Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AmplitudeSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$165kto $247k
Senior Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Hume AISeniorNew York City$180kto $230k
ML Ops Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DeepgramNot statedRemote (US)$160kto $220k
Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZscalerSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$140kto $175k
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
Staff Frontend Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)HarveyStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$231kto $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 Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)PrefectStaffRemote (US)$214kto $309k
Senior Frontend Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)HarveySeniorNew York City$193kto $290k
Platform Engineer, Model Shaping (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $290k
Staff Platform Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$240kto $280k
Principal Client Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$231kto $267k
Splunk Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)OktaNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$194kto $267k
Senior Android Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$170kto $216k
Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Observe by Snowflake (the posting, opens in a new tab)SnowflakeSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $210k
IT Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SierraNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $210k
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
Threat Intelligence Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseNot statedRemote (US)$145kto $170k
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
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By city

CityPosted
San Francisco Bay Area30 open jobs with posted pay here.$248k$210k to $274k
Elsewhere in the US15 open jobs with posted pay here.$165k$142k to $188k
Remote (US)12 open jobs with posted pay here.$197k$172k to $223k
New York City7 open jobs with posted pay here.$198k$155k to $230k
Washington DC area3 open jobs with posted pay here.$168k$135k to $200k
Boston area1 open job with posted pay here.$146k to $194kone posting

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
Oct 546$206k
Oct 1247$204k
Oct 1950$204k
Oct 2650$206k
Nov 268$203k

Recent changes

Range movedNov 4 · 6d ago
Harvey

Raised the pay range for Staff Frontend Platform Engineer: now $231k to $340k, was $193k to $290k. Posting ↗

PostedNov 4 · 6d ago
Anduril Industries

Posted Staff AI & Agentic Platform Engineer at $260k to $345k. Posting ↗

And 2 more: Staff CAD Platform Engineer (NX / Teamcenter); Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer.

RetitledNov 4 · 6d ago
Zscaler

Retitled AI DevOps Engineer as Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer. Posting ↗

RetitledNov 4 · 6d ago
Etched

Retitled Test Infrastructure Engineer as Infrastructure Engineer, Factory Acceleration. Posting ↗

RetitledNov 4 · 6d ago
Lambda

Retitled Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Foundations as Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Foundations. Posting ↗

RetitledNov 4 · 6d ago
Harvey

Retitled Frontend Platform Engineer as Staff Frontend Platform Engineer. Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 6d ago
SpaceX

Took down IT Network Infrastructure Engineer, Data Centers, last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 6d ago
Tiger Data

Took down Senior Platform Engineer - Postgres Specialist, last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 6d ago
Reltio

Took down Staff Platform Engineer ($145k to $230k), last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 6d ago
Mercor

Took down Cloud Platform Engineer (SF) ($190k to $230k), last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 6d ago
Duolingo

Took down Platform Engineer II ($153k to $207k), last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 6d ago
Zoox

Took down Staff ServiceNow Platform Engineer ($228k to $273k), last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 6d ago
Writer

Took down Infrastructure engineer ($155k to $240k), last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

Related titles: Forward Deployed Engineer, Agent Engineer, Evals Engineer, Applied AI Engineer, AI Engineer, MLOps Engineer