Platform Engineer Salary in 2024

💰 The median Platform Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 166,650

✏️ This salary info is based on 90 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Platform Engineer salary lies between USD 119,000 and USD 209,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Platform Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
90
Top 10%
$ 269,000
Top 25%
$ 209,000
Median
$ 166,650
Bottom 25%
$ 119,000
Bottom 10%
$ 88,500

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Platform Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Platform Engineer job listings are Engineering, Python and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Engineering | 265 jobs Python | 263 jobs Machine Learning | 221 jobs AWS | 183 jobs Computer Science | 180 jobs Kubernetes | 160 jobs Architecture | 154 jobs Security | 152 jobs Azure | 149 jobs Pipelines | 141 jobs Terraform | 141 jobs DevOps | 127 jobs CI/CD | 127 jobs GCP | 104 jobs Spark | 100 jobs Docker | 93 jobs APIs | 93 jobs Java | 91 jobs Agile | 87 jobs SQL | 83 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Platform Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Platform Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 259 jobs Health care | 135 jobs Flex hours | 118 jobs Equity / stock options | 115 jobs Startup environment | 79 jobs Medical leave | 78 jobs Team events | 77 jobs Salary bonus | 73 jobs Flex vacation | 71 jobs Competitive pay | 71 jobs Parental leave | 68 jobs Insurance | 58 jobs Wellness | 53 jobs Transparency | 36 jobs Home office stipend | 29 jobs 401(k) matching | 15 jobs Gear | 15 jobs Flexible spending account | 13 jobs Fitness / gym | 11 jobs Relocation support | 11 jobs

Related salaries

Platform Engineer @ $ 182,500 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Platform Engineer @ $ 133,550 (global) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Platform Engineer @ $ 170,250 (global) - Executive-level / Director Details
Platform Engineer @ $ 169,150 (United States) Details
Platform Engineer @ $ 187,500 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Platform Engineer @ $ 170,250 (United States) - Executive-level / Director Details
Platform Engineer @ $ 133,550 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details

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