Platform Engineer Salary in 2024

💰 The median Platform Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 132,755

✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average Platform Engineer salary lies between USD 100,000 and USD 160,000 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
14
Top 10%
$ 180,000
Top 25%
$ 160,000
Median
$ 132,755
Bottom 25%
$ 100,000
Bottom 10%
$ 81,250

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

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Top 20 Job Tags for Platform Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Platform Engineer job listings are Cloud, Python and Kubernetes. 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:

Cloud | 178 jobs Python | 139 jobs Kubernetes | 123 jobs AWS | 118 jobs Terraform | 109 jobs Azure | 104 jobs Automation | 94 jobs Computer Science | 90 jobs Linux | 86 jobs Monitoring | 85 jobs Compliance | 84 jobs Scripting | 84 jobs Docker | 81 jobs DevOps | 76 jobs GCP | 76 jobs CI/CD | 76 jobs Agile | 75 jobs APIs | 69 jobs Java | 55 jobs Windows | 55 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 Equity / stock options. 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 | 147 jobs Health care | 91 jobs Equity / stock options | 79 jobs Flex hours | 70 jobs Parental leave | 57 jobs Team events | 57 jobs Medical leave | 56 jobs Insurance | 56 jobs Flex vacation | 47 jobs Startup environment | 40 jobs Salary bonus | 39 jobs Wellness | 35 jobs Competitive pay | 35 jobs Transparency | 35 jobs 401(k) matching | 20 jobs Gear | 20 jobs Home office stipend | 20 jobs Fitness / gym | 8 jobs Relocation support | 8 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 7 jobs

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