Salary for Senior-level / Expert Platform Engineer in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Platform Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 130,700

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Platform Engineer salary lies between USD 110,000 and USD 180,000 in the United States. 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
14
Top 10%
$ 180,000
Top 25%
$ 180,000
Median
$ 130,700
Bottom 25%
$ 110,000
Bottom 10%
$ 110,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Platform Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Platform Engineer job listings are Cloud, AWS and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 21 jobs AWS | 20 jobs Python | 18 jobs Kubernetes | 17 jobs Computer Science | 17 jobs Automation | 15 jobs CI/CD | 14 jobs Azure | 13 jobs GCP | 13 jobs Agile | 13 jobs CISSP | 12 jobs Terraform | 12 jobs Clearance | 11 jobs Security Clearance | 11 jobs SaaS | 10 jobs DevSecOps | 10 jobs APIs | 10 jobs Microservices | 8 jobs Ansible | 8 jobs GitLab | 8 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Platform Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Platform Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex vacation. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 17 jobs Health care | 12 jobs Flex vacation | 11 jobs Salary bonus | 10 jobs 401(k) matching | 9 jobs Competitive pay | 9 jobs Travel | 7 jobs Transparency | 7 jobs Startup environment | 6 jobs Relocation support | 6 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Parental leave | 2 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs

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