Platform Engineer Salary

Platform Engineer Salary in New York

$195,00030% above national median

The median salary for platform engineers in New York is $195,000, which is 30% above the national median of $150,000.

New York vs National

New York

$195,000

US National Median

$150,000

Platform Engineer salary in other locations

How New York compares to other cities

🇺🇸San Francisco
$220,000🇺🇸Seattle
$185,000🇺🇸Austin
$155,000🇺🇸Remote
$150,000🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
$135,000🇬🇧London
$110,000

Other tech salaries in New York

How platform engineer pay compares to other roles in the same area

💼AI Product Manager$250,000💼AI Governance Specialist$230,000🤖AI / ML Engineer$200,000💼Site Reliability Engineer$200,000💼MLOps Engineer$195,000

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024, Levels.fyi, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025.