Platform Engineer salary in Austin
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 14, 2026
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Platform Engineer pay in Austin is measured from 6 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 6 postings put the middle half between $159,550 and $196,125, with a median of $181,250.
Against the 5 other measured markets for platform engineer at senior, this sits below 2 of them; New York leads at $215,000.
The one range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
15 platform engineer roles are open in Austin right now, 7 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $159,550 – $196,125 | $181,250 | 6hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open platform engineer roles in Austin · 7 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $124,600–$231,400scale $70,000–$330,000
Platform Engineer - Core Product Verisoul · Austin $180,000–$225,000 10mo ago 
Principal Platform Engineer, Application Services Dimensional · Austin $153,400–$200,000e 4d ago Server Platform Engineer Jabil · Austin In listing 8d ago 
Platform Engineer Apex · Austin $118,725–$195,100e 3w ago 
Senior Rust Platform Engineer webAI · Austin $153,400–$200,000e 3w ago 
Cloud Platform Engineer Sonar · Austin $118,725–$195,100e 3mo ago Platform Engineer - Palantir Acrisure · 999 Peachtree Street Northeast, Suite 2750 - ATLANTA, GA $118,725–$195,100e 4mo ago 
Senior Platform Engineer NODA AI · Austin $153,400–$200,000e 5mo ago 
Senior Platform Engineer confluera · Austin $153,400–$200,000e 5y ago