Platform Engineer, H-1B salary
What 481 H-1B filings report for “Platform Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Platform Engineer?
$118k median H-1B base salary for a Platform Engineer, typically $85k to $175k, across 481 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $161k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington25$161k+$43k
- 2California131$135k+$17k
- 3New York76$124k+$6k
- 4Texas34$106k−$12k
- 5Georgia25$95k−$23k
- 6Illinois27$91k−$27k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $118kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Platform Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Platform Engineer roles are ADP, Anaplan, Costco, Citadel, and Cox Automotive, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Platform Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1ADP29 filings$117k
- 2Anaplan17 filings$160k
- 3Costco14 filings$159k
- 4Citadel13 filings$250k
- 5Cox Automotive9 filings$92k
- 6Quantiphi8 filings$110k
- 7DataVisor7 filings$119k
- 8Quantifind7 filings$110k
- 9Zensar6 filings$105k
- 10North Fork Holdings6 filings$81k
- 11OM Partners5 filings$95k
- 12Snorkel AI5 filings$215k
- 13Softthink Solutions5 filings$100k
- 14Fetch Rewards5 filings$150k
- 15Arista Networks5 filings$155k
- 16Okera5 filings$140k
- 17Amalgam Technologies5 filings$85k
- 18Envestnet4 filings$118k
- 19Mastercard4 filings$75k
- 20Uline4 filings$97k
- 21ABAB Solutions4 filings$102k
- 22Bloomberg4 filings$123k
- 23Bytemark3 filings$75k
- 24Conventus3 filings$140k
- 25Gamut Supply3 filings$130k
- 26IMR Soft3 filings$106k
- 27JPMorgan Chase3 filings$175k
- 28Nueve Solutions3 filings$116k
- 29Programmatic Mechanics, LLC3 filings$72k
- 30Straightline AI3 filings$165k
- 31Barclays3 filings$118k
- 32Bayer3 filings$140k
- 33Insight Global3 filings$129k
- 34Ninthdecimal3 filings$110k
- 35PDT Partners3 filings$195k
- 36SoftCorp International3 filings$120k
- 37Thrive Market3 filings$100k
- 38Resmed3 filings$97k
- 39Thinkinternational3 filings$135k
- 40A&E Television Networks2 filings$126k
- 41American Eagle Outfitters2 filings$124k
- 42Atos Syntel2 filings$120k
- 43BMW2 filings$123k
- 44Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company2 filings$101k
- 45Blockratize2 filings$132k
- 46Cloudwick Technologies2 filings$127k
- 47CTC Trading Group2 filings$188k
- 48CVS Health2 filings$155k
- 49Charter Communications2 filings$102k
- 50Disqo2 filings$110k
Related titles in this family
3,420 filings carry “Platform Engineer” in the title, across 873 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Platform Engineer373 filings$132k
- 2Data Platform Engineer163 filings$130k
- 3Cloud Platform Engineer113 filings$109k
- 4Lead Platform Engineer80 filings$140k
- 5Sr. Platform Engineer70 filings$140k
- 6Senior Data Platform Engineer66 filings$154k
- 7Principal Platform Engineer57 filings$150k
- 8Senior Cloud Platform Engineer45 filings$137k
- 9Staff Platform Engineer35 filings$174k
- 10Senior Systems Platform Engineer33 filings$85k
- 11Sr. Data Platform Engineer33 filings$152k
- 12Lead Data Platform Engineer31 filings$114k
Figures are for the exact title “Platform Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.