Data Platform Engineer Salary

How much does a data platform engineer make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$175,293

Average Min

$239,985

Average Max

$230,400

Median Salary

$574,000

Top Salary

Entry level: $203,750

Senior level: $270,833

Top earners: $328,530

Related Data Platform Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

Senior Software Engineer, DevOps - Data Platform

4 open positions

$168,750 - $398,500

salary range

Software Engineer - Data Platform

2 open positions

$150,000 - $320,000

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Staff Data Platform Engineer

6 open positions

$192,150 - $264,733

salary range

Director of Engineering, Data Cloud Platform

5 open positions

$193,536 - $241,920

salary range

Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

9 open positions

$179,422 - $243,756

salary range

Senior Data Engineer, Data Platform

2 open positions

$187,500 - $225,000

salary range

Software Engineer, Data Platform

4 open positions

$185,000 - $222,500

salary range

Data Platform Engineer

5 open positions

$135,162 - $213,000

salary range

Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

3 open positions

$143,333 - $176,667

salary range

Data Platform Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How data platform engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$249,186

average max salary

Range: $180,662 - $249,186

Based on 60 jobs

Top Paying Companies for Data Platform Engineers

Companies offering the highest data platform engineer salaries based on their job listings.

Liftoff

1 data platform engineer jobs

$390,000 - $430,000

salary range

StubHub

2 data platform engineer jobs

$300,000 - $350,000

salary range

xAI

1 data platform engineer jobs

$180,000 - $440,000

salary range

Roku

4 data platform engineer jobs

$168,750 - $398,500

salary range

Thumbtack

2 data platform engineer jobs

$235,450 - $304,700

salary range

Evolutionary Scale

1 data platform engineer jobs

$150,000 - $350,000

salary range

Superhuman

2 data platform engineer jobs

$225,000 - $275,000

salary range

Block

2 data platform engineer jobs

$198,900 - $298,400

salary range

ID.me

3 data platform engineer jobs

$223,377 - $267,839

salary range

Verkada

2 data platform engineer jobs

$165,000 - $297,500

salary range

Data Platform Engineer Salary by Region

Compare data platform engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

48 jobs

$185,206 - $246,622

salary range

Worldwide

55 jobs

$166,641 - $234,193

salary range

Data Platform Engineer Salary by Industry

How data platform engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

90 jobs

$178,523 - $245,617

salary range

Data

13 jobs

$152,931 - $200,996

salary range

Recent Data Platform Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest data platform engineer job postings with published compensation.

Software Engineering Manager, Data Protection Platform

Verkada • San Mateo, CA United States

$200,000 - $315,000

Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

Verkada • San Mateo, CA United States

$130,000 - $280,000

Business Intelligence Data Engineer II (Platform)

Jamf • Austin, TX; Eau Claire, WI; Minneapolis, MN

$85,100 - $181,700

Sr. Data Engineer (Data Platforms)

Cedar • USA

$195,500 - $247,250

Data Engineer III - (Data Platforms)

Cedar • USA

$170,000 - $215,000

Software Engineer III (Data Platform)

Cedar • New York, NY, United States

$170,000 - $215,000

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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual data platform engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.