Palantir Salary

💰 $128K–$168K salary range

Median: $150K  ·  Based on 198 public Palantir job postings  ·  Updated October 7, 2026

This Palantir salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Palantir

• Information Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security — $145K–$200K · Information Security
• Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government — $135K–$200K · Delta
• Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government — $135K–$200K · Delta
• Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems — $135K–$200K · Product Development
• Platform Engineer - Identity Infrastructure — $135K–$200K · Information Security
• Forward Deployed AI Engineer — $135K–$200K · Delta
• Senior Identity Security Engineer — $135K–$200K · Information Security
• Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems C2 — $135K–$200K · Product Development
• Mixed Reality Developer — $145K–$200K · Dev
• Software Engineer - Apollo Platform — $135K–$200K · Dev

Palantir salary by department

• information security: $168K median · $200K top base — Information Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security (view JD) (20 roles)
• delta: $168K median · $200K top base — Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government (view JD) (27 roles)
• dev: $168K median · $200K top base — Mixed Reality Developer (view JD) (55 roles)
• business development: $155K median · $200K top base — Neurodivergent Fellowship (view JD) (10 roles)
• echo: $140K median · $170K top base — Deployment Strategist - US Government (view JD) (17 roles)
• design: $133K median · $175K top base — Product Designer - US Government (view JD) (6 roles)
• product development: $129K median · $200K top base — Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems (view JD) (10 roles)
• legal: $128K median · $200K top base — Corporate Counsel (view JD) (14 roles)

Palantir engineering & product salary by seniority

• Junior: $140K median · $170K top base — Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Intel, US Government (view JD) (25)
• Mid: $168K median · $200K top base — Information Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security (view JD) (80)
• Senior: $168K median · $200K top base — Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government (view JD) (46)

Palantir salary by location

• New York: $150K median · $200K top base — Information Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security (view JD) (80 roles)
• Denver: $109K median · $200K top base — Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Palantir

0% of Palantir's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Palantir looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (106) · Java (87) · JavaScript (69) · Go (57) · TypeScript (55) · Kubernetes (36) · CI/CD (29) · React (29) · AWS (25) · Rust (24).

Benefits & perks at Palantir

Commonly listed: dental (198) · vision (198) · 401k (198) · commuter (198) · life-ins (198) · pto (198) · relocation (121).

About Palantir

Palantir is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2003 · HQ Miami, Florida. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Palantir

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 20 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 100% of these postings reference equity (rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Palantir total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Palantir hiring activity

Palantir has 198 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 198 public job postings with disclosed pay. 189 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (189 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Palantir pay?
The median pay is $150K, with a typical range of $128K–$168K, based on 198 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Palantir?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Information Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security, at $145K–$200K base.

Which team pays the most at Palantir?
The information security team, at a $168K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 198 public Palantir job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 7, 2026.

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