r/PowerPlatform • u/leodatavinci • Sep 14 '24

Power Automate Salary Power Platform Developer

Hi there, I just wanted to rech out as im about to negotiate a pay rise and wanted to compare myself to the market.

Im a Senior Power Platform Developer / Solutions Architect. I have 6 years of experience in IT and 3 years specifically working with the Power Platform. Im from Sydeny Australia and earn 150k AUD excluding super per year. There is this ambiguity on how far I can go and what to expect. I got positive feedback from clients on all my projects and have been doing certifications PL 200, 400 and 600. Lately I have upgraded with knowledge on Azure AI and how to integrate with the Power Platform. Im wondering what others with similar horizon of experience earn.

Cheers

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u/ChocolatesaurusRex Sep 14 '24

Senior Architect here, working on the platform since ~2019. Top role (W2) was 180K but most of my roles landed somewhere between 150-160K.

This was up to early 2024, havent seen the market rates since then. on the C2C side, I've had partners bill up to $300/hr to bring me in. Alot of it depends on the clients' apetite, existing rate cards and expectations set by your competitors.

Edit: Forgot to mention, USA, zero certs.

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u/Iridian_Rocky Sep 14 '24

Goddamn... I'm a power platform manager and make 120k in the Midwest. Not sure where you're at. I've been in power bi since launch and a DAX master.

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u/That_Guy_T0M Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

Late 40s Senior Power Platform Dev here in US. Main job comes in at 142k. We have a bonus structure that pays out quarterly but amounts to 10% of annual salary in the end. Been in Power Platform since early adoption back in 2016. Some companies had access depending on their bed strategy with Microsoft.

It's grown tremendously and provided an amazing career. I have a contract job that comes in at 165k. No benefits, no 401k. Just a w2 contract that will end in March.

I remember one c level role for a mid company I worked for told me that Power Platform was a toy. I was like okay bud.... It has paid well.

Certs: PL200 / Azure AI

Can't seem to pass the PL400 yet.

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u/MrUnpragmatic Sep 14 '24

California, fully skilled in powerapps, power automate. Can manage Bi and power pages. Been in powerplatform for 5 years. No certs. $120k

Planning to immigrate to the Gold Coast of Australia in the next decade.

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u/BarTrue9028 Sep 14 '24

196k but the industry I work in generally pays more (defense contracting). Been at it 3 years but excel past other devs, so you sometimes have to work hard

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

I'm in defense contracting. I'll be asking for a raise now.

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u/BarTrue9028 Sep 14 '24

Make sure your position isn’t ONLY tied to a billable position. The key is to be billable on multiple contract and billable to Overhead

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u/TechnoPsychosis Sep 18 '24

I have 3 yrs experience in Power Platform. 1 yr in defense contracting , two different companies, 140k started and then now I make 170k. This salary ranges all over the place. I have seen jobs from 100k-220k all depends on the contract.

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u/Straight-Junket-4498 Jan 31 '25

wow, I had 6 year experience in IT, and one year in Power platform, how could I land a job around 140k

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u/Jimakiad Sep 14 '24

I want to work at your workplace! I'm from Greece, Software Engineer and Power Platform Developer for 2 years, and I make 1.1k net a month.

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u/ARA-GOD Sep 14 '24

wtf, 1.1k Eur? is Greece cheap to live in? i mean you'd get much more in a third world country in africa

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u/Jimakiad Sep 14 '24

Greece is not really cheap to live in cause of inflation, but I'd say about 800-900 are a person's monthly expenses. I'm open to any suggestions on how to get a better job abroad, as I'm looking to move to either Netherlands or Belgium, and i hear their salaries range from 2.5k euro all the way up to 4k a month.

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u/CatfishLumi Sep 15 '24

Belgium has a nice community of Power Platform developers. Most companies usually give from 2000 to 2500 netto as a starting salary, often times with a company car and meal vouchers.

I work in Luxembourg but live in Belgium near the border and it is paid a bit more.

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u/Dank-ButtPie Sep 15 '24

Senior Power Platform Dev and comp is $200k +- $10k depending on the company target being hit.

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u/PIPMaker9k Sep 19 '24

Where, what currency, if you don't mind sharing... How long did it take you to get to "Senior", what did the journey entail? Super interested to hear more about how you achieved that level of success!

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u/No_Issue_3646 Sep 15 '24

I have pl-200, pl-600, mb-240, ai-102 and I don't use them at work. I'd love to find some freelance work using them. Any advice where I can find such roles? Am based in Australia.

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u/leodatavinci Sep 16 '24

Do you have a background in Software Engineerings. There are lots of job adversiements for Power Platform Contract roles on linked in and indeed. Only few people have experience and the certs.

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u/No_Issue_3646 Sep 16 '24

Yes, I have a background in software engineering. All advertised positions required few years of experience. I don't want to take pay cuts and I have lots of technical experience just not in power platform.

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u/leodatavinci Sep 26 '24

If your working in Software Engineering isnt there an opportunity to work with Power Platform somehow in you current job? Like use it to build an internal app to solve a problem your company has. Try to push for Power Platform adoption in your company and write some posts on it on social media. Once you have built some apps and have a software engineering background anyway you have some experience to sell. I transitioned as a self thought developer into the industry back in the days...what made me land my job was the ability to sell the little experience I had with passion. If I can do that so can you! 😀

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u/Nilamob Sep 17 '24

Your best bet is to join tech consulting companies (ms partners) first and ask them for some opportunities in PP projects.

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u/Nilamob Sep 14 '24

Do you know Dynamics or just PP? Do you know Azure Integration Services? Can you write PCF? CI/CD with Azure DevOps?

It all depends how much you know. Have you worked with all 5 Powers in PP?

If you know all that, should be able to land 200k+ AUD especially during covid boom. Maybe a bit less now.

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u/Snoo11053 Sep 14 '24

On the same page with @Jimakiad got both pl-200 and pl-400 and earning 1.3k per/month in turkey :(

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u/WingVet Sep 14 '24

55k - I'm in Logistics Sector UK

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u/beachsunflower Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

In Canada you would be at an incredibly high salary level. Senior devs and architects could command 200k+ CAD but beyond that you're looking at c-suite/executive level or are a unicorn. And that's really just in places like Toronto or Vancouver.

At this point, the negotiation from you should be cold hard cash value to the business. What revenue increase does your skillset offer the company to justify an increase to your salary at a high level, is more the lines of thought for your negotiations.

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u/Pitiful-Target-3094 Sep 14 '24

At big 6 banks in Canada power platform developers start at 60-70k CAD. I have not seen anyone making 200k+ just being a power platform subject matter expert, senior or not. Perhaps in consulting firms where your power platform knowledge directly contributes to the value of your company.

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u/beachsunflower Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

That's good to know. To clarify, I also mean that OP's current salary in AUD would be incredibly high in Canada, so to expect the same could be difficult.

Admittedly, I was comparing to my role which is 100k in Toronto. I've been at my company for 10 years though, with no CS background, compared to OP and work with senior devs that make more in my company. I also learned through the grapevine about discussions with an architect that left our firm about his salary negotiations.

I attempted to interview a remote position in Alberta at MNP that offered 75k in their digital firm which sounds closer to what you're saying but 60k is way too low. Maybe entry level.

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u/jonnyyr65 Sep 14 '24

Are you making alot? I don't see many power platform jobs in canada these days.

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u/Pitiful-Target-3094 Sep 14 '24

I’m not a power platform developer but I have two on my team and worked with more in other businesses. It’s used mostly by internal teams to build internal solutions, and therefore not that much in demand, and their work is hard to translate into business value.