Median salary
$193,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$165k – $226.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
76.8%
119 of 155 roles
Live roles
155
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability
Staff+ Site Reliability Engineer, Safeguards ML Infra
Advanced Packaging Reliability Engineer
Member of Technical Staff, Site Reliability Engineer
Software Engineer, Site Reliability (SRE)
Staff Security Reliability Engineer
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, DevOps/SRE
Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Storage
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 12 |
Vast
|
$198,996 | 8 |
Okta
|
$230,500 | 6 |
Relativity Space
|
$141,000 | 6 |
|
Lambda
|
$298,000 | 5 |
Varda Space Industries
|
$144,000 | 4 |
Fluidstack
|
$198,500 | 3 |
|
Anthropic
|
$425,000 | 2 |
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How much do SRE roles in California pay?
The median salary for SRE roles in California is $193,000 per year. Most pay falls between $165,000 (25th percentile) and $226,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $138,500 to $278,400.
These figures are computed live from 155 active SRE roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 119 (76.8%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid SRE roles in California include Anthropic, OpenAI, Inferact and Sierra.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average SRE salary in California?
- The median is $193,000 per year, with most pay between $165,000 and $226,250 (25th–75th percentile), based on 119 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the SRE salary range in California?
- Pay ranges from about $138,500 to $278,400 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $193,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.