Median salary
$190,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$158.3k – $223.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
80.7%
188 of 233 roles
Live roles
233
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff Security Reliability Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability
Staff+ Site Reliability Engineer, Safeguards ML Infra
Advanced Packaging Reliability Engineer
Data Center Engineer, Reliability & Infrastructure Management – Compute Supply
Member of Technical Staff, Production Site Reliability Engineer
Software Engineer, Site Reliability (SRE)
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, DevOps/SRE
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 12 |
Vast
|
$189,938 | 8 |
Divergent
|
$176,260 | 6 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$137,325 | 6 |
Okta
|
$230,500 | 5 |
Cisco
|
$206,450 | 5 |
Relativity Space
|
$152,000 | 5 |
Early Warning Services
|
$145,500 | 5 |
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How much do SRE roles in California pay?
The median salary for SRE roles in California is $190,000 per year. Most pay falls between $158,338 (25th percentile) and $223,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $126,946 to $258,965.
These figures are computed live from 233 active SRE roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 188 (80.7%) 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 OpenAI, Anthropic, 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 $190,000 per year, with most pay between $158,338 and $223,500 (25th–75th percentile), based on 188 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the SRE salary range in California?
- Pay ranges from about $126,946 to $258,965 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $190,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.