Median salary
$175,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$134.2k – $208.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
39.2%
469 of 1,195 roles
Live roles
1,195
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Software Engineer (Site Reliability)
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability Engineering
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Site Reliability Engineer
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Site Reliability Engineer
Site Reliability Engineer
Site Reliability Engineer, Frontier Systems Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
SpaceX
|
$148,750 | 22 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 21 |
Okta
|
$230,500 | 13 |
MongoDB
|
$187,500 | 12 |
Air Apps
|
$71,586 | 10 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$56,000 | 9 |
Vast
|
$198,996 | 8 |
Advanced Technology Services
|
$115,127 | 8 |
SRE salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 64 |
| Dublin | $213,500 | 3 |
| Seattle | $199,000 | 12 |
| New York | $188,000 | 61 |
| Austin | $188,000 | 15 |
| Boston | $187,000 | 15 |
| Chicago | $180,000 | 19 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 8 |
| Atlanta | $178,500 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $165,000 | 7 |
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How much do SRE roles pay?
The median salary for SRE roles is $175,000 per year. Most pay falls between $134,225 (25th percentile) and $208,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $87,000 to $246,220.
These figures are computed live from 1,195 active SRE roles on JobsRadar, of which 469 (39.2%) 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 include coreflow, Anthropic, Moniepoint and Mercor.
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.