Median salary
$175,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$136.5k – $206k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
41.9%
491 of 1,172 roles
Live roles
1,172
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Site Reliability Engineer
Software Engineer (Site Reliability)
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability Engineering
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability
Staff+ Site Reliability Engineer, Safeguards ML Infra
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer (TS/SCI Required)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
SpaceX
|
$150,000 | 30 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 20 |
Okta
|
$206,250 | 18 |
| SE Sezzle | $87,000 | 15 |
MongoDB
|
$188,000 | 12 |
Air Apps
|
$70,940 | 11 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$56,000 | 9 |
Vast
|
$198,996 | 8 |
SRE salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,500 | 69 |
| Los Angeles | $196,500 | 14 |
| New York | $190,000 | 70 |
| Chicago | $189,000 | 22 |
| Seattle | $186,500 | 14 |
| Denver | $182,500 | 8 |
| Austin | $180,750 | 12 |
| Boston | $174,525 | 16 |
| Dublin | $173,847 | 6 |
| London | $161,233 | 8 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $177,303 | 483 |
| Contract | $34,310 | 4 |
| Internship | $68,274 | 3 |
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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 $136,500 (25th percentile) and $206,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $101,639 to $239,700.
These figures are computed live from 1,172 active SRE roles on JobsRadar, of which 491 (41.9%) 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 Capital on Tap, coreflow, Anthropic and Twenty.
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?
- The median is $175,000 per year, with most pay between $136,500 and $206,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 491 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the SRE salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $101,639 to $239,700 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $175,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.