SRE salaries in Chicago.
What SRE roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$189,391
median over time
Typical range
$175k – $226k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
31.5%
28 of 89 roles
Live roles
89
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
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How much do SRE roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for SRE roles in Chicago is $189,391 per year. Most pay falls between $175,000 (25th percentile) and $226,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $113,196 to $236,800.
These figures are computed live from 89 active SRE roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 28 (31.5%) 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 Chicago include Snowflake, MongoDB, Ashby and Ironclad.
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.