SRE salaries in Chicago.
What SRE roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$171,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$140.7k – $196.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
86.8%
33 of 38 roles
Live roles
38
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform
Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
SRE - Enterprise & Cloud Security - AI Driven Security - Senior Manager
Senior Service Reliability Engineer
Technical Leader, SRE/Go development
Software Engineering Technical Leader - SRE
Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff), Atlas
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Fleet Management
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Early Warning Services
|
$131,750 | 4 |
|
Okta
|
$255,000 | 3 |
|
PwC
|
$165,500 | 3 |
|
Cisco
|
$222,400 | 2 |
| DR DRW | $213,750 | 2 |
|
MongoDB
|
$188,000 | 2 |
Ripple
|
$180,000 | 2 |
NinjaTrader
|
$170,000 | 2 |
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How much do SRE roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for SRE roles in Chicago is $171,500 per year. Most pay falls between $140,700 (25th percentile) and $196,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $118,030 to $226,320.
These figures are computed live from 38 active SRE roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 33 (86.8%) 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 Chicago include Okta, PwC, DRW and Cisco.
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 Chicago?
- The median is $171,500 per year, with most pay between $140,700 and $196,625 (25th–75th percentile), based on 33 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the SRE salary range in Chicago?
- Pay ranges from about $118,030 to $226,320 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $171,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.