Median salary
$174,904
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$134.7k – $206.4k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
38.1%
456 of 1,197 roles
Live roles
1,197
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
Team Lead, Site Reliability Engineering
Software Engineer, Reliability
Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability
Reliability Engineer, Supercomputing
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Advanced Packaging Reliability Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
SpaceX
|
$137,500 | 21 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 17 |
Okta
|
$230,500 | 14 |
| SE Sezzle | $87,000 | 13 |
MongoDB
|
$187,500 | 12 |
Air Apps
|
$71,586 | 10 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$56,000 | 9 |
Vast
|
$198,996 | 8 |
SRE salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $223,500 | 64 |
| New York | $188,000 | 63 |
| Seattle | $188,000 | 15 |
| Austin | $188,000 | 16 |
| Chicago | $183,750 | 20 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 5 |
| Atlanta | $177,000 | 8 |
| Boston | $174,525 | 19 |
| Dublin | $172,404 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $165,000 | 7 |
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How much do SRE roles pay?
The median salary for SRE roles is $174,904 per year. Most pay falls between $134,749 (25th percentile) and $206,375 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $87,000 to $240,000.
These figures are computed live from 1,197 active SRE roles on JobsRadar, of which 456 (38.1%) 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 OpenAI.
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.