Site Reliability Engineer · Salary

Site Reliability Engineer salary

Live salary range computed from 5 Site Reliability Engineer listings ApplyTOP is tracking right now. Updated hourly.

Median

$186k

50th percentile

25th – 75th

$159k – $188k

interquartile range

Full range

$138k – $188k

min – max

Preliminary data. 5 salary datapoints sampled. Numbers refresh as more listings are scanned each hour.

How the number is computed

We scan Site Reliability Engineer listings on LinkedIn and 50+ ATS feeds every hour. When the posting includes an explicit pay range, we record both the lower and upper bound. The numbers above are the median, 25th, 75th, min and max of those bounds across the 5 Site Reliability Engineer listings currently open. Non-USD postings are excluded; remote and on-site listings are pooled.

Top-paying companies hiring Site Reliability Engineers right now

  • Pacific Life. Up to $205k (1 role sampled)
  • PitchBook. Up to $200k (1 role sampled)
  • PitchBook Data. Up to $200k (1 role sampled)
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Up to $185k (1 role sampled)
  • AXS. Up to $145k (1 role sampled)

What moves the number

  • Seniority. Senior / staff bands typically sit in the upper half of the range; entry-level lands near the 25th percentile.
  • Location. US tier-1 cities (SF, NYC, Seattle) cluster above median. Remote roles often align with the highest tier.
  • Industry. Big tech, finance, and AI startups consistently pay above the role's overall median; agencies and non-profits below.
  • Total comp. The bands above are base salary only. RSUs and bonuses can add 20–60% at public tech companies.

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