Site Reliability Engineer salary
16 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for site reliability engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 144 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $160,000 and $217,500, with a median of $186,550.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $142,950 and senior $186,550. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 31% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 8 of the 16 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Site Reliability Engineer pay by specialization
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Live site reliability engineer roles by DevOps function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
16 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $119,796 – $174,856 | $142,950 | 112 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$100,000 – CA$118,750 | CA$115,000 | 10 |
| Ireland · country-wide | Mid | €65,300 – €68,550 | €65,300 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $160,000 – $217,500 | $186,550 | 144 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$130,325 – CA$167,050 | CA$147,500 | 11 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $135,000 – $174,808 | $141,500 | 25 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $163,165 – $205,000 | $187,500 | 41 |
| Boston | Senior | $166,500 – $225,000 | $187,000 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $175,000 – $190,000 | $180,000 | 9hint |
| New York | Mid | $130,625 – $191,250 | $169,750 | 8hint |
| New York | Senior | $185,000 – $220,500 | $214,775 | 10 |
| Reston | Mid | $136,473 – $166,800 | $139,200 | 5hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $174,808 – $247,500 | $220,000 | 9hint |
| San Francisco | Senior | $186,900 – $225,375 | $213,757 | 19 |
| Sunnyvale | Mid | $151,500 – $185,000 | $160,000 | 5hint |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$128,988 – CA$149,713 | CA$140,250 | 6hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open site reliability engineer roles · 256 with stated pay
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