Site Reliability Engineer salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Site Reliability Engineer pay in San Francisco is measured from 28 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 19 postings put the middle half between $186,900 and $225,375, with a median of $213,757.
Against the 3 other measured markets for site reliability engineer at senior, this sits below 1 of them; New York leads at $214,775.
1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
39 site reliability engineer roles are open in San Francisco right now, 25 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $174,808 – $247,500 | $220,000 | 9hint |
| Senior | $186,900 – $225,375 | $213,757 | 19 |
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 level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open site reliability engineer roles in San Francisco · 25 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $152,500–$275,000scale $90,000–$390,000