Site Reliability Engineer Salaries

How much does a Site Reliability Engineer make?

Updated Sep 10, 2023

Experience

Industry

Total Pay Range
$114K - $180K/yr
Base Pay
$94K - $143K/yr
Additional Pay
$20K - $37K/yr

$143K

/yr
$114K$180K
Most Likely Range

The estimated total pay for a Site Reliability Engineer is $142,653 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $115,908 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $26,744 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.

How accurate is this most likely Total Pay range (base + additional) of $114K-$180K/yr?

Total Pay Trajectory

For Site Reliability Engineer

$142,653 /yr
Site Reliability Engineer
$167,281 /yr
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
$167,717 /yr
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
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What is the total pay trajectory for Site Reliability Engineer?

Job TitleSalary
Site Reliability Engineer$142,653 /yr
Senior Site Reliability Engineer$167,281 /yr
Lead Site Reliability Engineer$167,717 /yr

Related Job Titles

For Site Reliability Engineer

Some related job titles are Software Engineer III Salaries with median pay of $187,212, SRE Salaries with median pay of $113,657, Software Engineer Salaries with median pay of $139,182, Operations Engineer Salaries with median pay of $95,374.

Top Paying Companies

For a Site Reliability Engineer in United States

Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for a Site Reliability Engineer in United States. Employers include Google, Pinterest and Twitter.

1
Google
Google
$234,977/yr
2K open jobs
3
Twitter
$226,409/yr
4
Meta
$224,953/yr
5
Wish
$222,452/yr
8
Cruise
$210,018/yr
9
Indeed
$207,915/yr
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Top Paying Companies

For Site Reliability Engineer in United States

1Google$234,977
2Pinterest$227,859
3Twitter$226,409
4Meta$224,953
5Wish$222,452
6Dropbox$217,756
7Mozilla$212,389
8Cruise$210,018
9Indeed$207,915
10LinkedIn$207,819
Total Pay Trajectory

For Site Reliability Engineer

$142,653 /yr
Site Reliability Engineer
$167,281 /yr
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
$167,717 /yr
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
See Full Career Path

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What is the total pay trajectory for Site Reliability Engineer?

Job TitleSalary
Site Reliability Engineer$142,653 /yr
Senior Site Reliability Engineer$167,281 /yr
Lead Site Reliability Engineer$167,717 /yr

What are total pay estimates for a Site Reliability Engineer at different companies?

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Google
4.4
Site Reliability EngineerSee 246 salaries from this location

$213,640

 / yr
LinkedIn
4.3
Site Reliability EngineerSee 104 salaries from this location

$193,926

 / yr
Microsoft
4.3
Site Reliability EngineerSee 76 salaries from this location

$170,211

 / yr
Target
3.6
Site Reliability EngineerSee 71 salaries from this location

$130,289

 / yr
JPMorgan Chase & Co
4
Site Reliability EngineerSee 52 salaries from this location

$116,350

 / yr
IBM
3.9
Site Reliability EngineerSee 45 salaries from this location

$116,635

 / yr
Apple
4.2
Site Reliability EngineerSee 41 salaries from this location

$194,217

 / yr

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Oracle
3.9
Site Reliability EngineerSee 35 salaries from this location

$158,711

 / yr
Twitter
3.2
Site Reliability Engineer ISee 32 salaries from this location

$192,714

 / yr
Twitter
3.2
Site Reliability EngineerSee 32 salaries from this location

$208,421

 / yr
Cohesity
3.7
Site Reliability EngineerSee 30 salaries from this location

$168,690

 / yr
Adobe
4.4
Site Reliability EngineerSee 29 salaries from this location

$165,396

 / yr
VMware
4.4
Site Reliability EngineerSee 26 salaries from this location

$171,489

 / yr
GoDaddy
3.7
Site Reliability EngineerSee 24 salaries from this location

$150,872

 / yr
Cisco Systems
4.4
Site Reliability EngineerSee 23 salaries from this location

$169,700

 / yr
IronNet Cybersecurity
3.3
Site Reliability EngineerSee 22 salaries from this location

$149,347

 / yr
Palo Alto Networks
4.2
Site Reliability EngineerSee 22 salaries from this location

$173,887

 / yr
Tata Consultancy Services
3.9
Site Reliability EngineerSee 20 salaries from this location

$103,076

 / yr
Dropbox
4.5
Site Reliability EngineerSee 19 salaries from this location

$198,195

 / yr
Salesforce
4.1
Site Reliability EngineerSee 18 salaries from this location

$164,812

 / yr
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Site Reliability Engineer Salaries

Job TitleSalary
Google Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 246 salaries reported$213,640/yr
LinkedIn Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 104 salaries reported$193,926/yr
Microsoft Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 76 salaries reported$170,211/yr
Target Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 71 salaries reported$130,289/yr
JPMorgan Chase & Co Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 52 salaries reported$116,350/yr
IBM Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 45 salaries reported$116,635/yr
Apple Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 41 salaries reported$194,217/yr
Oracle Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 35 salaries reported$158,711/yr
Twitter Site Reliability Engineer I salaries - 32 salaries reported$192,714/yr
Twitter Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 32 salaries reported$208,421/yr
Cohesity Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 30 salaries reported$168,690/yr
Adobe Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 29 salaries reported$165,396/yr
VMware Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 26 salaries reported$171,489/yr
GoDaddy Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 24 salaries reported$150,872/yr
Cisco Systems Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 23 salaries reported$169,700/yr
IronNet Cybersecurity Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 22 salaries reported$149,347/yr
Palo Alto Networks Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 22 salaries reported$173,887/yr
Tata Consultancy Services Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 20 salaries reported$103,076/yr
Dropbox Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 19 salaries reported$198,195/yr
Salesforce Site Reliability Engineer salaries - 18 salaries reported$164,812/yr
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Top Paying Industries

For a Site Reliability Engineer in United States

The top 5 paying industries for a Site Reliability Engineer in United States are Information Technology with a median total pay of $171,272, Personal Consumer Services with a median total pay of $169,521, Media & Communication with a median total pay of $164,014, Manufacturing with a median total pay of $151,709, and Retail & Wholesale with a median total pay of $147,505.

IndustryTotal PayTotal Pay Insight
  • Information TechnologyInformation Technology$171,272

    5% Higher than other industries

  • Personal Consumer ServicesPersonal Consumer Services$169,521

    4% Higher than other industries

  • Media & CommunicationMedia & Communication$164,014

    1% Higher than other industries

  • ManufacturingManufacturing$151,709

    7% Lower than other industries

  • Retail & WholesaleRetail & Wholesale$147,505

    10% Lower than other industries

Information Technology

Top paying companies in Information Technology for Site Reliability Engineer are Google, Pinterest, and Twitter.

GoogleGoogle$234,977/yr
PinterestPinterest$227,859/yr
TwitterTwitter$226,409/yr

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Job Title

Location

Total Pay

Base Pay | Additional Pay

Total Years of Experience

Years at Recent Employer

Submitted

Date or Time

Site Reliability Engineer

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$112,000

/yr

$107K | $5K

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
SRE Engineer

United States of America

 | 4-6 years

$150,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

4-6 years
Yesterday
Site Reliability Engineer

United States of America

 | 4-6 years

$55

/hr

Submitted Yesterday

4-6 years
Yesterday
Site Reliability Engineer

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$195,000

/yr

$142K | $53K

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
SRE Engineer

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$80,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
SRE Engineer

United States of America

 | 4-6 years

$135,000

/yr

$130K | $5K

Submitted Yesterday

4-6 years
Yesterday
Site Reliability Engineer

United States of America

 | 4-6 years

$94,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

4-6 years
Yesterday
SRE Engineer

United States of America

 | 15+ years

$175,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

15+ years
Yesterday
Site Reliability Engineer

United States of America

 | 15+ years

$143,000

/yr

$130K | $13K

Submitted Yesterday

15+ years
Yesterday

Site Reliability Engineer pay FAQ

The average salary for a Site Reliability Engineer is $142,653 per year in United States. Salaries estimates are based on 3131 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Site Reliability Engineer employees in United States.

The highest salary for a Site Reliability Engineer in United States is $179,960 per year.

The lowest salary for a Site Reliability Engineer in United States is $114,326 per year.

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