Senior Site Reliability Engineer salary benchmark
Owns reliability of production systems.
Updated
Senior Site Reliability Engineer at the senior-level band posts a p50 of $170k across 104 qualifying postings. Band width (p25–p90) at the senior-level band spans $166k – $228k.
| Level | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| senior | $166k | $170k | $196k | $228k | 104 |
Companies hiring Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Top 5 by active postings over the trailing 26 weeks.
- Speechify89 roles · p50 $170k
- CoreWeave40 roles · p50 $165k
- Apple35 roles
- Databricks29 roles · p50 $192k
- Anduril16 roles · p50 $191k
Common stacks for Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Stacks mentioned most often in Senior Site Reliability Engineer postings. Each links to a narrowed benchmark page.
- typescript73 postings · p50 $175k
- aws52 postings · p50 $180k
- ui development46 postings · p50 $170k
- python46 postings · p50 $185k
- windows43 postings · p50 $170k
- rust43 postings · p50 $177k
- error tracking37 postings · p50 $170k
- kubernetes33 postings · p50 $180k
Senior Site Reliability Engineer by city
Top hiring markets for Senior Site Reliability Engineer. Each links to a narrowed benchmark page.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a Senior Site Reliability Engineer typically earn?
- Across the trailing 26 weeks of disclosed-salary postings, the p50 (median) for senior-level Senior Site Reliability Engineer is $170k. The full level-by-level breakdown is in the table above.
- How wide is the compensation band for Senior Site Reliability Engineer?
- Band width varies by level. At the senior-level band, p25 sits at $166k and p90 at $228k — a ratio you can use to gauge how much variance to expect when interviewing for Senior Site Reliability Engineer positions.
- Where can I see live Senior Site Reliability Engineer job postings?
- The "Companies hiring Senior Site Reliability Engineer" list below shows the companies with the most active postings for this role. You can also browse the underlying job posts at /jobs filtered to this role.
Methodology
Percentiles computed via PERCENTILE_CONT(p) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY salary_mid) on disclosed salary ranges only — full methodology.