Site Reliability salary
14 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 29, 2026
These figures come from 73 site reliability postings where the employer stated pay, covering 4 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is San Francisco at senior, where 22 postings put the middle half between $182,875 and $229,738, with a median of $206,854.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run mid-level around $201,000 and senior around $202,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 1% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 6 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.
Every measured range
14 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $121,000 – $197,500 | $150,000 | 93 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$89,625 – CA$115,000 | CA$105,500 | 6hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $169,700 – $229,738 | $190,000 | 126 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$132,150 – CA$162,100 | CA$145,000 | 17 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $179,250 – $255,938 | $224,750 | 9hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $130,000 – $172,054 | $140,000 | 15 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $161,875 – $212,817 | $189,000 | 38 |
| Boston | Senior | $164,813 – $198,354 | $187,000 | 7hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $178,750 – $190,000 | $183,250 | 8hint |
| New York | Mid | $142,375 – $215,675 | $185,000 | 14 |
| New York | Senior | $192,650 – $242,500 | $214,775 | 12 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $180,606 – $245,000 | $222,500 | 10 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $182,875 – $229,738 | $206,854 | 22 |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$128,775 – CA$158,000 | CA$137,500 | 10 |
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.
Pay by market
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Open site reliability roles · 61 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $126,000–$250,000scale $70,000–$350,000
60 of 61 open roles. All site reliability jobs