Infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer salary
The median posted base pay for infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs is $194K a year, from 4,737 open jobs at 1,482 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $160K to $228K. One job in ten has posted pay above $270K.
- Median posted base pay
- $194K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $160K to $228K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $130K to $270K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 4,737
- Companies
- 1,482
Infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer pay by level
Posted base pay for infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs, by the level in the job title. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Entry level31 jobs$120K$99K to $140K
- Level not stated2,038 jobs$175K$143K to $215K
- Senior1,658 jobs$190K$168K to $214K
- Staff624 jobs$231K$207K to $260K
- Principal183 jobs$233K$202K to $269K
- Director+197 jobs$242K$205K to $279K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $78K | $99K | $120K | $140K | $150K | 31 |
| Level not stated | $115K | $143K | $175K | $215K | $260K | 2,038 |
| Senior | $143K | $168K | $190K | $214K | $244K | 1,658 |
| Staff | $182K | $207K | $231K | $260K | $300K | 624 |
| Principal | $173K | $202K | $233K | $269K | $320K | 183 |
| Director+ | $170K | $205K | $242K | $279K | $325K | 197 |
Top-paying companies for infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Anthropic$403K34 jobs
- 2OpenAI$356K64 jobs
- 3Thinking Machines Lab$325K5 jobs
- 4Patreon$322K5 jobs
- 5Lambda$311K16 jobs
- 6Sentry$310K9 jobs
- 7Sierra$310K7 jobs
- 8Decagon$300K8 jobs
- 9Twenty$300K8 jobs
- 10AlphaSense$293K7 jobs
- 11Roblox$289K39 jobs
- 12Replit$288K10 jobs
- 13Pinterest$287K11 jobs
- 14Wispr Flow$285K6 jobs
- 15Wayve$285K8 jobs
- 16Veeam Software$281K8 jobs
- 17Legora$279K5 jobs
- 18StubHub$275K10 jobs
- 19Block$272K9 jobs
- 20The Voleon Group$268K11 jobs
Infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer pay by US region
The median posted base pay for infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.
- Bay Area1,554 jobs+12%$220K
- New York732 jobs+8%$212K
- US remote837 jobs−1%$195K
- Other US cities2,073 jobs−10%$178K
| Region | Median posted base pay | Against the US median | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area | $220K | +12% | 1,554 |
| New York | $212K | +8% | 732 |
| US remote | $195K | −1% | 837 |
| Other US cities | $178K | −10% | 2,073 |
| All US jobs | $197K | 0% | 4,358 |
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.