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Principal infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer salary

The median posted base pay for principal infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs is $233K a year, from 183 open jobs at 108 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $202K to $269K. One job in ten has posted pay above $320K.

Data of . This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay
$233K
Middle half of the jobs
$202K to $269K
10th to 90th percentile
$173K to $320K
Open jobs with posted pay
183
Companies
108

Infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer pay by level

Posted base pay for infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the principal level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

  • Entry level31 jobs$120K$99K to $140K
  • Level not stated2,050 jobs$175K$143K to $215K
  • Senior1,667 jobs$190K$168K to $213K
  • Staff627 jobs$232K$207K to $260K
  • Principal183 jobs$233K$202K to $269K
  • Director+194 jobs$242K$205K to $280K
Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.
Pay bands by level, infra, platform and SRE. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level10th25thMedian75th90thJobs with pay
Entry level$78K$99K$120K$140K$150K31
Level not stated$115K$143K$175K$215K$260K2,050
Senior$143K$168K$190K$213K$244K1,667
Staff$182K$207K$232K$260K$300K627
Principal$173K$202K$233K$269K$320K183
Director+$170K$205K$242K$280K$325K194

Top-paying companies for principal infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs

The companies with the highest median posted base pay for principal infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.

  1. 1Roblox$320K13 jobs
  2. 2Saviynt$245K8 jobs
  3. 3STR$245K6 jobs
  4. 4Elastic$206K8 jobs
The median posted base pay of each company for principal infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs. We use the middle point of each posted range. A company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Principal infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer pay by US region

The median posted base pay for principal infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.

  • Bay Area60 jobs+8%$256K
  • US remote42 jobs+4%$246K
  • Other US cities84 jobs−13%$206K
The median posted base pay for principal infra, platform and SRE in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs ($238K). A job that lists two regions counts in each region. A region needs 20 or more jobs. This is posted base pay, not total pay.
Pay by region, principal infra, platform and SRE. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
RegionMedian posted base payAgainst the US medianJobs with pay
Bay Area$256K+8%60
US remote$246K+4%42
Other US cities$206K−13%84
All US jobs$238K0%173

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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.