Staff infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer salary
The median posted base pay for staff infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs is $232K a year, from 627 open jobs at 280 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $207K to $260K. One job in ten has posted pay above $300K.
- Median posted base pay
- $232K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $207K to $260K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $182K to $300K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 627
- Companies
- 280
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 staff 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
| 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 | 2,050 |
| Senior | $143K | $168K | $190K | $213K | $244K | 1,667 |
| Staff | $182K | $207K | $232K | $260K | $300K | 627 |
| Principal | $173K | $202K | $233K | $269K | $320K | 183 |
| Director+ | $170K | $205K | $242K | $280K | $325K | 194 |
Top-paying companies for staff infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for staff infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Anthropic$445K15 jobs
- 2Capital One$306K9 jobs
- 3Pinterest$287K7 jobs
- 4Harvey$286K10 jobs
- 5Waymo$281K7 jobs
- 6Reddit$260K6 jobs
- 7Affirm$260K5 jobs
- 8Google$254K6 jobs
- 9True Anomaly$250K5 jobs
- 10Nscale$243K5 jobs
- 11Airbnb$239K7 jobs
- 12Crusoe$238K18 jobs
- 13Coinbase$237K9 jobs
- 14CoreWeave$232K5 jobs
- 15Databricks$231K11 jobs
- 16Altruist$231K6 jobs
- 17Verkada$230K5 jobs
- 18Anduril Industries$222K14 jobs
- 19Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies$221K7 jobs
- 20Okta$219K7 jobs
Staff infrastructure, platform and SRE engineer pay by US region
The median posted base pay for staff infrastructure, platform and SRE jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.
- New York100 jobs+9%$255K
- Bay Area286 jobs+2%$240K
- US remote150 jobs−1%$232K
- Other US cities190 jobs−4%$226K
| Region | Median posted base pay | Against the US median | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $255K | +9% | 100 |
| Bay Area | $240K | +2% | 286 |
| US remote | $232K | −1% | 150 |
| Other US cities | $226K | −4% | 190 |
| All US jobs | $235K | 0% | 581 |
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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.