Site Reliability Engineering at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Site Reliability Engineering on an H-1B?
$173k Microsoft has filed 126 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Site Reliability Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $173k. Most of those filings fall between $153k and $187k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
126
Median base salary
$173k
Middle 50%
$153k to $187k
Filings and pay by year
Site Reliability Engineering at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 24 | $174k |
| FY2025 | 63 | $177k |
| FY2024 | 37 | $173k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $138k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $142k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 94 | $177k |
| Irving, TX | 4 | $135k |
| Burlington, MA | 3 | $173k |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $149k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $132k |
| Georgetown, TX | 2 | $143k |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $192k |
| Salem, NH | 2 | $142k |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $136k |
| Chantilly, VA | 1 | $183k |
| Carrollton, TX | 1 | $153k |
| Dunwoody, GA | 1 | $134k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 10 | $132k |
| Level II | 42 | $156k |
| Level III | 60 | $180k |
| Level IV | 14 | $217k |