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Site Reliability Engineer, H-1B salary

What 2,654 H-1B filings report for “Site Reliability Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Site Reliability Engineer?

$120k median H-1B base salary for a Site Reliability Engineer, typically $85k to $169k, across 2,654 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $146k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$85k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$99k–$143k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$120,175
2,654 filings
Top (p90)
$169k
90th percentile
p10 $85k
median $120k
p90 $169k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Washington240$146k+$26k
  • 2California750$135k+$15k
  • 3New York113$135k+$15k
  • 4Connecticut21$126k+$6k
  • 5New Jersey46$124k+$4k
  • 6Colorado46$122k+$2k
  • 7North Carolina118$113k−$7k
  • 8Utah22$112k−$8k
  • 9Virginia54$110k−$10k
  • 10Texas428$110k−$10k
  • 11Arizona73$110k−$10k
  • 12Massachusetts74$108k−$12k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Site Reliability Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Site Reliability Engineer roles are Microsoft, Cisco, LinkedIn, IBM, and Cohesity, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Site Reliability Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

8,077 filings carry “Site Reliability Engineer” in the title, across 1,056 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Site Reliability Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.