Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Engineer Site Reliability
Occupation profile for Software Engineer Site Reliability covers 167 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $180,000
- Total filings
- 167
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $160,250–$200,000
- Top employer
- Google LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 54 | $174,000 | $156,250 | $186,000 |
| FY2025 | 44 | $182,000 | $153,750 | $188,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 69 | $180,000 | $160,250 | $200,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Google LLC161 filings
- LinkedIn Corporation3 filings
- Fireworks.ai, Inc.2 filings
- Waymo LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Sunnyvale58 filings
- San Francisco22 filings
- Pittsburgh20 filings
- Mountain View16 filings
- Seattle16 filings
- Durham13 filings
- New York11 filings
- San Bruno5 filings
- Los Angeles2 filings
- Kirkland2 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 15-1252 | $81,702 | $103,958 | $126,194 | $148,450 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 20500 | 15-1252 | $105,955 | $127,067 | $148,179 | $169,291 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |