Remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer Salary (2026)
Based on 29 open remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer jobs at 15 companies that list a US salary. Updated October 13, 2026.
Median
$210K
per year
Typical range
$187K–$237K
middle 50% of jobs
Full range
$123K–$380K
lowest to highest listed
Salary by level
Staff / Principal / Lead9 jobs · median $275K
Senior8 jobs · median $188K
Mid-level12 jobs · median $207K
Top-paying companies hiring now
Highest-paying open DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer jobs
- Staff Platform EngineerCalendly · Remote - US · $287K–$347K
- IT Systems Engineer, Mobile Client Platform Engineer Anthropic · Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC · $285K–$325K
- IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, macOSAnthropic · Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC · $285K–$325K
- Principal Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Engineering: DedicatedGitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States · $223K–$380K
- Distinguished Engineer, Core DevOpsGitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States · $250K–$349K
- Staff Platform Engineer - AmericasAshby · Remote - US · $232K–$323K
- Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Platform EngineeringAirbnb · Remote - USA · $244K–$305K
- Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Trading Coinbase · Remote - USA · $218K–$257K
- Senior Software Engineer - SREMercury · San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States · $201K–$251K
- Site Reliability EngineerWorkOS · Remote - United States & Canada · $175K–$275K
- Infrastructure EngineerWorkOS · Remote - United States & Canada · $175K–$275K
- Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Platforms — AMER (Intermediate to Senior Staff)GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, US · $126K–$314K
- Engineering Manager, Site ReliabilityInstacart · United States - Remote · $214K–$226K
- Site Reliability Engineer, Inference InfrastructureCohere · Remote - Toronto · $160K–$260K
- ⚙️ Senior/Staff Platform EngineerRunway · Remote - North America · $190K–$230K
- Senior Machine Learning Platform EngineerCoinbase · Remote - USA · $191K–$225K
- Staff Backend Engineer, Core DevOpsGitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United States · $153K–$259K
- Infrastructure EngineerTailscale · Remote (United States) · $181K–$226K
- Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Trading Coinbase · Remote - USA · $186K–$219K
- Senior Infrastructure EngineerBuffer · Remote · $165K–$213K
- Senior Platform Engineer, GitLab OrbitGitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United States · $139K–$235K
- Senior CX Platform EngineerGitLab · Remote · $139K–$235K
- Security Infrastructure EngineerTailscale · Remote (United States) · $163K–$204K
- Senior SRE, Managed GatewaysKong · Remote - Washington, United States · $165K–$185K
- Platform EngineerResend · Remote - Americas · $150K–$180K
Frequently asked questions
How much do remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer jobs pay?
Based on 29 open remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer jobs that list a US salary, the median is $210K a year. The middle half of jobs pay between $187K and $237K.
How much do senior remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer jobs pay?
Senior remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer roles currently have a median salary of $188K a year (8 open jobs).
Which companies pay the most for remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer jobs?
Right now the highest median pay is at Calendly ($317K), Anthropic ($305K), Ashby ($278K).
How we calculate this
We use the salary ranges companies publish in their open remote job listings on No Commute Jobs, in US dollars only. Each job counts once, at the middle of its range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year. Listings change daily, so these numbers do too.
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