Mid-level Site Reliability Engineer salary in Durham, NC

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Research Triangle Park.

Median salary$134,500
Middle 50%$116.7k–$145.5k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $130,555
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $101,360 and $213,610.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,709
25th$116,709
50th (median)$134,500
75th$145,500
90th$150,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $110k $130k FY2023: median $111,013 (12 filings) FY2024: median $110,365 (17 filings) FY2026: median $116,709 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 17
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––4
FY2021–––1
FY2022–––6
FY2023$111,013$101,421$114,00012
FY2024$110,365$110,365$133,00017
FY2025–––9
FY2026$116,709$116,709$150,00011

Cost of living

Durham's median mid-level Site Reliability Engineer salary of $134,500 is worth about $137,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Googletoo few9
Fidelity Investmentstoo few7
IBMtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $134,500 20
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.