Senior Site Reliability Engineer salary in New York, NY

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Whippany, Newark, Berkeley Heights, Bridgewater.

Median salary$164,725
Middle 50%$155k–$194k
vs. all levels here+2%comparison median $160,805
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,031 and $222,304.
PercentileSalary
10th$124,230
25th$155,000
50th (median)$164,725
75th$194,000
90th$220,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $149,325 (16 filings) FY2021: median $132,000 (14 filings) FY2022: median $130,000 (19 filings) FY2023: median $150,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $150,643 (12 filings) FY2025: median $170,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $162,765 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 19
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$149,325$121,529$161,25016
FY2021$132,000$129,822$176,75014
FY2022$130,000$123,807$152,50019
FY2023$150,000$140,000$160,00013
FY2024$150,643$140,000$160,12512
FY2025$170,000$156,000$220,00017
FY2026$162,765$147,368$182,35912

Cost of living

New York's median senior Site Reliability Engineer salary of $164,725 is worth about $146,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Googletoo few4
Peloton Interactivetoo few2
Teksoft Systemstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $165,000 12
Mid-level · Level II $149,000 55
Senior · Level III $164,725 29
Expert · Level IV $202,000 40

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.