Site Reliability Engineer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 57 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, Glendale, Peoria.

Median salary$132,000
Middle 50%$106k–$145.3k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $145,000
Filings57FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,617 and $185,540.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,911
25th$106,000
50th (median)$132,000
75th$145,330
90th$160,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2021: median $117,628 (22 filings) FY2022: median $111,685 (26 filings) FY2023: median $132,042 (14 filings) FY2024: median $125,508 (10 filings) FY2025: median $118,032 (36 filings) FY2026: median $145,142 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 36
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$117,628$102,211$128,50022
FY2022$111,685$94,278$134,17526
FY2023$132,042$107,500$143,82514
FY2024$125,508$96,711$132,57810
FY2025$118,032$105,976$135,45036
FY2026$145,142$112,882$160,00021

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Site Reliability Engineer salary of $132,000 is worth about $127,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
CSAA Insurance Servicestoo few6
PayPaltoo few4
American Expresstoo few3
CVS Healthtoo few3
Cerise Infotechtoo few3
FedExtoo few3
Gen Digitaltoo few3
Lucid Motorstoo few2
Cloudscapetoo few2
Gbttoo 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 $105,997 15
Senior · Level III $135,100 17
Expert · Level IV $156,467 18

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.