Senior Site Reliability Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Apex, Cary, Garner, Holly Springs.

Median salary$137,000
Middle 50%$123.7k–$146.1k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $139,403
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $93,815 and $173,994.
PercentileSalary
10th$104,728
25th$123,676
50th (median)$137,000
75th$146,110
90th$167,635

Cost of living

Raleigh's median senior Site Reliability Engineer salary of $137,000 is worth about $139,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Cisco Systemstoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III $137,000 11
Expert · Level IV $165,837 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.