Freelance Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Hourly Rates
Median hourly rate
$85/hr
Typical range
$50–$120
25th–75th percentile
Submissions
64
Latest record: June 2026
Highest country median
United States
$98/hr · at least 25 records
Hourly rates by country
| Location | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $98 | $70–$120 | 34 |
| IndiaSmall sample | $40 | $40–$40 | 7 |
| United KingdomSmall sample | $50 | $50–$150 | 7 |
Hourly rates by experience
| Experience | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3–5 yearsSmall sample | $50 | $35–$88 | 10 |
| 6–10 years | $98 | $60–$140 | 30 |
| 11–15 yearsSmall sample | $78 | $50–$85 | 16 |
USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.
What should you quote?
The median of $85/hr equals $680 for 8 billable hours. That conversion is not a separately observed day rate. Account for your non-billable time and costs before choosing a price.
Records added 2022–2026. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations
Recent rate records
| Role / location | USD / hour |
|---|---|
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Los Angeles, CA, USA | $150 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Kingston, ON, Canada | $50 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Dallas, TX, USA | $65 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Oslo, Norway | $200 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Melbourne VIC, Australia | $86 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Pune, Maharashtra, India | $40 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Chicago, IL, USA | $98 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Pune, Maharashtra, India | $40 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Chicago, IL, USA | $98 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Berlin, Germany | $50 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Warsaw, Poland | $35 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Reno, NV, USA | $45 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · New York, NY, USA | $101 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Los Angeles, CA, USA | $140 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · San Diego, California, USA | $85 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Harrisburg, PA, USA | $85 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Bristol, UK | $50 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Bristol, UK | $50 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Barcelona, Spain | $70 |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · Bristol, UK | $50 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do freelance Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)s charge per hour?
- Based on 64 crowdsourced submissions, freelance Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)s charge an average of $89 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $50 and $120. Latest record added June 2026.
- What do top-earning freelance Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)s make?
- The top 10% of Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) submissions report $150 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
- Which skills are most commonly reported with Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) rates?
- The most common skills in Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) submissions are AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
- Where does this Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) rate data come from?
- These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.
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