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Total compensation for a Amazon SRE / DevOps ranges from about $140K at the entry level to $1.5M+ at the most senior bands, with a typical mid-level package around $360K. Below is the full breakdown by level - base salary, annual equity, and bonus - from public-source data.
Public-source estimates (Beta). Last updated 2026-05. Figures are annualized USD.
| Level | Years | Base (p50) | Equity/yr (p50) | Bonus (p50) | Total (p25-p90) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDE ISystems Development Engineer I | 0-2 YOE | $125K | $22K | $22K | $140K - $215K |
| SDE IISystems Development Engineer II | 3-5 YOE | $165K | $50K | $28K | $195K - $335K |
| SDE IIISenior Systems Development Engineer | 5-9 YOE | $185K | $135K | $45K | $290K - $570K |
| PrincipalPrincipal Systems Engineer | 10-15 YOE | $185K | $320K | $65K | $440K - $920K |
| Senior PrincipalSenior Principal Systems Engineer | 14+ YOE | $185K | $565K | $100K | $650K - $1.5M |
Entry-level. AWS infra orgs hire heavily at this level.
Mid-level. Most-common external hire level.
Senior IC. Comparable to SDE III SWE within 5%.
Principal IC. Cross-org reliability ownership.
Senior Principal. AWS-wide reliability scope.
Amazon does not use the 'SRE' title broadly; the equivalent is 'Systems Development Engineer' (SysDE) or 'Cloud Support Engineer' on the AWS side, mapped to the same SDE level scheme. Bands here track SDE within ~5% (typically slightly below).
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