Free Access No Registration Updated: 2026-06-01

Reliability Engineer Career Market Report 2026

476 active jobs. 218 companies. Median salary $108K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

476
Active Job Openings
218
Companies Hiring
$108K
Median Salary (US)
80%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Reliability Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 80% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $108K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $90K to $166K.

Python is the most-demanded skill at 32%

Six Sigma demand rose +10.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Space x leads hiring with 25 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Staff (+$41K, +34%)

Salary increase: +$41K · Sample: Senior → Staff

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 61% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior45$90K$122K$166K
Mid-Level18$85K$104K$151K
Junior12$87K$105K$125K
Staff12$132K$163K$200K

What jumps out

Senior → Staff: +$41K (34%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States76$122KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.4%
Remote6.5%
Hybrid1.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Python
32%
AI/LLM
28%
Data Analysis
20%
AWS
20%
Electrical
18%
SQL
16%
CI/CD
14%
Kubernetes
12%
Six Sigma
11%
PostgreSQL
10%
Linux
10%
DevOps
10%

Skills on the Rise

Six Sigma ↑+10.6ppAzure ↑+7.9ppProject Management ↑+7.7pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-15.1ppTelemetry ↓-10.1ppRisk Management ↓-9.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Space x255.3%
Nvidia81.7%
Advancedtechnologyservices71.5%
Amazon61.3%
Sezzle61.3%
Leidos61.3%
Smithsgroup61.3%
Chemours51.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States211
India19
United Kingdom18
Remote16
Malaysia11
Canada10
Australia6
Singapore5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree53.0%201
Bachelor's Degree20.3%77
Master's Degree12.1%46
PhD / Doctorate2.1%8

Certifications

Six Sigma (2%)ITIL (1%)

Explore Related Content

This Role: In-Depth Guides

Salary GuideSkills & TechCareer PathAI ImpactResume Tips

Related Roles

Quality Engineer (1,886)Safety Engineer (1,676)Industrial Engineer (308)
Search Reliability Engineer Jobs →

Browse Reliability Engineer job listings

Free access. No registration required. Updated daily.

View Reliability Engineer Jobs