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Database Reliability Engineer Salary Guide (2026)

Explore salary ranges, in-demand skills, valuable certifications, and career progression for database reliability engineer roles across the devops & cloud industry.

Avg. Salary

$120,000 - $175,000

Level

Mid-Senior Level

Salary Range

Low

$120,000

Midpoint

$147,500

High

$175,000

$0$228,000
Experience level: Mid-Senior Level

Key Skills

The most in-demand skills for database reliability engineer roles, based on current job postings.

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisDatabase ReplicationPerformance TuningTerraform/AnsiblePython/BashAWS RDS/AuroraPrometheus/Grafana

Certifications That Boost Salary

These certifications are commonly associated with higher compensation for database reliability engineer roles.

PostgreSQL Certified Professional
MongoDB Certified DBA Associate
AWS Certified Database - Specialty

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