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Devops Engineer salary

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Michael Rudisill

Average devops engineer salary

$104,019

$50.01 hourly rate

Entry-level devops engineer salary
$80,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a devops engineer make?

The average devops engineer salary in the United States is $104,019. Devops engineer salaries typically range between $80,000 and $135,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for devops engineers is $50.01 per hour.

Devops engineer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Devops engineers earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Devops Engineer earn more?

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California$131,692
Alpharetta, GA$87,344
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The Citadel$169,189
Pure Storage$143,902

Devops Engineer salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert and Comparably, the average salary for a devops engineer typically falls between $104,019 and $125,904.
zippia
$104,019yearly
glassdoor[1]
$109,051yearly
comparably[2]
$124,061yearly
Salary.com[3]
$123,010yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$125,904yearly
SalaryExpert[5]
$113,442yearly

Average devops engineer salary by state

The average devops engineer salary in California, Washington, and Nevada are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average devops engineer salary states are Nebraska, Arkansas, and Florida.

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Highest paying states for devops engineers

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington$113,769$54.70
2California$120,478$57.92
3Nevada$110,840$53.29
4Montana$103,275$49.65
5New York$109,395$52.59
6Wyoming$100,104$48.13
7Oregon$102,461$49.26
8Utah$100,616$48.37
9Idaho$102,461$49.26
10New Hampshire$100,749$48.44
11Massachusetts$103,955$49.98
12Rhode Island$98,822$47.51
13Delaware$100,764$48.44
14Maine$99,437$47.81
15Vermont$97,851$47.04
16North Dakota$97,618$46.93
17New Jersey$101,029$48.57
18District of Columbia$99,508$47.84
19New Mexico$99,295$47.74
20Maryland$99,124$47.66
21Pennsylvania$97,222$46.74
22Arizona$96,585$46.44
23Connecticut$100,352$48.25
24Alaska$101,214$48.66
25Virginia$96,862$46.57
26West Virginia$96,001$46.15
27Texas$93,358$44.88
28South Dakota$95,436$45.88
29Michigan$92,883$44.66
30Colorado$93,421$44.91
31Minnesota$94,173$45.28
32Ohio$91,663$44.07
33North Carolina$90,446$43.48
34Mississippi$93,046$44.73
35Illinois$91,979$44.22
36Indiana$88,166$42.39
37Alabama$87,385$42.01
38Iowa$88,852$42.72
39Louisiana$90,569$43.54
40Nebraska$86,813$41.74
41Kentucky$87,695$42.16
42Kansas$87,733$42.18
43Georgia$87,112$41.88
44Arkansas$86,641$41.65
45South Carolina$89,181$42.88
46Wisconsin$88,198$42.40
47Missouri$87,549$42.09
48Tennessee$85,551$41.13
49Florida$86,130$41.41
50Hawaii$78,908$37.94
51Oklahoma$81,026$38.95

Highest paying cities for devops engineers

The highest-paying cities for devops engineers are San Francisco, CA, Redmond, WA, and New York, NY.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$131,692$63.31
2Redmond, WA$114,438$55.02
3New York, NY$109,527$52.66
4Boston, MA$103,984$49.99
5Jersey City, NJ$101,236$48.67
6Salt Lake City, UT$100,113$48.13
7Washington, DC$99,576$47.87
8Annapolis, MD$99,242$47.71
9Arlington, VA$98,361$47.29
10Philadelphia, PA$97,720$46.98
11Scottsdale, AZ$96,795$46.54
12Minneapolis, MN$94,226$45.30
13Arlington, TX$93,735$45.06
14Denver, CO$93,419$44.91
15Chicago, IL$92,087$44.27
16Raleigh, NC$91,166$43.83
17Columbus, OH$90,938$43.72
18Indianapolis, IN$87,929$42.27
19Saint Louis, MO$87,776$42.20
20Alpharetta, GA$87,344$41.99

Devops Engineers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Redmond, WA
  3. New York, NY
  4. Boston, MA
  5. Jersey City, NJ

Devops Engineer salary details

A devops engineer's salary ranges from $80,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $135,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Devops Engineer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a devops engineer's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$135,000$11,250$65
75th Percentile$119,000$9,917$57
Average$104,019$8,668$50
25th Percentile$90,000$7,500$43
10th Percentile$80,000$6,667$38

Highest paying devops engineer jobs

The highest paying types of devops engineers are staff software engineer, principal software engineer, and software engineer lead.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Software Developer$87,521$7,293$42.08294,329
Software Engineer-Consultant$113,987$9,499$54.80317,033
Principal Software Engineer$134,230$11,186$64.53345,893
Staff Software Engineer$136,653$11,388$65.70371,213
Software Engineer Lead$125,565$10,464$60.37342,462
Software Systems Engineer$107,102$8,925$51.49370,518

How would you rate the starting salaries for Devops Engineers, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Michael Rudisill

Department Head and Professor of Engineering Technology, Northern Michigan University

From what we've seen, salaries haven't been reduced, even though demand is down. I would expect wages and salary progression to remain strong as the need for engineering will only continue to grow.

Top companies hiring devops engineers now:

  1. CyberCoders Jobs (117)
  2. Salesforce Jobs (93)
  3. Arrow Electronics Jobs (203)
  4. Motion Recruitment Jobs (125)
  5. AT&T Jobs (94)

Which companies pay devops engineers the most?

Devops engineer salaries at The Citadel and ByteDance are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average devops engineer salary at companies like Roku and Dotdash are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1The Citadel$169,189$81.34
2ByteDance$158,150$76.03
3Roku$154,709$74.38
4Dotdash$151,990$73.07
5Google$151,196$72.69
6TikTok$150,962$72.58
7Sprinklr$150,553$72.38
8Apple$149,324$71.79
9Chegg$148,843$71.56
10Upstart Network$148,764$71.52
11eBay$148,477$71.38
12Zocdoc$147,273$70.80
13Atlassian$146,469$70.42
14Evernote$146,047$70.21
15Rubicon Global$145,913$70.15
16DoorDash$145,405$69.91
17Safeway$144,791$69.61
18NerdWallet$144,284$69.37
19Flexion Therapeutics$143,957$69.21
20Pure Storage$143,902$69.18

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$102,000$100,800$99,600$98,400$97,200$96,000
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Devops Engineer salary by industry

The average devops engineer salary varies across industries:

  • The average devops engineer salary in the start-up industry is $113,283, the highest of any industry.
  • The average devops engineer salary in the finance industry is $110,489.
  • Devops engineers in the professional industry earn an average salary of $92,602, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for devops engineers

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Start-up$113,283$54.46
2Retail$110,489$53.12
3Finance$108,776$52.30
4Technology$108,165$52.00
5Health Care$105,888$50.91
6Telecommunication$105,142$50.55
7Professional$92,602$44.52

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Devops Engineer salary trends

The average devops engineer salary has risen by $19,311 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average devops engineer earned $84,708 annually, but today, they earn $104,019 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for devops engineers over the last decade.

Compare devops engineer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average devops engineer salary over time

Compare devops engineer salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Devops Engineer salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$104,000$50.01+3.3%
    2024$101,000$48.36+2.3%
    2023$98,300$47.27+1.8%
    2022$96,600$46.43+1.7%
    2021$95,000$45.65+1.8%

    Recently added devops engineer salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
    Noblis, Inc.Devops Engineer/Systems AdministratorBridgeport, WV12/18/2024$102,690
    Maxar Technologies Ltd.SR. Devops EngineerMyrtle Point, OR12/17/2024$107,000
    SmartronixDevops Engineer (3843)Broomfield, CO12/17/2024$74,200
    System OneDevops Engineer (GIT, Ci/Cd, Build Environment Support)Columbus, IN12/17/2024$62,610
    Adobe Systems IncorporatedSearch Devops EngineerSan Jose, CA12/16/2024$113,400
    Booz Allen HamiltonDevops and Cloud EngineerSan Antonio, TX12/16/2024$84,600
    Northrop GrummanPrincipal Engineer Devops-Devsecops Engineer)Colorado Springs, CO12/16/2024$97,500
    SoFiSenior Devops Engineer, Compute ServicesCottonwood Heights, UT12/16/2024$108,800
    PerspectaDevops EngineerLinthicum, MD12/16/2024$86,000
    Sonalysts, Inc.Devops EngineerWaterford, CT12/16/2024$85,000

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