United States · USD
DevOps Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in DevOps Engineer job ads in United States is $170,000 a year (about $14,167 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $138,632 to $207,500, based on 43 salaries from 31 employers, updated 22 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $170,000
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $170,000
- Sep 2026
- Low $164,500 · Aug 2026
- Salaries
- 43
- from 31 employers
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 22 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $122,680
- 25th percentile
- $138,632
- Median
- $170,000
- 75th percentile
- $207,500
- 90th percentile
- $242,752
43 salaries · 68 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 43 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
DevOps Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 43 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $120K | 9% 4 listings | |
| $120K–$140K | 18% 8 listings | |
| $140K–$160K | 16% 7 listings | |
| $160K–$180KMedian here | 12% 5 listings | |
| $180K–$200K | 12% 5 listings | |
| $200K–$220K | 14% 6 listings | |
| $220K–$240K | 5% 2 listings | |
| $240K–$260K | 9% 4 listings | |
| $260K and over | 5% 2 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher DevOps Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| javamedian $202,500 · 9 salaries | up +19.1% | |
| gcpmedian $195,625 · 8 salaries | up +15.1% | |
| dockermedian $184,325 · 15 salaries | up +8.4% | |
| azuremedian $178,500 · 10 salaries | up +5.0% | |
| jenkinsmedian $177,663 · 10 salaries | up +4.5% | |
| awsmedian $177,000 · 25 salaries | up +4.1% | |
| terraformmedian $177,000 · 21 salaries | up +4.1% | |
| aimedian $173,500 · 24 salaries | up +2.1% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest DevOps Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Senior DevOps Engineer, United StatesCrypto.com · Mid level · posted 18 Oct 2026$130,000 – $180,000
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer, ObservabilityRipple · Senior level · posted 18 Oct 2026$160,000 – $200,000
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer, ObservabilityRipple · Senior level · posted 18 Oct 2026$160,000 – $200,000
- Sr. Site Reliability Engineer- FederalZscaler · Mid level · posted 16 Oct 2026$118,400 – $148,000
- Site Reliability EngineerDev Technology · Senior level · posted 16 Oct 2026$80,000 – $125,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
43 salaries from 31 employers, posted between 22 Oct 2025 and 22 Oct 2026. Last updated 22 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 74%
- Pay read from posting text 14%
- Other sources 12%
Live jobs
DevOps Engineer jobs in United States
- Junior DevOps Engineer
Everpure · Santa Clara, California
$115K – $173K/yr · listed by the employer
- Staff Site Reliability Engineer-Federal, Security Clearance
Zscaler · Crystal City, Virginia, United States
$140K – $175K/yr · listed by the employer
- Sr. Site Reliability Engineer-Federal, Security Clearance
Zscaler · Crystal City, Virginia, United States
$132K – $165K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior DevOps Engineer, United States
Crypto.com · United States
$130K – $180K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Observability
Ripple · Chicago, Illinois, United States
$160K – $200K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Observability
Ripple · New York, NY, United States
$160K – $200K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
DevOps Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average DevOps Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for DevOps Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $170,000 a year, based on 43 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $138,632 and $207,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate DevOps Engineer salary in United States?
From 43 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.