How much to pay a DevOps engineer in the United States

Across 5,307 postings with a stated salary in the last 12 months at 1,493 companies, the middle of the posted range for a DevOps engineer in the United States is $148k a year; half of them fall between $119k and $172k. By level: junior $101k, mid-level $130k, senior $153k, lead $181k. People of this profession living in the United States who show their pay on Alion ask a median $100k. Figures are in US dollars a year.

Stated salaries of on-site and hybrid postingsRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
median a year
$148k
middle half
$119k–$172k
postings in 12 months
5,307
companies
1,493
what candidates ask
$100k

DevOps engineer pay in the United States by level

LevelMedianMiddle halfPostings
Junior$101k$83k–$134k36
Mid-level$130k$108k–$150k57
Senior$153k$128k–$171k152
Lead$181k$164k–$201k43

What companies in the United States pay DevOps engineers

CompanyMedianPostings
AT&T$181k24
Amazon$150k22
Peraton$146k7
ManTech$152k7
SpaceX$143k7
Northrop Grumman$136k7
Booz Allen Hamilton$144k6
CACI International$117k5
Oracle$167k5
Captivation$130k5
Anduril Industries$183k4
Leidos$113k4
RTX$91k4
DigitalOcean$118k4
Entarian$120k4
Boeing$126k4
Ford Motor Company$110k4
Celonis$156k4
Markon Solutions$150k3
NTT DATA$136k3

DevOps engineer salaries in other countries

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What is the average salary of a DevOps engineer in the United States?

The median of the posted ranges is $148k a year, and half of the postings fall between $119k and $172k (5,307 postings in the last 12 months).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the salary ranges employers state in their own postings on their careers boards: on-site and hybrid roles located in the United States, posted in the last 12 months (the newest 400 when there are more). Each range counts by its middle, converted to US dollars a year. Postings without a salary are not counted.

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Source: 5,307 postings with a stated salary on employers' careers boardsUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0