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Hourly Wage for Development Operations Engineer III Salary in the United States

What is the hourly salary range of Development Operations Engineer III?

As of June 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Development Operations Engineer III in the United States is $65, which translates to an annual salary of about $135,750.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59 to $69 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53 per hour

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Development Operations Engineer III Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$143,540	$11,962	$2,760	$69
Average	$135,750	$11,313	$2,611	$65
25th Percentile	$122,520	$10,210	$2,356	$59

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Key Factors That Influence Development Operations Engineer III Salaries

A Development Operations Engineer III's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Development Operations Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Development Operations Engineer III's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

DevOps Associate Engineer (0-2 years): $83,455
DevOps Intermediate Engineer (2-4 years): $101,308
Development Operations Engineer III (4-7 years): $135,749
DevOps Principal Engineer (7+ years): $151,842
DevOps Expert Engineer (7-10 years): $167,773

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
DevOps Associate Engineer	0-2 years	$83,455
DevOps Intermediate Engineer	2-4 years	$101,308
Development Operations Engineer III	4-7 years	$135,749
DevOps Principal Engineer	7+ years	$151,842
DevOps Expert Engineer	7-10 years	$167,773

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How Do Development Operations Engineer III Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Development Operations Engineer IIIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $150,310.
California: $149,740.
Massachusetts: $147,740.

District of Columbia $150,310 California $149,740 Massachusetts $147,740 Washington $147,200 New Jersey $147,140 Alaska $146,950 Connecticut $145,080 New York $144,320

Hawaii $141,890 Rhode Island $140,750 Maryland $139,980 Minnesota $138,920 Colorado $138,510 Illinois $138,370 Oregon $137,860 Delaware $137,480

New Hampshire $137,240 Virginia $136,700 Pennsylvania $135,140 Nevada $134,360 North Dakota $134,100 Michigan $133,690 Wisconsin $133,540 Vermont $133,240

Texas $132,410 Maine $132,360 Arizona $132,280 Ohio $132,180 Georgia $130,930 Indiana $130,310 Wyoming $130,190 Utah $130,000

Iowa $129,920 Kansas $129,270 Louisiana $129,080 North Carolina $129,010 Missouri $128,980 Florida $128,450 Montana $128,170 Nebraska $127,890

Kentucky $127,740 South Carolina $127,200 Tennessee $126,860 Idaho $126,730 New Mexico $125,740 Oklahoma $125,520 Alabama $124,720 South Dakota $123,370

Arkansas $122,640 West Virginia $122,250 Mississippi $121,070

Top Paying Cities for Development Operations Engineer IIIs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $171,230
San Francisco: $169,350
Oakland: $165,780

San Jose, CA $171,230

San Francisco, CA $169,350

Oakland, CA $165,780

New York, NY $156,310

Paramus, NJ $154,400

Queens Village, NY $154,400

Passaic, NJ $154,270

Bergenfield, NJ $154,260

Stamford, CT $153,960

Huntington, NY $153,900

Newark, NJ $152,900

Bridgeport, CT $152,610

Vallejo, CA $152,340

New Brunswick, NJ $152,290

Petaluma, CA $152,210

Middlesex, NJ $151,950

Somerset, NJ $151,850

Santa Cruz, CA $151,680

Boston, MA $150,850

Monterey, CA $150,370

Seattle, WA $150,060

Santa Rosa, CA $150,030

Los Angeles, CA $149,990

Juneau, AK $149,640

Washington, DC $149,490

Orange, CA $149,010

Santa Ana, CA $148,650

Long Beach, CA $148,510

Anaheim, CA $148,490

Anchorage, AK $148,420

Santa Maria, CA $148,010

Everett, WA $147,980

Danbury, CT $147,510

Bremerton, WA $147,320

Tacoma, WA $146,830

New Suffolk, NY $146,830

Sacramento, CA $146,790

Santa Barbara, CA $146,640

Trenton, NJ $146,490

San Diego, CA $146,490

Brockton, MA $146,340

Fairbanks, AK $146,010

Lompoc, CA $145,660

Lowell, MA $145,550

Ventura, CA $145,530

Nashua, NH $145,500

Stockton, CA $145,490

Modesto, CA $144,500

Poughkeepsie, NY $144,200

Olympia, WA $143,940

Kennewick, WA $143,940

New Haven, CT $143,890

Lawrence, MA $143,400

Hartford, CT $143,260

Riverside, CA $143,230

New Bedford, MA $143,100

Richland, WA $143,100

Bakersfield, CA $142,910

San Bernardino, CA $142,850

New Britain, CT $142,840

Atlantic City, NJ $142,840

New London, CT $142,790

Norwich, CT $142,750

Portsmouth, NH $142,720

Boulder, CO $142,430

Portland, OR $142,240

Worcester, MA $142,230

Minneapolis, MN $141,810

Philadelphia, PA $141,620

Honolulu, HI $141,170

Saint Paul, MN $141,110

Vineland, NJ $141,080

Providence, RI $140,680

Chicago, IL $140,290

Bellingham, WA $140,130

Springfield, MA $140,020

Baltimore, MD $139,980

Chico, CA $139,640

Pittsfield, MA $139,270

Manchester, NH $139,010

Spokane, WA $138,410

Denver, CO $138,400

Albany, NY $137,760

Troy, NY $137,710

Nassau, NY $137,560

Schenectady, NY $137,420

Wilmington, DE $137,320

Burlington, VT $137,130

Salem, OR $137,070

Portland, ME $136,650

Yakima, WA $136,510

Rochester, MN $136,090

Reno, NV $136,030

Fresno, CA $136,030

Milwaukee, WI $135,900

Detroit, MI $135,770

Ann Arbor, MI $135,740

Allentown, PA $135,730

Colorado Springs, CO $135,500

Syracuse, NY $135,430

Carson City, NV $135,430

Houston, TX $135,240

Eugene, OR $135,170

Gary, IN $135,010

Springfield, OR $134,900

Bismarck, ND $134,870

Galveston, TX $134,780

Medford, OR $134,570

Fort Collins, CO $134,520

Concord, NH $134,450

Austin, TX $134,410

Mesa, AZ $134,130

Reading, PA $134,110

Phoenix, AZ $134,100

Dallas, TX $134,060

Saint Cloud, MN $133,930

Madison, WI $133,740

Utica, NY $133,380

Rochester, NY $133,160

Des Moines, IA $133,150

Raleigh, NC $133,130

Atlanta, GA $132,930

Battle Creek, MI $132,890

Salt Lake City, UT $132,850

Lancaster, PA $132,650

Harrisburg, PA $132,460

Kansas City, MO $132,320

Champaign, IL $132,290

Kansas City, KS $132,290

Fort Worth, TX $132,280

Columbus, OH $132,260

Boca Raton, FL $132,220

Pittsburgh, PA $132,170

Richmond, VA $132,120

Indianapolis, IN $132,090

Cleveland, OH $132,080

Las Vegas, NV $131,910

Cincinnati, OH $131,910

Petersburg, VA $131,710

Huntsville, AL $131,510

Lansing, MI $131,410

Lebanon, PA $131,400

Pueblo, CO $131,380

Appleton, WI $131,340

Buffalo, NY $131,290

Dayton, OH $131,250

Racine, WI $131,220

Charlotte, NC $131,210

Saint Louis, MO $131,170

York, PA $131,080

Elkhart, IN $131,080

Gastonia, NC $131,060

Billings, MT $131,030

Beaumont, TX $130,990

Lorain, OH $130,960

Benton Harbor, MI $130,930

Toledo, OH $130,910

Binghamton, NY $130,840

Rock Hill, SC $130,830

Rockford, IL $130,760

Springfield, IL $130,700

Elyria, OH $130,690

Fargo, ND $130,690

Flagstaff, AZ $130,600

Fort Lauderdale, FL $130,510

Duluth, MN $130,430

Miami, FL $130,430

Cheyenne, WY $130,340

Grand Forks, ND $130,340

Bangor, ME $130,040

Cedar Rapids, IA $129,890

Durham, NC $129,830

Louisville, KY $129,820

Grand Rapids, MI $129,790

Hialeah, FL $129,780

Casper, WY $129,590

Scranton, PA $129,430

New Orleans, LA $129,390

Virginia Beach, VA $129,370

Akron, OH $129,310

Peoria, IL $129,130

Sarasota, FL $129,100

Nashville, TN $129,010

Omaha, NE $129,010

Green Bay, WI $129,010

Baton Rouge, LA $128,940

Charleston, SC $128,910

Jamestown, NY $128,840

Davenport, IA $128,840

Tucson, AZ $128,780

Saint Petersburg, FL $128,700

Tampa, FL $128,670

Evansville, IN $128,590

Port Arthur, TX $128,590

Bradenton, FL $128,530

Santa Fe, NM $128,290

Orlando, FL $128,040

Clearwater, FL $128,000

Canton, OH $127,720

La Crosse, WI $127,720

Albuquerque, NM $127,640

Newport News, VA $127,620

High Point, NC $127,580

Ogden, UT $127,530

Corpus Christi, TX $127,420

Norfolk, VA $127,340

Laramie, WY $127,340

Rock Island, IL $127,260

Saginaw, MI $127,230

Jacksonville, FL $127,220

Salisbury, NC $127,190

Boise, ID $127,160

Moline, IL $127,090

Fort Myers, FL $127,050

Memphis, TN $127,030

Tulsa, OK $126,960

Waterloo, IA $126,880

Spartanburg, SC $126,740

Lincoln, NE $126,670

Fort Wayne, IN $126,650

Provo, UT $126,630

Cedar Falls, IA $126,470

San Antonio, TX $126,410

Greensboro, NC $126,360

South Bend, IN $126,350

Savannah, GA $126,200

Muskegon, MI $126,140

Birmingham, AL $126,130

Winston Salem, NC $126,060

Lake Charles, LA $125,740

Anderson, IN $125,710

Lexington, KY $125,670

Augusta, GA $125,630

Greenville, SC $125,630

Lima, OH $125,520

Wichita, KS $125,500

Tuscaloosa, AL $125,500

Columbia, SC $125,380

Springfield, OH $125,360

Asheville, NC $125,140

Bloomington, IN $125,040

Knoxville, TN $124,550

Shreveport, LA $124,540

Wilmington, NC $124,360

Roanoke, VA $124,360

Topeka, KS $124,120

Frankfort, KY $124,110

Oklahoma City, OK $124,010

Chillicothe, OH $123,960

Longview, TX $123,940

Melbourne, FL $123,930

Sioux Falls, SD $123,710

Mobile, AL $123,700

Terre Haute, IN $123,650

Altoona, PA $123,560

Amarillo, TX $123,470

Killeen, TX $123,430

Fayetteville, AR $123,320

Chattanooga, TN $123,280

Sioux City, IA $123,160

Idaho Falls, ID $123,130

Lynchburg, VA $123,020

Gainesville, FL $122,840

Portsmouth, OH $122,780

Little Rock, AR $122,750

Lafayette, LA $122,690

Youngstown, OH $122,690

Daytona Beach, FL $122,610

Clarksville, TN $122,600

Pensacola, FL $122,590

Temple, TX $122,580

Hopkinsville, KY $122,180

Erie, PA $122,150

Florence, SC $122,100

Charleston, WV $121,880

Great Falls, MT $121,810

Macon, GA $121,620

Tallahassee, FL $121,610

Fayetteville, NC $121,580

Waco, TX $121,550

Helena, MT $121,460

Pine Bluff, AR $121,410

Vincennes, IN $121,240

Lubbock, TX $121,190

Alamogordo, NM $121,110

Twin Falls, ID $120,980

Rapid City, SD $120,940

Jackson, MS $120,700

Greenville, MS $120,690

Huntington, WV $120,690

Parkersburg, WV $120,550

Montgomery, AL $120,520

Wichita Falls, TX $120,390

Springfield, MO $120,390

Biloxi, MS $120,320

Monroe, LA $120,180

Johnstown, PA $120,090

Sumter, SC $120,030

Columbus, GA $120,020

Pascagoula, MS $119,760

Abilene, TX $119,760

Kingsport, TN $119,410

Albany, GA $119,410

Gulfport, MS $119,370

Alexandria, LA $118,920

Fort Smith, AR $118,580

El Paso, TX $118,220

Las Cruces, NM $117,600

Harlingen, TX $117,260

Pocatello, ID $117,240

Florence, AL $117,060

Brownsville, TX $117,030

Mcallen, TX $116,750

Dothan, AL $116,560

Columbus, MS $115,750

Altus, OK $115,120

Lawton, OK $114,860

Pierre, SD $114,370

What Skills Can Increase a Development Operations Engineer III's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Networking (Mentioned in 2.41% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Linux (Mentioned in 3.31% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 1.99% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Networking	2.41%
Linux	3.31%
Computer Science	1.99%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Development Operations Engineer III's salary.

Collaborating with Others: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Amazon Web Services: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaborating with Others	$139,823	3%
Amazon Web Services	$139,823	3%
Products and Services	$139,823	3%
Flexibility	$138,465	2%
Collaboration	$138,465	2%
Coaching	$137,108	1%

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Development Operations Engineer III Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Development Operations Engineer III's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$122,520

Average $135,750/year

$143,540

$10,210

Average $11,313/month

$11,962

$2,356

Average $2,611/week

$2,760

$59

Average $65/hour

$69

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$143,540	$11,962	$2,760	$69
Average	$135,750	$11,313	$2,611	$65
25th Percentile	$122,520	$10,210	$2,356	$59

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Salary Trends for Development Operations Engineer III

Salaries for a Development Operations Engineer III can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $125,942 in 2023 to around $124,401 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Development Operations Engineer III salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Development Operations Engineer III Over Time

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2023

$125,942

2024

$125,843

2025

$124,401

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2024	$125,843
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$128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

H

$124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$123,899/per year

Nordex Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$120,416/per year

Nipro Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$115,870/per year

Enovis

Biotechnology

the United States

A

$114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Biotechnology

the United States

M

$112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

Z

$106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$102,181/per year

Steris PLC

Biotechnology

the United States

G

$97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines

Biotechnology

the United States

R

$94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$94,235/per year

Pleno Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS

Biotechnology

the United States

O

$86,468/per year

Onward Technology

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$84,523/per year

Paerosol

Biotechnology

the United States

I

$83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$82,815/per year

Stateside PPE

Biotechnology

the United States

D

$82,041/per year

Digi Bio

Biotechnology

the United States

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