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Hourly Wage for DevOps Engineering Manager Salary in the United States

What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for DevOps Engineering Manager?

As of April 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a DevOps Engineering Manager in the United States is $76, which translates to an annual salary of about $158,684.

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): $83 per hour
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69 to $80 per hour
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62 per hour
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DevOps Engineering Manager Salaries by Percentile

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75th Percentile $165,947 $13,829 $3,191 $80
Average $158,684 $13,224 $3,052 $76
25th Percentile $143,629 $11,969 $2,762 $69
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Key Factors That Influence DevOps Engineering Manager Salaries

A DevOps Engineering Manager'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 DevOps Engineering Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a DevOps Engineering Manager'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 Engineer III (4-7 years): $135,747
  • DevOps Engineer IV (7+ years): $151,836
  • DevOps Engineer V (7-10 years): $167,773
  • DevOps Engineering Manager (10+ years): $158,684
  • DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. (10+ years): $191,520
Job Role Years of Experience Average Salary
DevOps Engineer III4-7 years$135,747
DevOps Engineer IV7+ years$151,836
DevOps Engineer V7-10 years$167,773
DevOps Engineering Manager10+ years$158,684
DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.10+ years$191,520
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Top Paying Cities for DevOps Engineering Managers

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: $200,148
  • San Francisco: $198,180
  • Oakland: $193,785

What Skills Can Increase a DevOps Engineering Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Coaching (Mentioned in 3.99% Job Postings): Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.
  • Open Source (Mentioned in 3.44% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit
  • Network Operations (Mentioned in 1.63% Job Postings): Monitoring, managing, and responding to network availability and performance alerts to maintain optimal network operations.
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Coaching 3.99%
Open Source 3.44%
Network Operations 1.63%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
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 DevOps Engineering Manager's salary.
  • High Performance Computing: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
  • Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
  • Scripting Language: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
High Performance Computing
 $192,008
21%
Coaching
 $165,031
4%
Scripting Language
 $165,031
4%
Collaboration
 $165,031
4%
Problem Solving
 $165,031
4%
Influencing
 $163,445
3%
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DevOps Engineering Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a DevOps Engineering Manager'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.

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$143,629
Average $158,684/year
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$3,191
$69
Average $76/hour
$80
Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $165,947 $13,829 $3,191 $80
Average $158,684 $13,224 $3,052 $76
25th Percentile $143,629 $11,969 $2,762 $69

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FAQ about DevOps Engineering Manager

1. What are the responsibilities of DevOps Engineering Manager?

Manages the DevOps team to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure software applications and infrastructure. Provides direction across development, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance while ensuring alignment with business and technology goals. Oversees and continuously improves build, packaging, and deployment pipelines to optimize service delivery throughout the full development lifecycle. Guides the implementation of automated infrastructure capabilities like backups, security tools, and monitoring. Promotes a consistent DevOps approach to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and quality across functions. Knowledge of deployment/configuration management tools like Jenkins, Maven, Puppet, or Ansible. Utilizes version control tools like GIT, Bitbucket, SVN, or CVS. Experienced with network infrastructure, database, cloud and data center operations, and security protocols. Strong knowledge of Linux and/or Windows OS. Understands AWS and other services. Experience with programming and scripting with languages like Python, Perl, Bash, PHP, Java, SQL, or C++. Typically requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a director. Manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. Typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1-3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes.

2. What are the skills of DevOps Engineering Manager

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Coaching: Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.

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Open Source: Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit

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Network Operations: Monitoring, managing, and responding to network availability and performance alerts to maintain optimal network operations.

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