Hourly Wage for DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. Salary in the United States

How much does a DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. make hourly?

As of January 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. in the United States is $92, which translates to an annual salary of about $191,500.

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): $101 per hour
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87 to $97 per hour
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83 per hour
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DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $201,334 $16,778 $3,872 $97
Average $191,500 $15,958 $3,683 $92
25th Percentile $181,205 $15,100 $3,485 $87
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Key Factors That Influence DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. Salaries

A DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.'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, Sr. Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.'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:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $187,659
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $188,120
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $189,195
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $190,424
  • Expert (over 8 years): $191,794
Levels Salary
Entry Level DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.$187,659
Intermediate Level DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.$188,120
Senior Level DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.$189,195
Specialist Level DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.$190,424
Expert Level DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.$191,794
$187,659 0 yr
$188,120 < 2 yrs
$189,195 2-4 yrs
$190,424 5-8 yrs
$191,794 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.s

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: $241,539
  • San Francisco: $239,164
  • Oakland: $233,860

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

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 3.14% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Software Development (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
  • Ansible (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): Ansible is a suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code. It is open-source and the suite includes software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 3.14%
Software Development 2.16%
Ansible 1.59%
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, Sr.'s salary.
  • Team Building: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
  • Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Microservices: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Team Building
$210,650
10%
Analysis
$202,990
6%
Microservices
$202,990
6%
Accountability
$201,075
5%
Communication Skills
$201,075
5%
Leadership
$201,075
5%
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DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.'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 January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.

Salaries for a DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $168,434 in 2023 to around $165,246 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr. Over Time

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$168,434
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$166,908
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FAQ about DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.

1. What are the responsibilities of DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.?

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. Typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments.

2. What are the skills of DevOps Engineering Manager, Sr.

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.

1.)

Leadership: Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.

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Software Development: Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.

3.)

Ansible: Ansible is a suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code. It is open-source and the suite includes software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality.

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