What are the main factors that influence an Openstack Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Openstack Engineer's salary?

An Openstack Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $93,654 for beginners, reaching about $95,766 at mid-level, and approach $101,964 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Openstack Engineer?

Openstack Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Openstack Engineer roles are District of Columbia $106,032, California $105,629, Massachusetts $104,222. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Openstack Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Openstack Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Engineer VI: $187,064; OpenStack Product Manager: $135,771; Engineer II: $92,149; Ceramics Engineer: $90,430; Openstack Developer: $86,483.

How do different companies affect an Openstack Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Openstack Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Openstack Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an Openstack Engineer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Openstack Engineer in the United States is $95,766 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, an Openstack Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,729
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,630 to $103,598
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,401

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,598	$8,633	$1,992	$50
Average	$95,766	$7,980	$1,842	$46
25th Percentile	$85,630	$7,136	$1,647	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Openstack Engineer Salaries

An Openstack Engineer'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 Openstack Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Openstack Engineer'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): $93,654
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,358
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $95,766
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,278
Expert (over 8 years): $101,964

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Openstack Engineer	$93,654
Intermediate Level Openstack Engineer	$94,358
Senior Level Openstack Engineer	$95,766
Specialist Level Openstack Engineer	$99,278
Expert Level Openstack Engineer	$101,964

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How Do Openstack Engineer 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 Openstack Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,032.
California: $105,629.
Massachusetts: $104,222.

District of Columbia $106,032 California $105,629 Massachusetts $104,222 Washington $103,839 New Jersey $103,800 Alaska $103,666 Connecticut $102,345 New York $101,808

Hawaii $100,094 Rhode Island $99,290 Maryland $98,744 Minnesota $97,997 Colorado $97,710 Illinois $97,614 Oregon $97,250 Delaware $96,982

New Hampshire $96,813 Virginia $96,436 Pennsylvania $95,335 Nevada $94,779 North Dakota $94,597 Michigan $94,310 Wisconsin $94,205 Vermont $93,994

Texas $93,410 Maine $93,371 Arizona $93,314 Ohio $93,247 Georgia $92,366 Indiana $91,925 Wyoming $91,839 Utah $91,705

Iowa $91,648 Kansas $91,188 Louisiana $91,054 North Carolina $91,006 Missouri $90,987 Florida $90,613 Montana $90,412 Nebraska $90,221

Kentucky $90,115 South Carolina $89,732 Tennessee $89,493 Idaho $89,397 New Mexico $88,698 Oklahoma $88,545 Alabama $87,980 South Dakota $87,032

Arkansas $86,515 West Virginia $86,237 Mississippi $85,404

Top Paying Cities for Openstack Engineers

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: $120,789
San Francisco: $119,602
Oakland: $116,949

San Jose, CA $120,789

San Francisco, CA $119,602

Oakland, CA $116,949

New York, NY $110,983

Queens Village, NY $110,265

Paramus, NJ $109,498

Passaic, NJ $109,403

Bergenfield, NJ $109,307

Stamford, CT $109,163

Huntington, NY $109,067

Newark, NJ $108,445

Bridgeport, CT $108,253

New Brunswick, NJ $107,937

Vallejo, CA $107,736

Middlesex, NJ $107,679

Somerset, NJ $107,593

Petaluma, CA $107,372

Santa Cruz, CA $106,999

Boston, MA $106,807

Monterey, CA $106,329

Fairbanks, AK $106,262

Los Angeles, CA $106,080

Washington, DC $106,032

Seattle, WA $105,859

Santa Rosa, CA $105,840

Juneau, AK $105,562

Orange, CA $105,246

Anchorage, AK $105,074

Anaheim, CA $105,007

Santa Ana, CA $104,863

Nassau, NY $104,806

Long Beach, CA $104,768

Danbury, CT $104,739

Santa Maria, CA $104,413

Everett, WA $104,394

Bremerton, WA $103,925

Trenton, NJ $103,743

Sacramento, CA $103,705

San Diego, CA $103,657

Brockton, MA $103,618

Tacoma, WA $103,580

Santa Barbara, CA $103,446

Lowell, MA $103,063

New Suffolk, NY $103,025

Nashua, NH $102,910

Lompoc, CA $102,756

Ventura, CA $102,661

Stockton, CA $102,632

New Haven, CT $102,440

Atlantic City, NJ $102,191

Hartford, CT $101,981

Modesto, CA $101,933

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,722

New Britain, CT $101,674

Olympia, WA $101,540

Kennewick, WA $101,540

New London, CT $101,521

Norwich, CT $101,492

Lawrence, MA $101,445

Bakersfield, CA $101,176

Riverside, CA $101,042

New Bedford, MA $101,042

Richland, WA $100,947

Portsmouth, NH $100,870

Vineland, NJ $100,851

San Bernardino, CA $100,774

Boulder, CO $100,506

Worcester, MA $100,429

Portland, OR $100,343

Saint Paul, MN $100,228

Minneapolis, MN $100,228

Philadelphia, PA $100,094

Honolulu, HI $99,587

Springfield, MA $99,251

Providence, RI $99,242

Chicago, IL $98,964

Bellingham, WA $98,849

Baltimore, MD $98,744

Chico, CA $98,504

Wilmington, DE $98,342

Pittsfield, MA $98,246

Manchester, NH $98,064

Spokane, WA $97,643

Denver, CO $97,633

Albany, NY $97,183

Troy, NY $97,145

Schenectady, NY $96,944

Burlington, VT $96,733

Portland, ME $96,398

Salem, OR $96,321

Yakima, WA $96,302

Ann Arbor, MI $96,273

Rochester, MN $96,005

Fresno, CA $95,957

Reno, NV $95,957

Milwaukee, WI $95,871

Detroit, MI $95,775

Allentown, PA $95,746

Carson City, NV $95,737

Houston, TX $95,593

Colorado Springs, CO $95,584

Syracuse, NY $95,536

Eugene, OR $95,354

Bismarck, ND $95,239

Gary, IN $95,239

Galveston, TX $95,239

Springfield, OR $95,162

Medford, OR $94,932

Fort Collins, CO $94,894

Austin, TX $94,818

Mesa, AZ $94,616

Phoenix, AZ $94,597

Dallas, TX $94,569

Reading, PA $94,511

Saint Cloud, MN $94,473

Concord, NH $94,387

Madison, WI $94,348

Utica, NY $94,090

Raleigh, NC $94,013

Las Vegas, NV $94,004

Rochester, NY $93,936

Des Moines, IA $93,927

Atlanta, GA $93,774

Battle Creek, MI $93,745

Salt Lake City, UT $93,716

Lancaster, PA $93,573

Champaign, IL $93,553

Harrisburg, PA $93,438

Durham, NC $93,352

Kansas City, MO $93,343

Kansas City, KS $93,324

Fort Worth, TX $93,314

Boca Raton, FL $93,276

Cleveland, OH $93,266

Columbus, OH $93,247

Pittsburgh, PA $93,237

Richmond, VA $93,199

Indianapolis, IN $93,180

Cincinnati, OH $93,055

Petersburg, VA $92,912

Billings, MT $92,701

Lansing, MI $92,701

Huntsville, AL $92,701

Lebanon, PA $92,692

Dayton, OH $92,682

Pueblo, CO $92,682

Appleton, WI $92,653

Buffalo, NY $92,615

Racine, WI $92,567

Charlotte, NC $92,557

Saint Louis, MO $92,529

Springfield, IL $92,490

Elkhart, IN $92,471

York, PA $92,471

Gastonia, NC $92,462

Benton Harbor, MI $92,462

Beaumont, TX $92,404

Lorain, OH $92,385

Toledo, OH $92,347

Binghamton, NY $92,299

Rock Hill, SC $92,289

Rockford, IL $92,241

Fargo, ND $92,194

Elyria, OH $92,194

Flagstaff, AZ $92,127

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,069

Miami, FL $92,012

Duluth, MN $91,858

Bangor, ME $91,734

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,629

Louisville, KY $91,581

Grand Rapids, MI $91,561

Hialeah, FL $91,552

Casper, WY $91,418

Scranton, PA $91,303

New Orleans, LA $91,274

Virginia Beach, VA $91,265

Akron, OH $91,217

Peoria, IL $91,092

Sarasota, FL $91,073

Green Bay, WI $91,006

Baton Rouge, LA $90,958

Charleston, SC $90,939

Nashville, TN $90,910

Jamestown, NY $90,891

Davenport, IA $90,891

Tucson, AZ $90,843

Cheyenne, WY $90,815

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,786

Tampa, FL $90,767

Omaha, NE $90,747

Port Arthur, TX $90,709

Evansville, IN $90,709

Bradenton, FL $90,671

Santa Fe, NM $90,498

Orlando, FL $90,403

Clearwater, FL $90,297

Canton, OH $90,096

La Crosse, WI $90,096

Grand Forks, ND $90,068

Albuquerque, NM $90,039

Tulsa, OK $90,039

Newport News, VA $90,029

High Point, NC $90,001

Ogden, UT $89,962

Corpus Christi, TX $89,886

Laramie, WY $89,828

Norfolk, VA $89,828

Rock Island, IL $89,771

Saginaw, MI $89,752

Jacksonville, FL $89,742

Salisbury, NC $89,723

Memphis, TN $89,704

Moline, IL $89,656

Fort Myers, FL $89,627

Waterloo, IA $89,503

Spartanburg, SC $89,407

Lincoln, NE $89,359

Fort Wayne, IN $89,340

Birmingham, AL $89,234

Cedar Falls, IA $89,215

Provo, UT $89,206

Springfield, OH $89,196

San Antonio, TX $89,177

Greensboro, NC $89,139

South Bend, IN $89,129

Winston Salem, NC $89,119

Boise, ID $89,091

Savannah, GA $89,024

Muskegon, MI $88,851

Lima, OH $88,736

Lake Charles, LA $88,698

Anderson, IN $88,679

Lexington, KY $88,650

Augusta, GA $88,621

Greenville, SC $88,621

Wichita, KS $88,535

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,535

Columbia, SC $88,449

Bloomington, IN $88,210

Roanoke, VA $88,152

Asheville, NC $88,028

Knoxville, TN $87,865

Shreveport, LA $87,855

Wilmington, NC $87,731

Frankfort, KY $87,549

Oklahoma City, OK $87,482

Chillicothe, OH $87,444

Longview, TX $87,434

Topeka, KS $87,405

Mobile, AL $87,262

Terre Haute, IN $87,223

Erie, PA $87,214

Altoona, PA $87,166

Melbourne, FL $87,137

Amarillo, TX $87,099

Killeen, TX $87,070

Fayetteville, AR $86,993

Sioux Falls, SD $86,926

Chattanooga, TN $86,869

Idaho Falls, ID $86,859

Gainesville, FL $86,658

Portsmouth, OH $86,610

Little Rock, AR $86,591

Lynchburg, VA $86,591

Lafayette, LA $86,553

Youngstown, OH $86,553

Temple, TX $86,515

Daytona Beach, FL $86,495

Clarksville, TN $86,486

Pensacola, FL $86,476

Hopkinsville, KY $86,189

Charleston, WV $86,179

Florence, SC $86,132

Sioux City, IA $86,074

Macon, GA $85,796

Tallahassee, FL $85,787

Fayetteville, NC $85,768

Waco, TX $85,749

Wichita Falls, TX $85,749

Pine Bluff, AR $85,710

Vincennes, IN $85,528

Lubbock, TX $85,490

Great Falls, MT $85,432

Alamogordo, NM $85,423

Abilene, TX $85,346

Rapid City, SD $85,222

Monroe, LA $85,222

Albany, GA $85,164

Huntington, WV $85,155

Jackson, MS $85,145

Greenville, MS $85,136

Parkersburg, WV $85,040

Montgomery, AL $85,021

Johnstown, PA $85,002

Springfield, MO $84,925

Biloxi, MS $84,877

Sumter, SC $84,676

Columbus, GA $84,666

Twin Falls, ID $84,609

Pascagoula, MS $84,484

Kingsport, TN $84,235

Gulfport, MS $84,207

Alexandria, LA $83,891

Fort Smith, AR $83,651

El Paso, TX $83,393

Helena, MT $83,268

Las Cruces, NM $82,962

Harlingen, TX $82,694

Pocatello, ID $82,607

Florence, AL $82,579

Brownsville, TX $82,560

Dothan, AL $82,406

Mcallen, TX $82,358

Columbus, MS $81,650

Altus, OK $81,209

Lawton, OK $81,027

Pierre, SD $80,683

What Skills Can Increase an Openstack Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

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 an Openstack Engineer's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$100,554	5%
Flexibility	$99,596	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$98,639	3%
Innovation	$98,639	3%
Leadership	$98,639	3%
Upselling	$97,681	2%

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Openstack Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Openstack Engineer'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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$85,630

Average $95,766/year

$103,598

$7,136

Average $7,980/month

$8,633

$1,647

Average $1,842/week

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,598	$8,633	$1,992	$50
Average	$95,766	$7,980	$1,842	$46
25th Percentile	$85,630	$7,136	$1,647	$41

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Salary Trends for Openstack Engineer

Salaries for an Openstack Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $102,591 in 2023 to around $102,074 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Openstack Engineer salary trends, .

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