What are the main factors that influence a Dev Ops Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change a Dev Ops Engineer's salary?

A Dev Ops Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $97,969 for beginners, reaching about $99,452 at mid-level, and approach $101,988 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Dev Ops Engineer?

Dev Ops Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Dev Ops Engineer roles are District of Columbia $111,237, California $110,815, Massachusetts $109,338. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Dev Ops Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Dev Ops Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Cloud Ops Engineer: $169,025; Senior Software Dev Engineer: $147,765; Dev Lead: $138,212; Dev Ops: $106,513; Salesforce Dev: $102,618.

How do different companies affect a Dev Ops Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Dev Ops 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.

Dev Ops Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Dev Ops Engineer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Dev Ops Engineer in the United States is $100,467 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,423
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,772 to $107,772
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $93,408

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Dev Ops Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,772	$8,981	$2,073	$52
Average	$100,467	$8,372	$1,932	$48
25th Percentile	$96,772	$8,064	$1,861	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Dev Ops Engineer Salaries

A Dev Ops 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 Dev Ops Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Dev Ops 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): $97,969
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,191
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $99,452
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $101,481
Expert (over 8 years): $101,988

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Dev Ops Engineer	$97,969
Intermediate Level Dev Ops Engineer	$98,191
Senior Level Dev Ops Engineer	$99,452
Specialist Level Dev Ops Engineer	$101,481
Expert Level Dev Ops Engineer	$101,988

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

District of Columbia: $111,237.
California: $110,815.
Massachusetts: $109,338.

District of Columbia $111,237 California $110,815 Massachusetts $109,338 Washington $108,936 New Jersey $108,896 Alaska $108,756 Connecticut $107,369 New York $106,806

Hawaii $105,008 Rhode Island $104,164 Maryland $103,592 Minnesota $102,808 Colorado $102,506 Illinois $102,406 Oregon $102,024 Delaware $101,743

New Hampshire $101,566 Virginia $101,170 Pennsylvania $100,015 Nevada $99,432 North Dakota $99,241 Michigan $98,940 Wisconsin $98,829 Vermont $98,608

Texas $97,996 Maine $97,955 Arizona $97,895 Ohio $97,825 Georgia $96,900 Indiana $96,438 Wyoming $96,348 Utah $96,207

Iowa $96,147 Kansas $95,665 Louisiana $95,524 North Carolina $95,474 Missouri $95,454 Florida $95,062 Montana $94,851 Nebraska $94,650

Kentucky $94,539 South Carolina $94,138 Tennessee $93,886 Idaho $93,786 New Mexico $93,053 Oklahoma $92,892 Alabama $92,299 South Dakota $91,304

Arkansas $90,762 West Virginia $90,471 Mississippi $89,596

Top Paying Cities for Dev Ops 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: $126,719
San Francisco: $125,473
Oakland: $122,690

San Jose, CA $126,719

San Francisco, CA $125,473

Oakland, CA $122,690

New York, NY $116,431

Queens Village, NY $115,678

Paramus, NJ $114,874

Passaic, NJ $114,774

Bergenfield, NJ $114,673

Stamford, CT $114,522

Huntington, NY $114,422

Newark, NJ $113,769

Bridgeport, CT $113,568

New Brunswick, NJ $113,236

Vallejo, CA $113,025

Middlesex, NJ $112,965

Somerset, NJ $112,875

Petaluma, CA $112,644

Santa Cruz, CA $112,252

Boston, MA $112,051

Monterey, CA $111,549

Fairbanks, AK $111,478

Los Angeles, CA $111,287

Washington, DC $111,237

Seattle, WA $111,056

Santa Rosa, CA $111,036

Juneau, AK $110,745

Orange, CA $110,413

Anchorage, AK $110,232

Anaheim, CA $110,162

Santa Ana, CA $110,011

Nassau, NY $109,951

Long Beach, CA $109,911

Danbury, CT $109,881

Santa Maria, CA $109,539

Everett, WA $109,519

Bremerton, WA $109,027

Trenton, NJ $108,836

Sacramento, CA $108,796

San Diego, CA $108,745

Brockton, MA $108,705

Tacoma, WA $108,665

Santa Barbara, CA $108,524

Lowell, MA $108,123

New Suffolk, NY $108,082

Nashua, NH $107,962

Lompoc, CA $107,801

Ventura, CA $107,701

Stockton, CA $107,670

New Haven, CT $107,470

Atlantic City, NJ $107,208

Hartford, CT $106,987

Modesto, CA $106,937

Poughkeepsie, NY $106,716

New Britain, CT $106,666

Olympia, WA $106,525

Kennewick, WA $106,525

New London, CT $106,505

Norwich, CT $106,475

Lawrence, MA $106,425

Bakersfield, CA $106,143

Riverside, CA $106,003

New Bedford, MA $106,003

Richland, WA $105,902

Portsmouth, NH $105,822

Vineland, NJ $105,802

San Bernardino, CA $105,721

Boulder, CO $105,440

Worcester, MA $105,360

Portland, OR $105,269

Saint Paul, MN $105,149

Minneapolis, MN $105,149

Philadelphia, PA $105,008

Honolulu, HI $104,476

Springfield, MA $104,124

Providence, RI $104,114

Chicago, IL $103,823

Bellingham, WA $103,702

Baltimore, MD $103,592

Chico, CA $103,340

Wilmington, DE $103,170

Pittsfield, MA $103,069

Manchester, NH $102,878

Spokane, WA $102,436

Denver, CO $102,426

Albany, NY $101,954

Troy, NY $101,914

Schenectady, NY $101,703

Burlington, VT $101,482

Portland, ME $101,130

Salem, OR $101,050

Yakima, WA $101,030

Ann Arbor, MI $100,999

Rochester, MN $100,718

Fresno, CA $100,668

Reno, NV $100,668

Milwaukee, WI $100,578

Detroit, MI $100,477

Allentown, PA $100,447

Carson City, NV $100,437

Houston, TX $100,286

Colorado Springs, CO $100,276

Syracuse, NY $100,226

Eugene, OR $100,035

Bismarck, ND $99,914

Gary, IN $99,914

Galveston, TX $99,914

Springfield, OR $99,834

Medford, OR $99,593

Fort Collins, CO $99,553

Austin, TX $99,472

Mesa, AZ $99,261

Phoenix, AZ $99,241

Dallas, TX $99,211

Reading, PA $99,151

Saint Cloud, MN $99,111

Concord, NH $99,020

Madison, WI $98,980

Utica, NY $98,709

Raleigh, NC $98,628

Las Vegas, NV $98,618

Rochester, NY $98,548

Des Moines, IA $98,538

Atlanta, GA $98,377

Battle Creek, MI $98,347

Salt Lake City, UT $98,317

Lancaster, PA $98,166

Champaign, IL $98,146

Harrisburg, PA $98,026

Durham, NC $97,935

Kansas City, MO $97,925

Kansas City, KS $97,905

Fort Worth, TX $97,895

Boca Raton, FL $97,855

Cleveland, OH $97,845

Columbus, OH $97,825

Pittsburgh, PA $97,815

Richmond, VA $97,774

Indianapolis, IN $97,754

Cincinnati, OH $97,624

Petersburg, VA $97,473

Billings, MT $97,252

Lansing, MI $97,252

Huntsville, AL $97,252

Lebanon, PA $97,242

Dayton, OH $97,232

Pueblo, CO $97,232

Appleton, WI $97,202

Buffalo, NY $97,162

Racine, WI $97,111

Charlotte, NC $97,101

Saint Louis, MO $97,071

Springfield, IL $97,031

Elkhart, IN $97,011

York, PA $97,011

Gastonia, NC $97,001

Benton Harbor, MI $97,001

Beaumont, TX $96,941

Lorain, OH $96,921

Toledo, OH $96,880

Binghamton, NY $96,830

Rock Hill, SC $96,820

Rockford, IL $96,770

Fargo, ND $96,720

Elyria, OH $96,720

Flagstaff, AZ $96,649

Fort Lauderdale, FL $96,589

Miami, FL $96,529

Duluth, MN $96,368

Bangor, ME $96,237

Cedar Rapids, IA $96,127

Louisville, KY $96,077

Grand Rapids, MI $96,056

Hialeah, FL $96,046

Casper, WY $95,906

Scranton, PA $95,785

New Orleans, LA $95,755

Virginia Beach, VA $95,745

Akron, OH $95,695

Peoria, IL $95,564

Sarasota, FL $95,544

Green Bay, WI $95,474

Baton Rouge, LA $95,424

Charleston, SC $95,403

Nashville, TN $95,373

Jamestown, NY $95,353

Davenport, IA $95,353

Tucson, AZ $95,303

Cheyenne, WY $95,273

Saint Petersburg, FL $95,243

Tampa, FL $95,223

Omaha, NE $95,203

Port Arthur, TX $95,162

Evansville, IN $95,162

Bradenton, FL $95,122

Santa Fe, NM $94,941

Orlando, FL $94,841

Clearwater, FL $94,730

Canton, OH $94,519

La Crosse, WI $94,519

Grand Forks, ND $94,489

Albuquerque, NM $94,459

Tulsa, OK $94,459

Newport News, VA $94,449

High Point, NC $94,419

Ogden, UT $94,379

Corpus Christi, TX $94,298

Laramie, WY $94,238

Norfolk, VA $94,238

Rock Island, IL $94,178

Saginaw, MI $94,158

Jacksonville, FL $94,148

Salisbury, NC $94,128

Memphis, TN $94,107

Moline, IL $94,057

Fort Myers, FL $94,027

Waterloo, IA $93,896

Spartanburg, SC $93,796

Lincoln, NE $93,746

Fort Wayne, IN $93,726

Birmingham, AL $93,615

Cedar Falls, IA $93,595

Provo, UT $93,585

Springfield, OH $93,575

San Antonio, TX $93,555

Greensboro, NC $93,515

South Bend, IN $93,505

Winston Salem, NC $93,495

Boise, ID $93,464

Savannah, GA $93,394

Muskegon, MI $93,213

Lima, OH $93,093

Lake Charles, LA $93,053

Anderson, IN $93,032

Lexington, KY $93,002

Augusta, GA $92,972

Greenville, SC $92,972

Wichita, KS $92,882

Tuscaloosa, AL $92,882

Columbia, SC $92,791

Bloomington, IN $92,540

Roanoke, VA $92,480

Asheville, NC $92,349

Knoxville, TN $92,178

Shreveport, LA $92,168

Wilmington, NC $92,038

Frankfort, KY $91,847

Oklahoma City, OK $91,777

Chillicothe, OH $91,736

Longview, TX $91,726

Topeka, KS $91,696

Mobile, AL $91,546

Terre Haute, IN $91,505

Erie, PA $91,495

Altoona, PA $91,445

Melbourne, FL $91,415

Amarillo, TX $91,375

Killeen, TX $91,345

Fayetteville, AR $91,264

Sioux Falls, SD $91,194

Chattanooga, TN $91,134

Idaho Falls, ID $91,124

Gainesville, FL $90,913

Portsmouth, OH $90,862

Little Rock, AR $90,842

Lynchburg, VA $90,842

Lafayette, LA $90,802

Youngstown, OH $90,802

Temple, TX $90,762

Daytona Beach, FL $90,742

Clarksville, TN $90,732

Pensacola, FL $90,722

Hopkinsville, KY $90,420

Charleston, WV $90,410

Florence, SC $90,360

Sioux City, IA $90,300

Macon, GA $90,008

Tallahassee, FL $89,998

Fayetteville, NC $89,978

Waco, TX $89,958

Wichita Falls, TX $89,958

Pine Bluff, AR $89,918

Vincennes, IN $89,727

Lubbock, TX $89,687

Great Falls, MT $89,627

Alamogordo, NM $89,617

Abilene, TX $89,536

Rapid City, SD $89,406

Monroe, LA $89,406

Albany, GA $89,345

Huntington, WV $89,335

Jackson, MS $89,325

Greenville, MS $89,315

Parkersburg, WV $89,215

Montgomery, AL $89,195

Johnstown, PA $89,175

Springfield, MO $89,094

Biloxi, MS $89,044

Sumter, SC $88,833

Columbus, GA $88,823

Twin Falls, ID $88,763

Pascagoula, MS $88,632

Kingsport, TN $88,371

Gulfport, MS $88,341

Alexandria, LA $88,009

Fort Smith, AR $87,758

El Paso, TX $87,487

Helena, MT $87,356

Las Cruces, NM $87,035

Harlingen, TX $86,753

Pocatello, ID $86,663

Florence, AL $86,633

Brownsville, TX $86,613

Dothan, AL $86,452

Mcallen, TX $86,402

Columbus, MS $85,658

Altus, OK $85,196

Lawton, OK $85,005

Pierre, SD $84,643

What Skills Can Increase a Dev Ops Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Team Development (Mentioned in 1.78% Job Postings): Building and developing effective teams to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way.
Jenkins (Mentioned in 3.11% Job Postings): Jenkins is an open source automation server. It helps automate the parts of software development related to building, testing, and deploying, facilitating continuous integration and continuous delivery.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.17% 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
Team Development	1.78%
Jenkins	3.11%
Computer Science	2.17%

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 Dev Ops Engineer's salary.

Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Agility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Microservices: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Products and Services	$105,490	5%
Agility	$104,486	4%
Microservices	$104,486	4%
Insight	$103,481	3%
Dedication	$103,481	3%
Kubernetes	$102,476	2%

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Dev Ops Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Dev Ops 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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$96,772

Average $100,467/year

$107,772

$8,064

Average $8,372/month

$8,981

$1,861

Average $1,932/week

$2,073

$47

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,772	$8,981	$2,073	$52
Average	$100,467	$8,372	$1,932	$48
25th Percentile	$96,772	$8,064	$1,861	$47

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Salary Trends for Dev Ops Engineer

Salaries for a Dev Ops Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $106,369 in 2023 to around $106,137 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Dev Ops Engineer salary trends, .

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