How much does a Devops Associate make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Devops Associate in the United States is $89,779 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.
However, a Devops Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,052
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,380 to $96,727
Key Factors That Influence Devops Associate Salaries
A Devops Associate'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, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Devops Associate Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Devops Associate'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:
How Do Devops Associate 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 Devops Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $99,404.
California: $99,027.
Massachusetts: $97,707.
District of Columbia$99,404
California$99,027
Massachusetts$97,707
Washington$97,348
New Jersey$97,312
Alaska$97,186
Connecticut$95,947
New York$95,444
Hawaii$93,837
Rhode Island$93,083
Maryland$92,572
Minnesota$91,871
Colorado$91,602
Illinois$91,512
Oregon$91,171
Delaware$90,920
New Hampshire$90,762
Virginia$90,408
Pennsylvania$89,375
Nevada$88,855
North Dakota$88,684
Michigan$88,415
Wisconsin$88,316
Vermont$88,118
Texas$87,571
Maine$87,535
Arizona$87,481
Ohio$87,418
Georgia$86,592
Indiana$86,179
Wyoming$86,098
Utah$85,973
Iowa$85,919
Kansas$85,488
Louisiana$85,362
North Carolina$85,317
Missouri$85,299
Florida$84,949
Montana$84,761
Nebraska$84,581
Kentucky$84,482
South Carolina$84,123
Tennessee$83,899
Idaho$83,809
New Mexico$83,154
Oklahoma$83,010
Alabama$82,480
South Dakota$81,592
Arkansas$81,107
West Virginia$80,846
Mississippi$80,065
Top Paying Cities for Devops Associates
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: $113,239
San Francisco: $111,999
Oakland: $109,639
San Jose, CA$113,239
San Francisco, CA$111,999
Oakland, CA$109,639
New York, NY$103,371
Paramus, NJ$102,114
Queens Village, NY$102,110
Passaic, NJ$102,024
Bergenfield, NJ$102,016
Stamford, CT$101,819
Huntington, NY$101,782
Newark, NJ$101,119
Bridgeport, CT$100,929
Vallejo, CA$100,750
New Brunswick, NJ$100,715
Petaluma, CA$100,661
Middlesex, NJ$100,490
Somerset, NJ$100,427
Santa Cruz, CA$100,311
Boston, MA$99,763
Monterey, CA$99,448
Seattle, WA$99,242
Santa Rosa, CA$99,224
Los Angeles, CA$99,197
Juneau, AK$98,964
Washington, DC$98,865
Orange, CA$98,545
Santa Ana, CA$98,308
Long Beach, CA$98,219
Anaheim, CA$98,201
Anchorage, AK$98,156
Santa Maria, CA$97,886
Everett, WA$97,869
Danbury, CT$97,553
Bremerton, WA$97,429
Tacoma, WA$97,105
New Suffolk, NY$97,104
Sacramento, CA$97,078
Santa Barbara, CA$96,980
Trenton, NJ$96,881
San Diego, CA$96,881
Brockton, MA$96,782
Fairbanks, AK$96,562
Lompoc, CA$96,333
Lowell, MA$96,261
Ventura, CA$96,244
Nashua, NH$96,226
Stockton, CA$96,217
Modesto, CA$95,561
Poughkeepsie, NY$95,364
Olympia, WA$95,193
Kennewick, WA$95,193
New Haven, CT$95,157
Lawrence, MA$94,834
Hartford, CT$94,744
Riverside, CA$94,726
New Bedford, MA$94,636
Richland, WA$94,636
Bakersfield, CA$94,511
San Bernardino, CA$94,475
New Britain, CT$94,466
Atlantic City, NJ$94,466
New London, CT$94,430
Norwich, CT$94,403
Portsmouth, NH$94,385
Boulder, CO$94,195
Portland, OR$94,071
Worcester, MA$94,062
Minneapolis, MN$93,784
Philadelphia, PA$93,658
Honolulu, HI$93,362
Saint Paul, MN$93,319
Vineland, NJ$93,299
Providence, RI$93,038
Chicago, IL$92,778
Bellingham, WA$92,670
Springfield, MA$92,598
Baltimore, MD$92,572
Chico, CA$92,347
Pittsfield, MA$92,105
Manchester, NH$91,934
Spokane, WA$91,539
Denver, CO$91,530
Albany, NY$91,108
Troy, NY$91,072
Nassau, NY$90,976
Schenectady, NY$90,884
Wilmington, DE$90,812
Burlington, VT$90,686
Salem, OR$90,650
Portland, ME$90,372
Yakima, WA$90,282
Rochester, MN$90,004
Reno, NV$89,959
Fresno, CA$89,959
Milwaukee, WI$89,878
Detroit, MI$89,788
Ann Arbor, MI$89,773
Allentown, PA$89,761
Colorado Springs, CO$89,609
Syracuse, NY$89,564
Carson City, NV$89,564
Houston, TX$89,438
Eugene, OR$89,393
Gary, IN$89,286
Springfield, OR$89,214
Bismarck, ND$89,196
Galveston, TX$89,133
Medford, OR$88,998
Fort Collins, CO$88,962
Concord, NH$88,918
Austin, TX$88,891
Mesa, AZ$88,702
Reading, PA$88,693
Phoenix, AZ$88,684
Dallas, TX$88,657
Saint Cloud, MN$88,571
Madison, WI$88,451
Utica, NY$88,208
Rochester, NY$88,065
Des Moines, IA$88,056
Raleigh, NC$88,047
Atlanta, GA$87,912
Battle Creek, MI$87,885
Salt Lake City, UT$87,858
Lancaster, PA$87,723
Harrisburg, PA$87,598
Kansas City, MO$87,508
Champaign, IL$87,490
Kansas City, KS$87,490
Fort Worth, TX$87,481
Columbus, OH$87,466
Boca Raton, FL$87,445
Pittsburgh, PA$87,409
Richmond, VA$87,373
Indianapolis, IN$87,355
Cleveland, OH$87,346
Las Vegas, NV$87,239
Cincinnati, OH$87,239
Petersburg, VA$87,104
Huntsville, AL$86,969
Lansing, MI$86,909
Lebanon, PA$86,897
Pueblo, CO$86,889
Appleton, WI$86,862
Buffalo, NY$86,826
Dayton, OH$86,799
Racine, WI$86,781
Charlotte, NC$86,772
Saint Louis, MO$86,745
York, PA$86,691
Elkhart, IN$86,691
Gastonia, NC$86,674
Billings, MT$86,652
Beaumont, TX$86,628
Lorain, OH$86,610
Benton Harbor, MI$86,592
Toledo, OH$86,574
Binghamton, NY$86,529
Rock Hill, SC$86,520
Rockford, IL$86,476
Springfield, IL$86,440
Elyria, OH$86,431
Fargo, ND$86,431
Flagstaff, AZ$86,368
Fort Lauderdale, FL$86,314
Duluth, MN$86,260
Miami, FL$86,260
Cheyenne, WY$86,197
Grand Forks, ND$86,197
Bangor, ME$86,000
Cedar Rapids, IA$85,901
Durham, NC$85,863
Louisville, KY$85,856
Grand Rapids, MI$85,838
Hialeah, FL$85,829
Casper, WY$85,703
Scranton, PA$85,596
New Orleans, LA$85,569
Virginia Beach, VA$85,560
Akron, OH$85,515
Peoria, IL$85,398
Sarasota, FL$85,380
Nashville, TN$85,317
Omaha, NE$85,317
Green Bay, WI$85,317
Baton Rouge, LA$85,272
Charleston, SC$85,255
Jamestown, NY$85,210
Davenport, IA$85,210
Tucson, AZ$85,165
Saint Petersburg, FL$85,111
Tampa, FL$85,093
Evansville, IN$85,039
Port Arthur, TX$85,039
Bradenton, FL$85,003
Santa Fe, NM$84,842
Orlando, FL$84,680
Clearwater, FL$84,653
Canton, OH$84,464
La Crosse, WI$84,464
Albuquerque, NM$84,411
Newport News, VA$84,402
High Point, NC$84,375
Ogden, UT$84,339
Corpus Christi, TX$84,267
Norfolk, VA$84,213
Laramie, WY$84,213
Rock Island, IL$84,159
Saginaw, MI$84,141
Jacksonville, FL$84,132
Salisbury, NC$84,114
Boise, ID$84,096
Moline, IL$84,051
Fort Myers, FL$84,025
Memphis, TN$84,007
Tulsa, OK$83,962
Waterloo, IA$83,908
Spartanburg, SC$83,818
Lincoln, NE$83,773
Fort Wayne, IN$83,755
Provo, UT$83,746
Cedar Falls, IA$83,638
San Antonio, TX$83,603
Greensboro, NC$83,567
South Bend, IN$83,558
Savannah, GA$83,459
Muskegon, MI$83,423
Birmingham, AL$83,414
Winston Salem, NC$83,370
Lake Charles, LA$83,154
Anderson, IN$83,136
Lexington, KY$83,109
Augusta, GA$83,082
Greenville, SC$83,082
Lima, OH$83,010
Wichita, KS$83,001
Tuscaloosa, AL$83,001
Columbia, SC$82,920
Springfield, OH$82,902
Asheville, NC$82,759
Bloomington, IN$82,696
Knoxville, TN$82,373
Shreveport, LA$82,364
Wilmington, NC$82,247
Roanoke, VA$82,247
Topeka, KS$82,085
Frankfort, KY$82,075
Oklahoma City, OK$82,013
Chillicothe, OH$81,978
Longview, TX$81,969
Melbourne, FL$81,960
Sioux Falls, SD$81,816
Mobile, AL$81,807
Terre Haute, IN$81,771
Altoona, PA$81,717
Amarillo, TX$81,654
Killeen, TX$81,627
Fayetteville, AR$81,556
Chattanooga, TN$81,529
Sioux City, IA$81,448
Idaho Falls, ID$81,430
Lynchburg, VA$81,358
Gainesville, FL$81,241
Portsmouth, OH$81,196
Little Rock, AR$81,179
Lafayette, LA$81,143
Youngstown, OH$81,143
Daytona Beach, FL$81,089
Clarksville, TN$81,080
Pensacola, FL$81,071
Temple, TX$81,065
Hopkinsville, KY$80,801
Erie, PA$80,784
Florence, SC$80,748
Charleston, WV$80,604
Great Falls, MT$80,559
Macon, GA$80,433
Tallahassee, FL$80,424
Fayetteville, NC$80,406
Waco, TX$80,388
Helena, MT$80,326
Pine Bluff, AR$80,292
Vincennes, IN$80,182
Lubbock, TX$80,146
Alamogordo, NM$80,092
Twin Falls, ID$80,011
Rapid City, SD$79,984
Jackson, MS$79,823
Huntington, WV$79,817
Greenville, MS$79,814
Parkersburg, WV$79,722
Montgomery, AL$79,706
Wichita Falls, TX$79,616
Springfield, MO$79,616
Biloxi, MS$79,571
Monroe, LA$79,482
Johnstown, PA$79,419
Sumter, SC$79,383
Columbus, GA$79,374
Pascagoula, MS$79,203
Abilene, TX$79,203
Kingsport, TN$78,970
Albany, GA$78,970
Gulfport, MS$78,943
Alexandria, LA$78,647
Fort Smith, AR$78,422
El Paso, TX$78,180
Las Cruces, NM$77,776
Harlingen, TX$77,548
Pocatello, ID$77,533
Florence, AL$77,417
Brownsville, TX$77,399
Mcallen, TX$77,210
Dothan, AL$77,085
Columbus, MS$76,551
Altus, OK$76,133
Lawton, OK$75,962
Pierre, SD$75,639
Devops Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Devops Associate roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 10% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 5% above the average.
In contrast, Devops Associate positions in Transportation or Software & Networking typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Devops Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Devops Associate
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$94,268
$45.0
5%
Business Services
$94,268
$45.0
5%
Construction
$94,268
$45.0
5%
Energy & Utilities
$94,268
$45.0
5%
Healthcare
$94,268
$45.0
5%
How Education impacts a Devops Associate's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Devops Associates enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Devops Associate with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$81,063
and $90,093).
Devops Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Devops Associate'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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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$80,380
Average$89,779/year
$96,727
$6,698
Average$7,482/month
$8,061
$1,546
Average$1,727/week
$1,860
$39
Average$43/hour
$47
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$96,727
$8,061
$1,860
$47
Average
$89,779
$7,482
$1,727
$43
25th Percentile
$80,380
$6,698
$1,546
$39
Salaries of Jobs related to Devops Associate
Head Of Devops$195,447
Director, DevOps$194,283
DevOps Manager$158,700
Devops Lead$156,632
Devops Administrator$135,517
DevOps Engineer$134,599
DevOps Architect$131,950
Devops Analyst$83,604
DevOps Associate Engineer$83,500
DevOps Engineer I$83,442
Devops Developer$80,663
Salary Trends for Devops Associate
Salaries for a Devops Associate can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $103,705 in 2023
to around $103,560 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Devops Associate salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Devops Associate
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Devops Associate
Here are companies hiring for Devops Associate and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Devops Associate
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Devops Associate?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Devops Associate roles,
with salaries approximately 5% above the market median.
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