How much does a Devops Developer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Devops Developer in the United States is $80,663 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.
However, a Devops Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,145
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,358 to $86,673
Key Factors That Influence Devops Developer Salaries
A Devops Developer'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 Developer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Devops Developer'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 Developer 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 Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $101,740
San Francisco: $100,626
Oakland: $98,505
San Jose, CA$101,740
San Francisco, CA$100,626
Oakland, CA$98,505
New York, NY$92,874
Paramus, NJ$91,745
Queens Village, NY$91,741
Passaic, NJ$91,664
Bergenfield, NJ$91,657
Stamford, CT$91,479
Huntington, NY$91,446
Newark, NJ$90,850
Bridgeport, CT$90,680
Vallejo, CA$90,519
New Brunswick, NJ$90,487
Petaluma, CA$90,439
Middlesex, NJ$90,286
Somerset, NJ$90,229
Santa Cruz, CA$90,124
Boston, MA$89,632
Monterey, CA$89,349
Seattle, WA$89,164
Santa Rosa, CA$89,148
Los Angeles, CA$89,124
Juneau, AK$88,914
Washington, DC$88,826
Orange, CA$88,538
Santa Ana, CA$88,325
Long Beach, CA$88,245
Anaheim, CA$88,229
Anchorage, AK$88,188
Santa Maria, CA$87,946
Everett, WA$87,930
Danbury, CT$87,646
Bremerton, WA$87,535
Tacoma, WA$87,245
New Suffolk, NY$87,243
Sacramento, CA$87,220
Santa Barbara, CA$87,132
Trenton, NJ$87,043
San Diego, CA$87,043
Brockton, MA$86,954
Fairbanks, AK$86,757
Lompoc, CA$86,551
Lowell, MA$86,486
Ventura, CA$86,470
Nashua, NH$86,454
Stockton, CA$86,446
Modesto, CA$85,857
Poughkeepsie, NY$85,680
Olympia, WA$85,526
Kennewick, WA$85,526
New Haven, CT$85,494
Lawrence, MA$85,204
Hartford, CT$85,123
Riverside, CA$85,107
New Bedford, MA$85,026
Richland, WA$85,026
Bakersfield, CA$84,913
San Bernardino, CA$84,881
New Britain, CT$84,873
Atlantic City, NJ$84,873
New London, CT$84,841
Norwich, CT$84,817
Portsmouth, NH$84,800
Boulder, CO$84,629
Portland, OR$84,518
Worcester, MA$84,510
Minneapolis, MN$84,260
Philadelphia, PA$84,147
Honolulu, HI$83,881
Saint Paul, MN$83,842
Vineland, NJ$83,824
Providence, RI$83,591
Chicago, IL$83,357
Bellingham, WA$83,260
Springfield, MA$83,195
Baltimore, MD$83,171
Chico, CA$82,969
Pittsfield, MA$82,752
Manchester, NH$82,598
Spokane, WA$82,243
Denver, CO$82,235
Albany, NY$81,856
Troy, NY$81,824
Nassau, NY$81,738
Schenectady, NY$81,655
Wilmington, DE$81,590
Burlington, VT$81,477
Salem, OR$81,445
Portland, ME$81,195
Yakima, WA$81,114
Rochester, MN$80,864
Reno, NV$80,824
Fresno, CA$80,824
Milwaukee, WI$80,751
Detroit, MI$80,671
Ann Arbor, MI$80,657
Allentown, PA$80,646
Colorado Springs, CO$80,509
Syracuse, NY$80,469
Carson City, NV$80,469
Houston, TX$80,356
Eugene, OR$80,316
Gary, IN$80,219
Springfield, OR$80,154
Bismarck, ND$80,138
Galveston, TX$80,082
Medford, OR$79,961
Fort Collins, CO$79,928
Concord, NH$79,888
Austin, TX$79,864
Mesa, AZ$79,695
Reading, PA$79,686
Phoenix, AZ$79,678
Dallas, TX$79,654
Saint Cloud, MN$79,577
Madison, WI$79,469
Utica, NY$79,251
Rochester, NY$79,122
Des Moines, IA$79,114
Raleigh, NC$79,106
Atlanta, GA$78,985
Battle Creek, MI$78,961
Salt Lake City, UT$78,936
Lancaster, PA$78,815
Harrisburg, PA$78,702
Kansas City, MO$78,622
Champaign, IL$78,606
Kansas City, KS$78,606
Fort Worth, TX$78,598
Columbus, OH$78,584
Boca Raton, FL$78,565
Pittsburgh, PA$78,533
Richmond, VA$78,501
Indianapolis, IN$78,485
Cleveland, OH$78,477
Las Vegas, NV$78,380
Cincinnati, OH$78,380
Petersburg, VA$78,259
Huntsville, AL$78,138
Lansing, MI$78,084
Lebanon, PA$78,073
Pueblo, CO$78,065
Appleton, WI$78,041
Buffalo, NY$78,009
Dayton, OH$77,985
Racine, WI$77,968
Charlotte, NC$77,960
Saint Louis, MO$77,936
York, PA$77,888
Elkhart, IN$77,888
Gastonia, NC$77,872
Billings, MT$77,853
Beaumont, TX$77,831
Lorain, OH$77,815
Benton Harbor, MI$77,799
Toledo, OH$77,783
Binghamton, NY$77,743
Rock Hill, SC$77,734
Rockford, IL$77,694
Springfield, IL$77,662
Elyria, OH$77,654
Fargo, ND$77,654
Flagstaff, AZ$77,597
Fort Lauderdale, FL$77,549
Duluth, MN$77,501
Miami, FL$77,501
Cheyenne, WY$77,444
Grand Forks, ND$77,444
Bangor, ME$77,267
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,178
Durham, NC$77,144
Louisville, KY$77,138
Grand Rapids, MI$77,121
Hialeah, FL$77,113
Casper, WY$77,000
Scranton, PA$76,904
New Orleans, LA$76,879
Virginia Beach, VA$76,871
Akron, OH$76,831
Peoria, IL$76,726
Sarasota, FL$76,710
Nashville, TN$76,654
Omaha, NE$76,654
Green Bay, WI$76,654
Baton Rouge, LA$76,613
Charleston, SC$76,597
Jamestown, NY$76,557
Davenport, IA$76,557
Tucson, AZ$76,516
Saint Petersburg, FL$76,468
Tampa, FL$76,452
Evansville, IN$76,404
Port Arthur, TX$76,404
Bradenton, FL$76,371
Santa Fe, NM$76,226
Orlando, FL$76,081
Clearwater, FL$76,057
Canton, OH$75,887
La Crosse, WI$75,887
Albuquerque, NM$75,839
Newport News, VA$75,831
High Point, NC$75,807
Ogden, UT$75,774
Corpus Christi, TX$75,710
Norfolk, VA$75,661
Laramie, WY$75,661
Rock Island, IL$75,613
Saginaw, MI$75,597
Jacksonville, FL$75,589
Salisbury, NC$75,573
Boise, ID$75,557
Moline, IL$75,516
Fort Myers, FL$75,492
Memphis, TN$75,476
Tulsa, OK$75,436
Waterloo, IA$75,387
Spartanburg, SC$75,307
Lincoln, NE$75,266
Fort Wayne, IN$75,250
Provo, UT$75,242
Cedar Falls, IA$75,145
San Antonio, TX$75,113
Greensboro, NC$75,081
South Bend, IN$75,073
Savannah, GA$74,984
Muskegon, MI$74,952
Birmingham, AL$74,944
Winston Salem, NC$74,904
Lake Charles, LA$74,710
Anderson, IN$74,693
Lexington, KY$74,669
Augusta, GA$74,645
Greenville, SC$74,645
Lima, OH$74,581
Wichita, KS$74,572
Tuscaloosa, AL$74,572
Columbia, SC$74,500
Springfield, OH$74,484
Asheville, NC$74,355
Bloomington, IN$74,298
Knoxville, TN$74,008
Shreveport, LA$74,000
Wilmington, NC$73,895
Roanoke, VA$73,895
Topeka, KS$73,750
Frankfort, KY$73,741
Oklahoma City, OK$73,685
Chillicothe, OH$73,653
Longview, TX$73,645
Melbourne, FL$73,637
Sioux Falls, SD$73,508
Mobile, AL$73,500
Terre Haute, IN$73,467
Altoona, PA$73,419
Amarillo, TX$73,363
Killeen, TX$73,338
Fayetteville, AR$73,274
Chattanooga, TN$73,250
Sioux City, IA$73,177
Idaho Falls, ID$73,161
Lynchburg, VA$73,096
Gainesville, FL$72,991
Portsmouth, OH$72,951
Little Rock, AR$72,935
Lafayette, LA$72,903
Youngstown, OH$72,903
Daytona Beach, FL$72,854
Clarksville, TN$72,846
Pensacola, FL$72,838
Temple, TX$72,833
Hopkinsville, KY$72,596
Erie, PA$72,580
Florence, SC$72,548
Charleston, WV$72,419
Great Falls, MT$72,378
Macon, GA$72,266
Tallahassee, FL$72,257
Fayetteville, NC$72,241
Waco, TX$72,225
Helena, MT$72,169
Pine Bluff, AR$72,138
Vincennes, IN$72,040
Lubbock, TX$72,007
Alamogordo, NM$71,959
Twin Falls, ID$71,886
Rapid City, SD$71,862
Jackson, MS$71,717
Huntington, WV$71,711
Greenville, MS$71,709
Parkersburg, WV$71,627
Montgomery, AL$71,612
Wichita Falls, TX$71,532
Springfield, MO$71,532
Biloxi, MS$71,491
Monroe, LA$71,411
Johnstown, PA$71,354
Sumter, SC$71,322
Columbus, GA$71,314
Pascagoula, MS$71,160
Abilene, TX$71,160
Kingsport, TN$70,951
Albany, GA$70,951
Gulfport, MS$70,927
Alexandria, LA$70,660
Fort Smith, AR$70,459
El Paso, TX$70,241
Las Cruces, NM$69,878
Harlingen, TX$69,673
Pocatello, ID$69,660
Florence, AL$69,555
Brownsville, TX$69,539
Mcallen, TX$69,370
Dothan, AL$69,257
Columbus, MS$68,778
Altus, OK$68,402
Lawton, OK$68,249
Pierre, SD$67,958
What Skills Can Increase a Devops Developer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Networking (Mentioned in 2.31% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Linux (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.04% 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.
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 Developer's salary.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Amazon Web Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Devops Developer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Devops Developer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 47% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average.
In contrast, Devops Developer positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Devops Developer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Devops Developer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$98,408
$47.0
22%
Internet
$95,182
$46.0
18%
Aerospace & Defense
$92,762
$45.0
15%
Financial Services
$92,762
$45.0
15%
Insurance
$88,729
$43.0
10%
Devops Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Devops Developer'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.
Salaries for a Devops Developer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $81,477 in 2023
to around $81,488 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Devops Developer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Devops Developer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Devops Developer
Here are companies hiring for Devops Developer 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 Developer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Devops Developer?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Devops Developer roles,
with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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