What are the main factors that influence a Head Of Devops's salary?

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

How does experience change A Head Of Devops's salary?

A Head Of Devops's salary grows with experience: a DevOps Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $139,059, a DevOps Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $155,541, a DevOps Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $171,867, a DevOps Engineering Manager (10+ years)earns $162,556, a Head Of Devops (10+ years)earns $196,193,

What are the highest paying states for a Head Of Devops?

Head Of Devops salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Head Of Devops roles are District of Columbia $216,355, California $215,534, Massachusetts $212,661. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Head Of Devops roles make?

Salaries for Head Of Devops level roles vary by specialization: Director, DevOps: $194,248; DevOps Expert Engineer: $167,800; DevOps Manager: $158,700; DevOps Principal Engineer: $151,900; DevOps Senior Engineer: $135,800.

How do different companies affect a Head Of Devops's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Head Of Devops 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.

Head Of Devops Salary in the United States

How much does a Head Of Devops make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Head Of Devops in the United States is $195,407 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $94.

However, a Head Of Devops's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $213,451
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $184,090 to $204,852
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $173,786

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Head Of Devops Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$204,852	$17,071	$3,939	$98
Average	$195,407	$16,284	$3,758	$94
25th Percentile	$184,090	$15,341	$3,540	$89

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Key Factors That Influence Head Of Devops Salaries

A Head Of Devops'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 Head Of Devops Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Head Of Devops'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): $139,059
Early Career (1-2 years): $155,541
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $171,867
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $162,556
Expert (over 8 years): $196,193

Levels	Salary
DevOps En... Level Head Of Devops	$139,059
DevOps En... Level Head Of Devops	$155,541
DevOps En... Level Head Of Devops	$171,867
DevOps En... Level Head Of Devops	$162,556
Head Of D... Level Head Of Devops	$196,193

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How Do Head Of Devops 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 Head Of Devops. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $216,355.
California: $215,534.
Massachusetts: $212,661.

District of Columbia $216,355 California $215,534 Massachusetts $212,661 Washington $211,880 New Jersey $211,802 Alaska $211,528 Connecticut $208,831 New York $207,737

Hawaii $204,239 Rhode Island $202,598 Maryland $201,484 Minnesota $199,960 Colorado $199,374 Illinois $199,178 Oregon $198,436 Delaware $197,889

New Hampshire $197,545 Virginia $196,775 Pennsylvania $194,528 Nevada $193,394 North Dakota $193,023 Michigan $192,437 Wisconsin $192,222 Vermont $191,792

Texas $190,600 Maine $190,522 Arizona $190,405 Ohio $190,268 Georgia $188,470 Indiana $187,571 Wyoming $187,395 Utah $187,122

Iowa $187,004 Kansas $186,067 Louisiana $185,793 North Carolina $185,695 Missouri $185,656 Florida $184,894 Montana $184,484 Nebraska $184,093

Kentucky $183,878 South Carolina $183,096 Tennessee $182,608 Idaho $182,412 New Mexico $180,986 Oklahoma $180,673 Alabama $179,520 South Dakota $177,586

Arkansas $176,531 West Virginia $175,964 Mississippi $174,264

Top Paying Cities for Head Of Devops

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: $246,467
San Francisco: $244,044
Oakland: $238,631

San Jose, CA $246,467

San Francisco, CA $244,044

Oakland, CA $238,631

New York, NY $226,457

Queens Village, NY $224,992

Paramus, NJ $223,428

Passaic, NJ $223,233

Bergenfield, NJ $223,038

Stamford, CT $222,744

Huntington, NY $222,549

Newark, NJ $221,279

Bridgeport, CT $220,888

New Brunswick, NJ $220,243

Vallejo, CA $219,833

Middlesex, NJ $219,716

Somerset, NJ $219,540

Petaluma, CA $219,090

Santa Cruz, CA $218,328

Boston, MA $217,937

Monterey, CA $216,960

Fairbanks, AK $216,824

Los Angeles, CA $216,452

Washington, DC $216,355

Seattle, WA $216,003

Santa Rosa, CA $215,964

Juneau, AK $215,397

Orange, CA $214,752

Anchorage, AK $214,401

Anaheim, CA $214,264

Santa Ana, CA $213,971

Nassau, NY $213,853

Long Beach, CA $213,775

Danbury, CT $213,717

Santa Maria, CA $213,052

Everett, WA $213,013

Bremerton, WA $212,056

Trenton, NJ $211,684

Sacramento, CA $211,606

San Diego, CA $211,509

Brockton, MA $211,430

Tacoma, WA $211,352

Santa Barbara, CA $211,079

Lowell, MA $210,297

New Suffolk, NY $210,219

Nashua, NH $209,984

Lompoc, CA $209,672

Ventura, CA $209,476

Stockton, CA $209,418

New Haven, CT $209,027

Atlantic City, NJ $208,519

Hartford, CT $208,089

Modesto, CA $207,991

Poughkeepsie, NY $207,561

New Britain, CT $207,464

Olympia, WA $207,190

Kennewick, WA $207,190

New London, CT $207,151

Norwich, CT $207,092

Lawrence, MA $206,995

Bakersfield, CA $206,447

Riverside, CA $206,174

New Bedford, MA $206,174

Richland, WA $205,979

Portsmouth, NH $205,822

Vineland, NJ $205,783

San Bernardino, CA $205,627

Boulder, CO $205,080

Worcester, MA $204,923

Portland, OR $204,747

Saint Paul, MN $204,513

Minneapolis, MN $204,513

Philadelphia, PA $204,239

Honolulu, HI $203,204

Springfield, MA $202,520

Providence, RI $202,500

Chicago, IL $201,934

Bellingham, WA $201,699

Baltimore, MD $201,484

Chico, CA $200,996

Wilmington, DE $200,663

Pittsfield, MA $200,468

Manchester, NH $200,097

Spokane, WA $199,237

Denver, CO $199,217

Albany, NY $198,299

Troy, NY $198,221

Schenectady, NY $197,811

Burlington, VT $197,381

Portland, ME $196,697

Salem, OR $196,540

Yakima, WA $196,501

Ann Arbor, MI $196,443

Rochester, MN $195,896

Fresno, CA $195,798

Reno, NV $195,798

Milwaukee, WI $195,622

Detroit, MI $195,427

Allentown, PA $195,368

Carson City, NV $195,348

Houston, TX $195,055

Colorado Springs, CO $195,036

Syracuse, NY $194,938

Eugene, OR $194,567

Bismarck, ND $194,332

Gary, IN $194,332

Galveston, TX $194,332

Springfield, OR $194,176

Medford, OR $193,707

Fort Collins, CO $193,629

Austin, TX $193,472

Mesa, AZ $193,062

Phoenix, AZ $193,023

Dallas, TX $192,964

Reading, PA $192,847

Saint Cloud, MN $192,769

Concord, NH $192,593

Madison, WI $192,515

Utica, NY $191,987

Raleigh, NC $191,831

Las Vegas, NV $191,812

Rochester, NY $191,675

Des Moines, IA $191,655

Atlanta, GA $191,343

Battle Creek, MI $191,284

Salt Lake City, UT $191,225

Lancaster, PA $190,932

Champaign, IL $190,893

Harrisburg, PA $190,659

Durham, NC $190,483

Kansas City, MO $190,463

Kansas City, KS $190,424

Fort Worth, TX $190,405

Boca Raton, FL $190,326

Cleveland, OH $190,307

Columbus, OH $190,268

Pittsburgh, PA $190,248

Richmond, VA $190,170

Indianapolis, IN $190,131

Cincinnati, OH $189,877

Petersburg, VA $189,584

Billings, MT $189,154

Lansing, MI $189,154

Huntsville, AL $189,154

Lebanon, PA $189,134

Dayton, OH $189,115

Pueblo, CO $189,115

Appleton, WI $189,056

Buffalo, NY $188,978

Racine, WI $188,880

Charlotte, NC $188,861

Saint Louis, MO $188,802

Springfield, IL $188,724

Elkhart, IN $188,685

York, PA $188,685

Gastonia, NC $188,665

Benton Harbor, MI $188,665

Beaumont, TX $188,548

Lorain, OH $188,509

Toledo, OH $188,431

Binghamton, NY $188,333

Rock Hill, SC $188,314

Rockford, IL $188,216

Fargo, ND $188,118

Elyria, OH $188,118

Flagstaff, AZ $187,982

Fort Lauderdale, FL $187,864

Miami, FL $187,747

Duluth, MN $187,434

Bangor, ME $187,180

Cedar Rapids, IA $186,965

Louisville, KY $186,868

Grand Rapids, MI $186,829

Hialeah, FL $186,809

Casper, WY $186,536

Scranton, PA $186,301

New Orleans, LA $186,242

Virginia Beach, VA $186,223

Akron, OH $186,125

Peoria, IL $185,871

Sarasota, FL $185,832

Green Bay, WI $185,695

Baton Rouge, LA $185,598

Charleston, SC $185,558

Nashville, TN $185,500

Jamestown, NY $185,461

Davenport, IA $185,461

Tucson, AZ $185,363

Cheyenne, WY $185,304

Saint Petersburg, FL $185,246

Tampa, FL $185,207

Omaha, NE $185,168

Port Arthur, TX $185,090

Evansville, IN $185,090

Bradenton, FL $185,011

Santa Fe, NM $184,660

Orlando, FL $184,464

Clearwater, FL $184,249

Canton, OH $183,839

La Crosse, WI $183,839

Grand Forks, ND $183,780

Albuquerque, NM $183,722

Tulsa, OK $183,722

Newport News, VA $183,702

High Point, NC $183,643

Ogden, UT $183,565

Corpus Christi, TX $183,409

Laramie, WY $183,292

Norfolk, VA $183,292

Rock Island, IL $183,175

Saginaw, MI $183,135

Jacksonville, FL $183,116

Salisbury, NC $183,077

Memphis, TN $183,038

Moline, IL $182,940

Fort Myers, FL $182,881

Waterloo, IA $182,627

Spartanburg, SC $182,432

Lincoln, NE $182,334

Fort Wayne, IN $182,295

Birmingham, AL $182,080

Cedar Falls, IA $182,041

Provo, UT $182,022

Springfield, OH $182,002

San Antonio, TX $181,963

Greensboro, NC $181,885

South Bend, IN $181,865

Winston Salem, NC $181,846

Boise, ID $181,787

Savannah, GA $181,650

Muskegon, MI $181,299

Lima, OH $181,064

Lake Charles, LA $180,986

Anderson, IN $180,947

Lexington, KY $180,888

Augusta, GA $180,830

Greenville, SC $180,830

Wichita, KS $180,654

Tuscaloosa, AL $180,654

Columbia, SC $180,478

Bloomington, IN $179,989

Roanoke, VA $179,872

Asheville, NC $179,618

Knoxville, TN $179,286

Shreveport, LA $179,266

Wilmington, NC $179,012

Frankfort, KY $178,641

Oklahoma City, OK $178,504

Chillicothe, OH $178,426

Longview, TX $178,407

Topeka, KS $178,348

Mobile, AL $178,055

Terre Haute, IN $177,977

Erie, PA $177,957

Altoona, PA $177,859

Melbourne, FL $177,801

Amarillo, TX $177,723

Killeen, TX $177,664

Fayetteville, AR $177,508

Sioux Falls, SD $177,371

Chattanooga, TN $177,254

Idaho Falls, ID $177,234

Gainesville, FL $176,824

Portsmouth, OH $176,726

Little Rock, AR $176,687

Lynchburg, VA $176,687

Lafayette, LA $176,609

Youngstown, OH $176,609

Temple, TX $176,531

Daytona Beach, FL $176,492

Clarksville, TN $176,472

Pensacola, FL $176,453

Hopkinsville, KY $175,866

Charleston, WV $175,847

Florence, SC $175,749

Sioux City, IA $175,632

Macon, GA $175,065

Tallahassee, FL $175,046

Fayetteville, NC $175,007

Waco, TX $174,967

Wichita Falls, TX $174,967

Pine Bluff, AR $174,889

Vincennes, IN $174,518

Lubbock, TX $174,440

Great Falls, MT $174,323

Alamogordo, NM $174,303

Abilene, TX $174,147

Rapid City, SD $173,893

Monroe, LA $173,893

Albany, GA $173,775

Huntington, WV $173,756

Jackson, MS $173,736

Greenville, MS $173,717

Parkersburg, WV $173,521

Montgomery, AL $173,482

Johnstown, PA $173,443

Springfield, MO $173,287

Biloxi, MS $173,189

Sumter, SC $172,779

Columbus, GA $172,759

Twin Falls, ID $172,642

Pascagoula, MS $172,388

Kingsport, TN $171,880

Gulfport, MS $171,821

Alexandria, LA $171,177

Fort Smith, AR $170,688

El Paso, TX $170,160

Helena, MT $169,906

Las Cruces, NM $169,281

Harlingen, TX $168,734

Pocatello, ID $168,558

Florence, AL $168,499

Brownsville, TX $168,460

Dothan, AL $168,148

Mcallen, TX $168,050

Columbus, MS $166,604

Altus, OK $165,705

Lawton, OK $165,334

Pierre, SD $164,630

What Skills Can Increase a Head Of Devops'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 Head Of Devops'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	$214,948	10%
Analysis	$207,131	6%
Microservices	$207,131	6%
Accountability	$205,177	5%
Communication Skills	$205,177	5%
Leadership	$205,177	5%

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Head Of Devops Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Head Of Devops'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 April 01, 2026

$184,090

Average $195,407/year

$204,852

$15,341

Average $16,284/month

$17,071

$3,540

Average $3,758/week

$3,939

$89

Average $94/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$204,852	$17,071	$3,939	$98
Average	$195,407	$16,284	$3,758	$94
25th Percentile	$184,090	$15,341	$3,540	$89

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Salary Trends for Head Of Devops

Salaries for a Head Of Devops can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $172,543 in 2023 to around $169,278 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Head Of Devops salary trends, .

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