DevOps Engineer Salary Guide
DevOps and SRE keep systems reliable, fast, and shippable. Cloud, automation, and incident expertise push pay toward the top of the backend range.
DevOps Engineer salary by experience level
Entry (0–1 yr)$78,000 – $98,000
Mid (1–3 yrs)$100,000 – $138,000
Senior (3–5 yrs)$138,000 – $178,000
Lead / Principal (5+ yrs)$178,000 – $225,000
Figures are broad market estimates in USD for full-time roles and vary by company, location, and individual experience.
In-demand DevOps Engineer skills
KubernetesTerraformAWSCI/CDObservabilityLinux
What moves your pay
- On-call and reliability ownership
- Scale of infrastructure
- Security/compliance scope
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