Hiring a devops engineer in the US? Across 3,995 live devops engineer postings in the US, the market pays a $168K median salary (typically $140K–$193K). Recruiting from Scratch is the contingency technical recruiting firm for these hires — a 29-day average time to hire, 300+ placements, and a 2M+ candidate network.
A devops engineer owns CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and reliability so engineering teams ship safely and fast. Hiring one in the US means competing with the companies below.
What employers actually screen for, aggregated across 3,995 active devops engineer postings in the US:
| Percentile | Base salary |
|---|---|
| 25th | $140K |
| Median | $168K |
| 75th | $193K |
Based on 1,025 devops engineer postings in the US that disclose pay. Base only — equity is typically on top.
Across the 1,653 devops engineer postings in the US that spell out responsibilities:
The companies with the most live devops engineer openings in the US, with what each pays and screens for (medians shown only where at least 3 postings disclose pay):
| Company | Open devops engineer roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Top skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluelightconsulting | 101 | — | Terraform, CI/CD |
| Apple | 60 | — | Python, Kubernetes, Java |
| Jobgether | 55 | $173K | Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform |
| 44 | $254K | GCP | |
| Palo Alto Networks | 34 | $198K | CI/CD, AWS, Terraform |
| Devoteam NV | 27 | — | Python, GCP, Terraform |
| Mastercard | 26 | $130K | CI/CD, Python, AWS |
| MyNextHire | 25 | — | Python, Snowflake, Azure |
| Post Trade Solutions | 23 | — | Terraform, AWS, CI/CD |
| Okta | 22 | $221K | Kubernetes, Go, AWS |
Where the devops engineer demand sits across funding stages, across the 150 companies with the most live openings in the US:
| Stage | Companies hiring | Open roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 7 | 92 | $173K | Jobgether, NICE, Huzzle |
| Series A | 4 | 43 | $140K | SimCorp, Ladders, Sequoia Capital |
| Series B | 5 | 62 | $165K | Air Apps, JPMorganChase, Chase |
| Series C | 3 | 15 | — | Overhaul, Nord Security, Amat |
| Series D+ | 17 | 132 | $186K | SpaceX, Bosch Group, Duo |
| Public | 57 | 590 | $171K | Apple, Google, Palo Alto Networks |
A further 57 of those companies have no funding stage on file and are not shown above.
Recruiting from Scratch is a contingency technical recruiting firm — no retainer and no upfront cost, so you pay only when you make a hire. The process: align on the role and must-haves → a curated shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified DevOps engineers (not resume volume) → a 29-day average time to hire versus the 49-day industry average → a 90-day replacement guarantee. Backed by 300+ placements, a 2M+ candidate network, and named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
A devops engineer owns CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and reliability so engineering teams ship safely and fast.
What salary does a devops engineer in the US command in 2026?Across 3,995 live postings in the US, a $168K median salary (typically $140K–$193K) — base only; equity is typically on top. Most postings expect 5+ years of experience.
What should you look for when hiring a devops engineer?Depth in the skills these postings require (CI/CD, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform, AWS, Docker, Azure, GCP), plus cloud, infrastructure-as-code, and observability depth plus an SRE mindset. Recruiting from Scratch sends a shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified candidates, not resume volume.
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