OpenAIRemote
Software Engineer, Security Observability
San Francisco · New York City Full-time $293k – $325k/yr
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DevOps Engineer salary for remote roles in the US
What employers are offering right now, from 56 live DevOps Engineer postings for remote roles in the US that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.
Median
$211k
a year, base pay
Middle half
$171k–$248k
25th to 75th percentile
Highest posted
$309k
range midpoint
How the offers are spread
$130k
$152k
$174k
$196k
$218k
$239k
$261k
$283k
DevOps Engineer pay by level
| Level | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $180k | 21 |
| Staff & principal | $235k | 22 |
Top-paying companies for DevOps Engineer roles
Highest-paying open DevOps Engineer jobs
All 68 open jobs →AnthropicRemote
IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, macOS
Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC $285k – $325k/yr
visa sponsorshippythonlinuxrecruitingDirect from employer 4d ago
AnthropicRemote
IT Systems Engineer, Mobile Client Platform Engineer
Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC $285k – $325k/yr
visa sponsorshippythonswiftexcelDirect from employer Aug 24
GitLabRemote
Principal Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Engineering: Dedicated
Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States $223k – $380k/yr
pythonrubyrecruitingsaasDirect from employer 18d ago
GitLabRemote
Distinguished Engineer, Core DevOps
Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States $250k – $349k/yr
ci/cdrecruitingdevopssreDirect from employer 16d ago
ReplitRemote
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Remote - United States Full-time $250k – $325k/yr
pythongcpgoogle cloudkubernetesDirect from employer 23d ago
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DevOps Engineer salary: common questions
- What is the average DevOps Engineer salary for remote roles in the US?
- The median midpoint of 56 live DevOps Engineer postings for remote roles in the US is $211k a year. Half of them fall between $171k and $248k.
- How does DevOps Engineer pay change with seniority?
- senior postings $180k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
- Which companies pay DevOps Engineer roles the most?
- Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($305k), Replit ($265k), Radar ($250k), Baseten ($248k).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.
Other salaries for remote roles in the US
- Mobile Developer · $251k
- Engineering Manager · $247k
- Hardware Engineer · $226k
- Product Manager · $226k
- Research Scientist · $225k
- AI & Machine Learning · $223k
- Data Scientist · $220k
- Software Engineer · $216k
- Cybersecurity · $216k
- Backend Developer · $208k
- Product & UX Designer · $207k
- Frontend Developer · $202k
- Full Stack Developer · $200k
- Data Engineer · $200k
- Legal & Compliance · $195k
- Solutions Engineer · $193k
- Sales · $190k
- Program Manager · $183k
- Data Analyst · $179k
- Marketing · $175k
- IT · $163k
- Operations · $162k
- HR & Recruiting · $151k
- QA Engineer · $145k
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