What is the average DevOps Engineer salary in Washington, DC?

The median midpoint of 34 live DevOps Engineer postings in Washington, DC is $186k a year. Half of them fall between $155k and $214k.

How does DevOps Engineer pay change with seniority?

senior postings $184k. 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), Okta ($216k), MongoDB ($188k), Palantir ($155k).

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.

DevOps Engineer salary in Washington, DC

What employers are offering right now, from 34 live DevOps Engineer postings in Washington, DC that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$186k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$155k–$214k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$305k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$118k

$141k

$165k

$188k

$212k

$235k

$258k

$282k

DevOps Engineer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$184k	7
Staff & principal	$206k	9

Top-paying companies for DevOps Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	$305k	2
Okta	$216k	11
MongoDB	$188k	2
Palantir	$155k	8
LightFeather	$150k	5

Highest-paying open DevOps Engineer jobs

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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

Okta

Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC $232k – $319k/yr

awsterraformci/cdmachine learningDirect from employer Oct 13

Okta

Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC $204k – $306k/yr

awskubernetesterraformci/cdDirect from employer Jul 2

Scale AI

DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure & Security

Washington, DC $198k – $311k/yr

pythonawsgcpazureDirect from employer Mar 18

Okta

Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (Federal)

Washington, DC $207k – $285k/yr

awskubernetesterraformci/cdDirect from employer May 28

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DevOps Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average DevOps Engineer salary in Washington, DC?: The median midpoint of 34 live DevOps Engineer postings in Washington, DC is $186k a year. Half of them fall between $155k and $214k.
How does DevOps Engineer pay change with seniority?: senior postings $184k. 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), Okta ($216k), MongoDB ($188k), Palantir ($155k).
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.

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