DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud salaries in the United States

The median yearly salary of DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud jobs in the United States is USD 167,500, from 810 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between USD 132,236 and USD 200,000.

Median yearly salary: USD 167,500

Middle half: USD 132,236 – USD 200,000

Amounts are yearly, in USD. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.

Salary by level

Level	Median yearly salary	Middle half	Positions
Entry	USD 93,600	USD 80,080 – USD 114,400	45
Mid	USD 135,000	USD 108,100 – USD 166,750	139
Senior	USD 170,000	USD 147,500 – USD 192,500	364
Staff	USD 216,550	USD 192,210 – USD 256,800	102
C-level	USD 141,250	USD 123,750 – USD 164,375	6

Top paying companies

themuralgroup — USD 317,700 (positions: 5)
Veeam Software — USD 300,960 (positions: 3)
AGE Solutions — USD 300,000 (positions: 4)
OpenAI — USD 287,000 (positions: 5)
Waymo — USD 257,000 (positions: 3)

Trend

From USD 174,899 on 2026-10-23 to USD 161,251 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Staff Reactor Systems Engineer

Radiant IndustriesEnergy and climateEl Segundo, CA

USD 150.0K–211.8K / year
On-site
Staff
DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud

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Systems Administrator

FirestormAerospace and defenseSan Diego, United States

USD 95K–113K / year
On-site
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Staff Infrastructure Engineer

FirestormAerospace and defenseSan Diego, United States

USD 135K–161K / year
On-site
Staff
DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud

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Staff AI Integration Engineer

FirestormAerospace and defenseSan Diego, United States

USD 186K–215K / year
On-site
Staff
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Senior Staff Systems Administrator

FirestormAerospace and defenseSan Diego, United States

USD 159K–190K / year
On-site
Senior
DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud

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Senior Systems Administrator

qumuloBiotech, pharma and medtechSeattle (hybrid)

USD 140K–170K / year
Hybrid
Senior
DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud

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System Integration Engineer - C2BMC

Trace3Consulting, agencies and business servicesColorado Springs, CO

USD 100K–113K / year
Entry
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Senior Database Administrator

BrazeAI and dataSan Francisco

USD 128.8K–232.2K / year
Hybrid
Senior
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Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Platform (LKS)

LambdaAI and dataSan Francisco Office (Fremont St) | San Jose Office (First St) | Bellevue Office

USD 297K–440K / year
Hybrid
Staff
DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud

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Senior Principal Platform Engineer

Clarity InnovationsAerospace and defenseHerndon, VA

USD 133.5K–227K / year
Staff
DevOps / SRE / platform / cloud

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