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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

DevOps Engineer

Automates build, deployment, and infrastructure workflows.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$179k

Mean

$186k

10th–90th pct

$136k–$247k

Observations

800

Confidence: 35% · based on 800 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
CI/CD
Core
Docker
Core
Kubernetes
Terraform
Common certifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator · 16% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
53% require · 29% prefer
Master's Degree
19% require · 28% prefer
No College
16% require · 13% prefer
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Common next roles
Infrastructure Manager+127.5%Platform Engineer-6.0%Site Reliability Engineer-2.5%Cloud Engineer-1.5%Systems Administrator-5.6%
Common previous roles
Platform Engineer-6.4%Cloud Engineer-1.5%Site Reliability Engineer-2.6%Systems Administrator-5.9%Infrastructure Manager+56.0%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)11,263
Posting growth+8.1%
Median days to fill64 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)243,805
Projected growth7.8%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness75%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology