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DevOps Engineer Salary 2026

DevOps engineers automate development pipelines and manage infrastructure.

Last updated: Live ECB Rates (2026-11-03)

United States · Annual Salary 2026

25th Percentile

$103k

Entry level

Median

$147k

Market rate

75th Percentile

$228k

Senior level

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DevOps Engineer Salary by Country

Salaries converted to local currency using real-time market rates. Cost of Living (CoL) index shown to help compare true purchasing power.

Cost of Living (CoL) Index is benchmarked against the US baseline (100). A CoL of 50 means living expenses are ~50% lower than in the United States.

<40 · Very affordable40–70 · Moderate70–100 · Expensive100+ · Very expensive
  • United States
    CoL 100≈$147k US buying power
    $147,000USD
  • United Kingdom
    CoL 82≈$90k US buying power
    £54,807GBP
  • Germany
    CoL 68≈$117k US buying power
    €71,008EUR
  • France
    CoL 74≈$91k US buying power
    €60,488EUR
  • Netherlands
    CoL 76≈$101k US buying power
    €68,378EUR
  • Switzerland
    CoL 122≈$112k US buying power
    CHF 112,093CHF
  • Ireland
    CoL 78≈$104k US buying power
    €72,323EUR
  • Canada
    CoL 74≈$129k US buying power
    CA$133,531CAD
  • Australia
    CoL 72≈$127k US buying power
    A$130,503AUD
  • Singapore
    CoL 85≈$93k US buying power
    SGD 101,702SGD
  • UAE
    CoL 62≈$119k US buying power
    AED 269,745AED
  • India
    CoL 26≈$74k US buying power
    ₹1,810,673INR
  • Pakistan
    CoL 20≈$37k US buying power
    PKR 2,043,300PKR
  • Nigeria
    CoL 30≈$29k US buying power
    NGN 13,671,000NGN
  • Kenya
    CoL 34≈$35k US buying power
    KES 1,799,280KES
  • South Africa
    CoL 38≈$70k US buying power
    ZAR 440,239ZAR
  • Brazil
    CoL 38≈$77k US buying power
    R$161,506BRL
  • Mexico
    CoL 42≈$77k US buying power
    MX$601,440MXN
  • Philippines
    CoL 34≈$43k US buying power
    ₱932,877PHP
  • Malaysia
    CoL 40≈$59k US buying power
    MYR 95,891MYR

Low = 25th percentile · Bold = Median · High = 75th percentile · CoL = Cost of Living Index (US = 100)

Skills That Increase DevOps Engineer Salary

Certifications and specialized domains that command market compensation multipliers.

  • AWS DevOps Professional+15–25%
  • Kubernetes CKA+15–22%
  • Terraform Associate+10–18%

Key Skills for DevOps Engineer

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