Salary report · 2025
DevOps & SRE jobs in United States advertised a median of $230K a year in 2025 (middle half $168K–$300K), from 50 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $150K – $150K | $150K | $72.12 | 5 |
| Mid level | $228K – $335K | $265K | $127 | 19 |
| Senior | $181K – $227K | $193K | $92.67 | 10 |
| Staff/Principal | $183K – $244K | $222K | $107 | 11 |
| Manager | $276K – $351K | $319K | $153 | 5 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | $193K – $309K | $237K |
JobRipe, "What DevOps & SRE jobs pay in the United States, 2025", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2025/us/devops_sre (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is $230K a year (about $111 an hour), from 50 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 13 February 2025 and 15 December 2025. Half of them fall between $168K and $300K.
One in ten postings advertised $356K a year or more; one in ten advertised $150K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: San Francisco $308K; New York $168K.
Median advertised pay is $251K for remote postings (7) and $237K for on-site ones (30). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| $114 |
| 30 |
| Hybrid | $150K – $198K | $168K | $80.53 | 13 |
| Remote | $234K – $356K | $251K | $121 | 7 |
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $248K – $360K | $308K | $148 | 17 |
| New York | $150K – $190K | $168K | $80.53 | 5 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size | $190K – $248K | $198K | $94.95 | 9 |
| Large | $153K – $261K | $197K | $94.47 | 22 |
| Enterprise | $269K – $360K | $351K | $169 | 15 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai | $297K – $360K | $333K | $160 | 16 |
| Enterprise | $150K – $159K | $150K | $72.12 | 7 |