DevOps Engineer Salary:
Salary of a lead DevOps Engineer can be between $137,000 and $180,000, according to April 2018 job data from Glassdoor. I hope you guys have enjoyed my previous blogs on DevOps, in this post on DevOps Engineer salary I will talk about what are the various factors on which the salary of a DevOps Engineer depends.
Before we dive in the details of a DevOps Engineer salary, let us analyze the DevOps market trends:
DevOps Adoption Trend:
Consider the following image:
Source: https://www.rightscale.com/lp/devops-trends-report
Looking at the above image we can see that 81% of the enterprises are using DevOps practices along with 70% of small to medium businesses.
There are multiple reasons for the increase in the adoption of DevOps practices.
- Automated delivery pipelines facilitate the release of small features more frequently
- Increase in adoption of Microservice architecture
- Lower failure rate of new releases
- Shortened lead time between fixes
- Faster mean time to recovery in the event of new release crashing
Let us now see the DevOps Engineer job trends.
DevOps Engineer Job Trends:
DevOps Engineer ranks #2 on Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs in America rankings. “the role of DevOps Engineer has seen a 225% jump in postings on Indeed,” according to an SD Times report.
Consider the below table, I have taken this data from Indeed and AngeliList, in general, Indeed is less startup-focused than AngelList.
Current jobs by state (Indeed):
| State | Number of Jobs |
| California | 2644 |
| Washington DC | 1715 |
| Virginia | 1302 |
| Texas | 877 |
| Washington | 759 |
| Illinois | 561 |
Current jobs by state (AngelList):
| State | Number of Jobs |
| California | 196 |
| New York | 57 |
| Massachusetts | 27 |
| Washington | 17 |
| Washington DC | 16 |
| Illinois | 10 |
Also, consider the below graph for DevOps Engineer job trend:
Source: indeed.com
Now that you can see enough evidence to prove the demand of a DevOps Engineer, you must be wondering what does it take to become a DevOps Engineer. I have a dedicated post on DevOps Engineer Skills, I would recommend you to have a look.
And if you are wondering what does a DevOps Engineer do? Check out my post on DevOps Engineer Role.
Now is the time to have a look, how much does a DevOps Engineer makes in a year (DevOps Engineer Salary).
DevOps Engineer Salary:
According to Indeed and AngelList, 80% of the companies pay more than $90,000 starting salary to a DevOps Engineer. Also, 35% pay at least $115,000, and 17% pay more than $125,000.
Source: https://blog.scalyr.com/2017/08/devops-job-market/
Note: This may vary based on the company, geography, and experience.
Let me give you a few numbers based on the above factors as well:
DevOps Engineer Salary Based on Company:
I am listing down the salary offered to a DevOps Engineer by major companies who are actively hiring DevOps Engineers.
| Company | Salary Range Per Annum |
| IBM | Rs 300,000 – Rs 715,000 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | Rs 400,000 – Rs 750,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | Rs 360,000 – Rs 800,000 |
| Accenture | Rs 350,000 – Rs 1,500,000 |
| Capgemini | Rs 300,000 – Rs 850,000 |
| Amazon | Rs 638,000 – Rs 1,400,000 |
| Infosys | Rs 420,000 – Rs 2,000,000 |
Source: Payscale
DevOps Engineer Salary Based on Experience:
Entry level DevOps Engineer Salary:
| Salary Range Per Annum | |
| Salary | Rs 278,657 – Rs 1,029,326 |
| Bonus | Rs 2,905 – Rs 130,000 |
| Profit | Rs 0.00 – Rs 317,500 |
| Total | Rs 288,795 – Rs 1,093,112 |
Mid Level DevOps Engineer Salary:
| Salary Range Per Annum | |
| Salary | Rs 590,651 – Rs 1,857,184 |
| Bonus | Rs 39,732 – Rs 298,797 |
| Profit | Rs 73,136 |
| Total | Rs 597,427 – Rs 1,967,180 |
Source: Payscale
For senior professionals with 20+ years of experience the salary is around $133,000 per year, according to payscale.
Well, I believe it is a known fact that for the same work people in different countries get different pay. Let’s see how much the salary of a DevOps Engineer varies based on the geography.
DevOps Engineer Salary Based on Geography:
I am listing down the DevOps Engineer salary for the following major cities:
| City | Salary Range Per Annum |
| Bangalore | Rs 325,672 – Rs 1,942,394 |
| Hyderabad | Rs 360,585 – Rs 1,517,277 |
| London | £33,800 – £79,122 |
| New York | $72,906 – $155,086 |
| San Francisco | $84,307 – $166,547 |
| Chicago | $60,141 – $130,809 |
| Seattle | $73,630 – $156,635 |
Source: Payscale
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