DevOps Engineer Salary

DevOps Engineer Salary in San Francisco

$180,00024% above national median

The median salary for devops engineers in San Francisco is $180,000, which is 24% above the national median of $145,000.

San Francisco vs National

San Francisco

$180,000

US National Median

$145,000

DevOps Engineer salary in other locations

How San Francisco compares to other cities

🇺🇸Seattle, WA
$170,000🇺🇸New York, NY
$160,000🇺🇸Remote (US)
$145,000🇺🇸Austin, TX
$140,000🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
$125,000🇮🇪Dublin, Ireland
$90,000

Other tech salaries in San Francisco

How devops engineer pay compares to other roles in the same area

💼AI Product Manager$300,000💼AI Governance Specialist$270,000🤖AI / ML Engineer$230,000💼Site Reliability Engineer$230,000💼Platform Engineer$220,000

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024, Levels.fyi, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025.