Side-by-side distribution
DevOps
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.2%
- Live roles
- 5,962
GCP
$154,625
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.6%
- Live roles
- 2,367
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 81 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 43 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 32 |
CACI
|
$160,325 | 30 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 28 |
Elastic
|
$113,946 | 25 |
Coinbase
|
$202,483 | 22 |
Air Apps
|
$62,614 | 22 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 59 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$152,425 | 48 |
|
CACI
|
$168,100 | 30 |
GDIT
|
$148,000 | 21 |
Crusoe
|
$158,750 | 16 |
|
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 16 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$126,900 | 13 |
BMO
|
$141,450 | 10 |
DevOps salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $228,700 | 301 |
| New York | $209,000 | 279 |
| Seattle | $201,500 | 125 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 63 |
| Los Angeles | $183,500 | 33 |
| Denver | $175,250 | 48 |
| Austin | $163,275 | 62 |
| Chicago | $160,000 | 82 |
| Atlanta | $153,300 | 34 |
| London | $150,839 | 31 |
GCP salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,000 | 49 |
| Seattle | $202,000 | 21 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 21 |
| New York | $170,000 | 55 |
| Chicago | $167,500 | 22 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 25 |
| Austin | $162,050 | 20 |
| Berlin | $161,920 | 3 |
| Denver | $160,000 | 15 |
| London | $151,307 | 3 |
DevOps vs GCP: which pays more?
The median for DevOps is $175,000 per year (typically $140,000–$213,250), versus $154,625 for GCP ($126,750–$184,963). That puts DevOps about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so DevOps and GCP are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.