Side-by-side distribution
DevOps
$195,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.3%
- Live roles
- 3,536
Network Engineer
$152,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.3%
- Live roles
- 712
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 30 |
Elastic
|
$92,349 | 24 |
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 22 |
Air Apps
|
$64,596 | 22 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 20 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 18 |
Coinbase
|
$202,483 | 18 |
Nuro
|
$200,450 | 14 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Saalex
|
$115,000 | 15 |
SpaceX
|
$170,000 | 10 |
Fluidstack
|
$198,250 | 8 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$192,500 | 7 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$139,350 | 7 |
|
OpenAI
|
$292,000 | 5 |
AGE Solutions
|
$100,000 | 5 |
|
xAI
|
$244,500 | 4 |
DevOps salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $226,250 | 253 |
| New York | $215,000 | 226 |
| Seattle | $210,750 | 68 |
| Los Angeles | $205,650 | 30 |
| Boston | $202,500 | 41 |
| Chicago | $195,000 | 32 |
| Denver | $183,500 | 27 |
| Austin | $182,250 | 24 |
| Atlanta | $161,725 | 10 |
| Toronto | $160,600 | 49 |
Network Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,500 | 32 |
| Chicago | $190,000 | 5 |
| Seattle | $189,900 | 18 |
| Austin | $185,000 | 13 |
| Toronto | $180,000 | 3 |
| New York | $176,750 | 40 |
| Denver | $175,000 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 9 |
| Dublin | $115,478 | 3 |
| London | $105,170 | 4 |
DevOps vs Network Engineer: which pays more?
The median for DevOps is $195,000 per year (typically $155,000–$225,000), versus $152,500 for Network Engineer ($125,000–$190,000). That puts DevOps about 28% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so DevOps and Network Engineer 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.