DevOps & SRE salary in Washington, DC

$206Kmedian salary
$168K–$246Kmiddle 50% of postings
25open jobs listing pay

The median posted salary for DevOps and site reliability in Washington, DC is $206,000 a year, based on 25 open job postings that list pay. The middle half runs from $168,000 to $246,000, and the top 10% start at $305,000.

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Pay range

PercentileAnnual salary
10th (lowest tenth)$155,000
25th$168,000
Median$206,000
75th$246,000
90th (top tenth)$305,000

Employers who post a range ask, on average, for $179K at the low end and $245K at the high end.

$140K–$160K: 3 postings $160K–$180K: 4 postings $180K–$200K: 3 postings $200K–$220K: 5 postings $220K–$240K: 2 postings $240K–$260K: 3 postings $260K–$280K: 1 postings $280K–$300K: 0 postings $300K–$320K: 2 postings
$140K$320K

By experience and work setting

MedianPostings
Mid level$195K15
Senior and above$207K9

Levels come from job titles: "Senior", "Staff", "Lead", "Principal" and up count as senior; "Intern", "Junior" and "Entry level" as entry level.

Highest-paying employers

CompanyMedianPostings
Anthropic$305K3
Okta$225K10
Anduril$195K2
Palantir$155K7

Employers with at least two open DevOps and site reliability postings that list pay.

How these numbers are calculated

Every figure comes from open job postings on MANY Hired that state pay in US dollars, imported from employers' own career pages and refreshed daily. For each posting we take the midpoint of its pay range, then report percentiles across postings. Postings without pay are left out; many US states (including California, Colorado, New York and Washington) require employers to list a range. These are advertised pay ranges, not reported earnings, and usually exclude bonus and equity. Updated October 29, 2026.