DevOps Engineer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 281 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Leander, Georgetown, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Liberty Hill.

Median salary$114,754
Middle 50%$101.5k–$139.2k
vs. national median+2%comparison median $112,923
Filings281FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,384 and $203,022.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,384
25th$101,504
50th (median)$114,754
75th$139,152
90th$164,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $92,000 (81 filings) FY2021: median $93,558 (133 filings) FY2022: median $94,037 (179 filings) FY2023: median $97,000 (170 filings) FY2024: median $101,192 (158 filings) FY2025: median $109,000 (189 filings) FY2026: median $114,754 (92 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 81 filings FY20 FY2021: 133 filings FY21 FY2022: 179 filings FY22 FY2023: 170 filings FY23 FY2024: 158 filings FY24 FY2025: 189 filings FY25 FY2026: 92 filings FY26 189
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$92,000$91,957$109,00081
FY2021$93,558$88,000$119,350133
FY2022$94,037$90,750$124,900179
FY2023$97,000$92,040$127,743170
FY2024$101,192$96,866$129,615158
FY2025$109,000$95,000$139,152189
FY2026$114,754$114,754$139,15292

Cost of living

Austin's median DevOps Engineer salary of $114,754 is worth about $117,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
NVIDIAtoo few5
PayPaltoo few4
Amarthy IT Solutionstoo few4
Alpha Software Technologiestoo few3
Bridge Flairtoo few3
Brillius Technologiestoo few3
Dell USA L.P.too few3
Eficens Systemstoo few3
Elan Technologiestoo few3
Phoenix Technologiestoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,500 38
Mid-level · Level II $109,000 153
Senior · Level III $139,750 42
Expert · Level IV $166,250 44

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.