Expert DevOps Engineer salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Malvern, Newtown Square, West Chester, Oaks, Wilmington.

Median salary$156,416
Middle 50%$144.6k–$163.2k
vs. all levels here+42%comparison median $109,845
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $112,632 and $171,383.
PercentileSalary
10th$123,864
25th$144,599
50th (median)$156,416
75th$163,171
90th$171,227

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $135k $160k FY2021: median $125,320 (12 filings) FY2022: median $135,000 (12 filings) FY2024: median $146,078 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 12
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–––9
FY2021$125,320$121,909$136,29812
FY2022$135,000$124,245$143,12512
FY2023–––5
FY2024$146,078$145,237$164,38011
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median expert DevOps Engineer salary of $156,416 is worth about $152,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
SAPtoo few3
Aribatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $88,088 15
Mid-level · Level II $106,000 52
Senior · Level III $133,172 11
Expert · Level IV $156,416 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.