DevOps Engineer salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 91 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Fuquay Varina, Fuquay-Varina.

Median salary$113,550
Middle 50%$109.3k–$139.6k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $112,923
Filings91FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,460 and $185,775.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,050
25th$109,262
50th (median)$113,550
75th$139,589
90th$157,248

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $89,357 (37 filings) FY2021: median $102,816 (44 filings) FY2022: median $100,710 (84 filings) FY2023: median $103,272 (85 filings) FY2024: median $103,280 (77 filings) FY2025: median $110,000 (51 filings) FY2026: median $114,200 (40 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 37 filings FY20 FY2021: 44 filings FY21 FY2022: 84 filings FY22 FY2023: 85 filings FY23 FY2024: 77 filings FY24 FY2025: 51 filings FY25 FY2026: 40 filings FY26 85
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$89,357$86,000$103,39737
FY2021$102,816$91,291$112,81644
FY2022$100,710$94,806$117,89084
FY2023$103,272$87,800$121,22285
FY2024$103,280$87,714$119,10977
FY2025$110,000$98,250$132,99051
FY2026$114,200$113,547$143,50040

Cost of living

Raleigh's median DevOps Engineer salary of $113,550 is worth about $115,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
MetLife Grouptoo few7
Origin Hubstoo few5
REI Systemstoo few3
CGItoo few2
CVS Healthtoo few2
Amalgam Technologiestoo few2
D2Soltoo few2
Fox Cable Network Servicestoo few2
Praise Consultingtoo few2
Raiden Tech Grouptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $91,729 12
Mid-level · Level II $113,547 51
Senior · Level III $144,000 12
Expert · Level IV $158,000 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.