Entry-level DevOps Engineer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Redwood City, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Fremont, San Mateo.

Median salary$135,699
Middle 50%$127.7k–$141.1k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $161,637
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,594 and $149,340.
PercentileSalary
10th$100,297
25th$127,688
50th (median)$135,699
75th$141,085
90th$145,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $94,625 (22 filings) FY2021: median $96,616 (30 filings) FY2022: median $98,779 (47 filings) FY2023: median $107,640 (17 filings) FY2024: median $113,443 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 30 filings FY21 FY2022: 47 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 47
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$94,625$94,203$96,90422
FY2021$96,616$96,616$97,75030
FY2022$98,779$98,779$98,77947
FY2023$107,640$107,640$115,58617
FY2024$113,443$93,558$130,25013
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

San Francisco's median entry-level DevOps Engineer salary of $135,699 is worth about $117,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Francisco = 115.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Delart Technology Servicestoo few2
Saxon Globaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $135,699 16
Mid-level · Level II $155,605 48
Senior · Level III $200,000 23
Expert · Level IV $214,322 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.