Entry-level DevOps Engineer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Reston, Mclean, Vienna, Herndon, Ashburn.

Median salary$97,157
Middle 50%$91.3k–$101.4k
vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $126,090
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,803 and $112,792.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,899
25th$91,292
50th (median)$97,157
75th$101,421
90th$103,950

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $80,517 (13 filings) FY2021: median $80,000 (26 filings) FY2022: median $78,000 (41 filings) FY2023: median $86,819 (28 filings) FY2024: median $89,000 (39 filings) FY2025: median $97,157 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 28 filings FY23 FY2024: 39 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 41
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$80,517$80,000$84,00013
FY2021$80,000$76,706$93,73426
FY2022$78,000$77,189$85,00041
FY2023$86,819$86,819$90,00028
FY2024$89,000$88,442$90,50039
FY2025$97,157$91,292$101,06630
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Washington's median entry-level DevOps Engineer salary of $97,157 is worth about $89,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
DTeK Consulting Servicestoo few2
Navy Federal Credit Uniontoo few2
Noesys,Inctoo few2
Transcend It Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $97,157 38
Mid-level · Level II $126,090 147
Senior · Level III $150,758 29
Expert · Level IV $173,763 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.