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DevOps Salary and Equity in Boston 2026

How much does a DevOps expect to make at Boston-based startups? The average expected salary for DevOpss in Boston-based startups is 160k per year, with a range from 90k to 275k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for DevOpss in Boston startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

159.9k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a DevOps in Boston is $159,875, which is 30.7% higher than the average Boston startup salary of$122,333. DevOps salaries in Boston are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$212,417/yr

Range $130k - $275k

Average

$159,875/yr

Range $108k - $188k

Below Average

$133,083/yr

Range $90k - $178k


Industries

The highest average salary a DevOps in Boston can get in Diagnostics, that is $230,000. This pay is 9.7% higher than the average DevOps salary in Boston, which is $209,600. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Diagnostics (avg $230,000 per year), Healthcare (avg $230,000 per year), Ecommerce (avg $218,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary a DevOps in Boston can get with Airflow, that is $200,000. This pay is 63.5% higher than the average salary in Boston startups, which is $122,333. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying DevOps skills in Boston of 2026 are:
  • 1. Airflow

    $200k

  • 2. Puppet

    $196k

  • 3. Spark

    $196k

  • 4. MySQL

    $196k

  • 5. Ruby

    $180k

  • 6. C#

    $180k

  • 7. Redis

    $175k

  • 8. GCP

    $174k

  • 9. Go

    $174k

  • 10. AWS

    $170k


Years of experience

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Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a DevOps in Boston can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $102,500. This pay is 16.2% lower than the average salary in Boston startups, which is $122,333. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.