What are the main factors that influence a Devops Security Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Devops Security Engineer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Devops Security Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Devops Security Engineer's salary?

A Devops Security Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $97,771 for beginners, reaching about $146,616 at mid-level, and approach $153,200 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Devops Security Engineer?

Devops Security Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Devops Security Engineer roles are District of Columbia $173,805, California $173,146, Massachusetts $170,838. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Devops Security Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Devops Security Engineer level roles vary by specialization: DevOps Expert Engineer: $167,800; DevOps Engineer V: $167,773; DevOps Principal Engineer: $151,900; DevOps Engineer IV: $151,850; DevOps Senior Engineer: $135,800.

Devops Security Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Devops Security Engineer make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Devops Security Engineer in Montana is $148,202 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $71.

However, a Devops Security Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $162,748
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $140,190 to $155,816
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $132,896

10% $132,896

50% (Median) $148,202

90% $162,748

Devops Security Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$155,816	$12,985	$2,996	$75
Average	$148,202	$12,350	$2,850	$71
25th Percentile	$140,190	$11,683	$2,696	$67

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Key Factors That Influence Devops Security Engineer Salaries

A Devops Security Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Devops Security Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Devops Security Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $97,771
Early Career (1-2 years): $131,072
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $146,616
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $161,990
Expert (over 8 years): $153,200

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
DevOps Engineer II	less than 1 year	$97,771
DevOps Engineer III	1-2 years	$131,072
Devops Security Engineer	2-4 years	$146,616
DevOps Engineer V	5-8 years	$161,990
DevOps Engineering Manager	over 8 years	$153,200

How Do Devops Security Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Devops Security Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $173,805.
California: $173,146.
Massachusetts: $170,838.

District of Columbia $173,805 California $173,146 Massachusetts $170,838 Washington $170,210 New Jersey $170,147 Alaska $169,928 Connecticut $167,761 New York $166,882

Hawaii $164,072 Rhode Island $162,754 Maryland $161,859 Minnesota $160,635 Colorado $160,164 Illinois $160,007 Oregon $159,410 Delaware $158,971

New Hampshire $158,694 Virginia $158,076 Pennsylvania $156,271 Nevada $155,360 North Dakota $155,062 Michigan $154,591 Wisconsin $154,418 Vermont $154,073

Texas $153,115 Maine $153,053 Arizona $152,958 Ohio $152,849 Georgia $151,404 Indiana $150,682 Wyoming $150,541 Utah $150,321

Iowa $150,227 Kansas $149,473 Louisiana $149,254 North Carolina $149,175 Missouri $149,144 Florida $148,532 Montana $148,202 Nebraska $147,888

Kentucky $147,715 South Carolina $147,087 Tennessee $146,695 Idaho $146,538 New Mexico $145,392 Oklahoma $145,141 Alabama $144,215 South Dakota $142,661

Arkansas $141,813 West Virginia $141,358 Mississippi $139,992

Top Paying Cities for Devops Security Engineer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $147,299
Acton: $150,866
Ashland: $147,186

Absarokee, MT $147,299

Acton, MT $150,866

Ashland, MT $147,186

Ballantine, MT $150,635

Bearcreek, MT $147,279

Belfry, MT $147,428

Bighorn, MT $146,945

Big Timber, MT $147,177

Birney, MT $147,083

Boyd, MT $148,626

Bridger, MT $148,050

Broadview, MT $150,031

Busby, MT $147,249

Clyde Park, MT $147,204

Columbus, MT $148,414

Cooke City, MT $146,916

Crow Agency, MT $147,375

Custer, MT $147,414

Decker, MT $147,222

Edgar, MT $150,305

Emigrant, MT $147,191

Fishtail, MT $147,065

Fromberg, MT $149,712

Gardiner, MT $147,196

Garryowen, MT $147,317

Grass Range, MT $147,043

Greycliff, MT $147,186

Hardin, MT $148,599

Fort Smith, MT $148,138

Harlowton, MT $147,125

Huntley, MT $151,378

Hysham, MT $147,020

Ingomar, MT $146,741

Joliet, MT $149,729

Lame Deer, MT $147,335

Laurel, MT $151,334

Lavina, MT $147,536

Livingston, MT $147,367

Lodge Grass, MT $147,400

Mc Leod, MT $146,869

Martinsdale, MT $146,965

Melstone, MT $147,020

Melville, MT $146,908

Molt, MT $150,442

Mosby, MT $146,817

Musselshell, MT $146,970

Nye, MT $147,048

Otter, MT $147,189

Park City, MT $150,294

Pompeys Pillar, MT $149,700

Pray, MT $147,116

Pryor, MT $149,784

Rapelje, MT $148,053

Red Lodge, MT $147,310

Reed Point, MT $147,127

Roberts, MT $147,932

Roscoe, MT $147,018

Roundup, MT $147,298

Ryegate, MT $146,993

Saint Xavier, MT $148,004

Sanders, MT $147,199

Sand Springs, MT $146,833

Shawmut, MT $146,946

Shepherd, MT $150,715

Silver Gate, MT $147,312

Springdale, MT $147,094

Sumatra, MT $146,833

Teigen, MT $147,047

Two Dot, MT $146,930

Wilsall, MT $147,061

Winnett, MT $146,941

Worden, MT $149,514

Wyola, MT $147,464

Billings, MT $151,509

Baker, MT $147,698

Wolf Point, MT $147,193

Antelope, MT $147,372

Bainville, MT $147,879

Brockton, MT $147,119

Brockway, MT $146,915

Circle, MT $147,026

Crane, MT $147,981

Culbertson, MT $147,442

Dagmar, MT $147,511

Fairview, MT $147,940

Flaxville, MT $147,004

Fort Peck, MT $146,934

Frazer, MT $147,103

Froid, MT $147,244

Glasgow, MT $147,182

Saint Marie, MT $147,806

Glentana, MT $146,935

Hinsdale, MT $146,902

Homestead, MT $147,244

Lambert, MT $147,155

Larslan, MT $146,913

Medicine Lake, MT $147,224

Nashua, MT $147,105

Opheim, MT $146,891

Outlook, MT $147,113

Peerless, MT $146,919

Plentywood, MT $147,345

Poplar, MT $147,219

Raymond, MT $147,235

Redstone, MT $146,924

Reserve, MT $147,069

Richey, MT $146,984

Richland, MT $146,902

Saco, MT $146,987

Savage, MT $147,422

Scobey, MT $147,119

Sidney, MT $147,976

Vandalia, MT $146,971

Vida, MT $147,018

Westby, MT $147,483

Whitetail, MT $146,899

Miles City, MT $147,205

Alzada, MT $147,078

Angela, MT $146,813

Alberton, MT $147,031

Arlee, MT $147,086

Bonner, MT $147,037

Charlo, MT $147,128

Clinton, MT $147,136

Condon, MT $146,872

Conner, MT $147,163

Corvallis, MT $147,357

Darby, MT $146,880

De Borgia, MT $146,576

Dixon, MT $146,998

Drummond, MT $147,078

Florence, MT $147,323

Frenchtown, MT $147,263

Grantsdale, MT $147,279

Hall, MT $147,048

Hamilton, MT $147,282

Pinesdale, MT $147,620

Haugan, MT $146,541

Helmville, MT $146,761

Heron, MT $146,596

Hot Springs, MT $146,863

Huson, MT $147,069

Lolo, MT $147,235

Lonepine, MT $146,916

Milltown, MT $147,607

Noxon, MT $146,536

Ovando, MT $146,745

Pablo, MT $147,654

Paradise, MT $147,083

Philipsburg, MT $147,048

Plains, MT $146,965

Polson, MT $147,196

Ravalli, MT $147,102

Ronan, MT $147,215

Saint Ignatius, MT $147,178

Saint Regis, MT $146,865

Saltese, MT $146,482

Seeley Lake, MT $147,119

Stevensville, MT $147,353

Sula, MT $146,828

Superior, MT $146,971

Thompson Falls, MT $146,763

Trout Creek, MT $146,626

Victor, MT $147,262

Kalispell, MT $147,323

Big Arm, MT $147,128

Bigfork, MT $147,122

Columbia Falls, MT $147,309

Coram, MT $147,119

Dayton, MT $147,149

Elmo, MT $146,976

Essex, MT $146,880

Eureka, MT $147,163

Fortine, MT $147,018

Hungry Horse, MT $147,478

Kila, MT $147,003

Lake Mc Donald, MT $147,136

Lakeside, MT $147,244

Libby, MT $146,941

Marion, MT $146,921

Martin City, MT $147,240

Olney, MT $146,899

Polebridge, MT $146,642

Proctor, MT $146,934

Rexford, MT $147,043

Rollins, MT $147,023

Somers, MT $147,226

Stryker, MT $146,872

Trego, MT $146,982

Troy, MT $146,536

West Glacier, MT $146,687

Whitefish, MT $147,235

Bloomfield, MT $147,064

Boyes, MT $147,111

Broadus, MT $147,155

Brusett, MT $146,919

Capitol, MT $146,803

Cohagen, MT $146,865

Colstrip, MT $147,463

Ekalaka, MT $147,120

Fallon, MT $147,276

Forsyth, MT $147,081

Glendive, MT $147,568

Hammond, MT $147,018

Hathaway, MT $147,182

Ismay, MT $147,064

Jordan, MT $146,951

Kinsey, MT $147,127

Lindsay, MT $146,941

Mildred, MT $147,274

Olive, MT $146,971

Plevna, MT $147,401

Powderville, MT $146,827

Rosebud, MT $146,899

Terry, MT $146,996

Volborg, MT $146,902

Wibaux, MT $147,510

Willard, MT $147,450

Great Falls, MT $140,855

Malmstrom A F B, MT $140,855

Augusta, MT $146,896

Babb, MT $146,949

Belt, MT $142,584

Black Eagle, MT $140,855

Brady, MT $145,500

Browning, MT $147,147

Buffalo, MT $147,034

Bynum, MT $147,015

Carter, MT $143,301

Cascade, MT $145,282

Choteau, MT $147,018

Coffee Creek, MT $147,029

Conrad, MT $147,152

Cut Bank, MT $147,053

Denton, MT $146,995

Dupuyer, MT $146,880

Dutton, MT $143,835

East Glacier Park, MT $146,817

Ethridge, MT $146,863

Fairfield, MT $145,858

Floweree, MT $141,151

Forest Grove, MT $146,973

Fort Benton, MT $145,960

Fort Shaw, MT $142,783

Galata, MT $146,902

Geraldine, MT $146,965

Geyser, MT $145,907

Heart Butte, MT $147,144

Highwood, MT $142,788

Hilger, MT $147,031

Hobson, MT $147,051

Judith Gap, MT $147,023

Kevin, MT $146,998

Ledger, MT $146,934

Lewistown, MT $147,290

Loma, MT $146,963

Lothair, MT $146,951

Moccasin, MT $147,061

Monarch, MT $145,433

Moore, MT $147,141

Neihart, MT $146,518

Oilmont, MT $146,923

Pendroy, MT $146,880

Power, MT $142,231

Raynesford, MT $145,263

Roy, MT $146,896

Sand Coulee, MT $140,855

Shelby, MT $147,155

Simms, MT $143,895

Stanford, MT $147,043

Stockett, MT $142,306

Sunburst, MT $147,051

Sun River, MT $142,044

Sweet Grass, MT $146,960

Biddle, MT $147,207

Ulm, MT $140,923

Valier, MT $147,029

Vaughn, MT $141,438

Winifred, MT $146,978

Havre, MT $147,255

Big Sandy, MT $147,007

Box Elder, MT $147,299

Chester, MT $147,028

Chinook, MT $147,054

Dodson, MT $147,000

Gildford, MT $146,974

Harlem, MT $147,177

Hays, MT $147,237

Hingham, MT $146,976

Hogeland, MT $146,951

Inverness, MT $146,940

Joplin, MT $146,976

Kremlin, MT $146,971

Lloyd, MT $146,756

Loring, MT $146,894

Malta, MT $147,078

Rudyard, MT $147,009

Turner, MT $146,985

Whitewater, MT $146,921

Whitlash, MT $146,819

Zortman, MT $147,092

Zurich, MT $146,891

Helena, MT $140,447

Basin, MT $143,516

Boulder, MT $145,088

Canyon Creek, MT $142,014

Clancy, MT $140,686

East Helena, MT $140,353

Fort Harrison, MT $140,353

Jefferson City, MT $141,695

Lincoln, MT $147,012

Marysville, MT $141,841

Radersburg, MT $145,320

Ringling, MT $146,847

Toston, MT $145,879

Townsend, MT $143,716

White Sulphur Springs, MT $146,417

Winston, MT $141,987

Wolf Creek, MT $144,982

Butte, MT $147,006

Alder, MT $146,956

Anaconda, MT $147,331

Avon, MT $143,413

Belgrade, MT $147,507

Bozeman, MT $147,601

Big Sky, MT $147,491

Cameron, MT $146,858

Cardwell, MT $147,177

Deer Lodge, MT $146,113

Dell, MT $146,456

Dillon, MT $147,069

Divide, MT $147,028

Elliston, MT $142,218

Ennis, MT $147,266

Gallatin Gateway, MT $147,182

Garrison, MT $145,391

Glen, MT $147,022

Gold Creek, MT $146,361

Harrison, MT $147,218

Jackson, MT $146,645

Lima, MT $146,562

Mc Allister, MT $147,238

Manhattan, MT $147,464

Melrose, MT $147,039

Norris, MT $147,037

Polaris, MT $146,860

Pony, MT $147,249

Ramsay, MT $147,326

Sheridan, MT $147,299

Silver Star, MT $147,296

Three Forks, MT $147,348

Twin Bridges, MT $147,174

Virginia City, MT $147,226

Warm Springs, MT $147,310

West Yellowstone, MT $147,144

Whitehall, MT $147,328

Willow Creek, MT $147,284

Wisdom, MT $146,681

Wise River, MT $146,938

Missoula, MT $147,830

Devops Security Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Devops Security Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Devops Security Engineer positions in Biotechnology or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Devops Security Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Devops Security Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$177,842	$86.0	20%
Business Services	$170,432	$82.0	15%
Media	$165,986	$80.0	12%
Construction	$163,022	$78.0	10%
Telecom	$161,540	$78.0	9%

Devops Security Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Devops Security Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$140,190

Average $148,202/year

$155,816

$11,683

Average $12,350/month

$12,985

$2,696

Average $2,850/week

$2,996

$67

Average $71/hour

$75

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$155,816	$12,985	$2,996	$75
Average	$148,202	$12,350	$2,850	$71
25th Percentile	$140,190	$11,683	$2,696	$67

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