DevOps Engineer

Data: Q2 2026

A DevOps Engineer earns an average of 68.124 € gross per year in Germany. The salary range is 60.828 € (entry level) to 70.416 € (senior).

Source: BA Entgeltatlas 2024/2025 · Entgeltatlas (Federal Employment Agency)

DevOps Engineer Salary in Germany

Entry level

60.828 €

per year

Median

68.124 €

per year

Senior

70.416 €

per year

Monthly: 5.677 € median

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Top skills (hard + tool)

DevOps ·73Kubernetes ·51Docker ·51Automatisierung ·49CI/CD ·46Monitoring ·45Cloud ·43Git ·40Englisch ·38Linux ·35

Soft skills

TeamfähigkeitKommunikationSelbstständigkeitFlexibilitätReisebereitschaftZuverlässigkeitBürgernäheAnalytisches DenkenKreativitätOrganisationstalent

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Career Paths from DevOps Engineer

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Training & Studies

Vocational training paths

  • Assistent/Assistentin für Informatik (allgemeine Informatik)
  • Assistent/Assistentin für Informatik (Medieninformatik)
  • Assistent/Assistentin für Informatik (Softwaretechnik)
  • Assistent/Assistentin für Informatik (technische Informatik)
  • Assistent/Assistentin für Informatik (Wirtschaftsinformatik)
  • Bachelor Professional in Betriebsinformatik

Fields of study

  • Informatik (grundständig)
  • Informatik (weiterführend)
  • Softwaretechnik (grundständig)
  • Softwaretechnik (weiterführend)
  • Internetbasierte Systeme, E-Services (grundständig)
  • Internetbasierte Systeme, E-Services (weiterführend)

Source: German Federal Employment Agency (BERUFENET)

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