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Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Houston, United States

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Houston earns a median of $140k a year ($140k gross). Houston has about 2.3 million residents and is the 4th largest of the 62 United States cities we list. No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based here today; United States has 10, and remote roles can be done from Houston.

$140kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $140k
p10 $110kp90 $170k
City factor 0.97×Rank 15 of 62
0Open Release / DevOps Engineer roles in Houston
10Open in United States
$110k–$220kJunior to lead median / yr
7 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Release / DevOps Engineer roles near Houston

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Houston today, so these are the nearest in United States, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.

All Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in United States

"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.

Pay by level

Release / DevOps Engineer pay by level in Houston

Gross annual pay in USD. Houston is 0.97× the United States median (-3%), which is $140k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior$87k$110k$130k$110k
Mid-level$110k$140k$170k$140k
Senior$150k$180k$220k$180k
Lead$180k$220k$270k$220k

Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full Release / DevOps Engineer salary page for Houston.

The role

What a Release / DevOps Engineer does in Houston

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule.

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Run release trains, branching and rollbacks
  • Manage test environments and ephemeral stacks
  • Instrument deployments with quality signals
  • Cut pipeline run time and flake rate

Skills and stack employers ask for

CI/CDDocker and KubernetesScriptingObservabilityRelease management

Tools named most often

JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIDocker

Time zone

Houston is on America/Chicago. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 7 h with US East, 2 h with London and 1 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Houston: FAQ

How much does a Release / DevOps Engineer earn in Houston?

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Houston earns a median of $140k a year ($140k), with a p10 to p90 range of $110k to $170k. Junior pay starts near $110k, senior pay is $180k and leads reach $220k.

Are there Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Houston?

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Houston today, but United States has 10 and Release / DevOps Engineer roles open to remote candidates in the same time zone are common. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

How does Houston pay compare with the rest of United States?

Houston ranks 15th of 62 United States cities we track for Release / DevOps Engineer pay, at 0.97x the national median (-3%). The national mid-level median is $140k, so Houston is below it.

What skills do Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Houston ask for?

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule. Typical requirements: CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes, Scripting, Observability, Release management. The tools named most often are Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker.

Can a Release / DevOps Engineer work with US or European teams from Houston?

Houston is on America/Chicago. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 7 h with US East, 2 h with London and 1 h with Central Europe. 80% of Release / DevOps Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

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