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Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Raleigh, United States

Release / DevOps Engineer pay in Raleigh centres on $140k at mid-level, from $110k to $170k. Raleigh has about 482,000 residents and is the 39th 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 Raleigh.

$140kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $140k
p10 $110kp90 $170k
City factor 0.95×Rank 20 of 62
0Open Release / DevOps Engineer roles in Raleigh
10Open in United States
$100k–$210kJunior to lead median / yr
8 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Release / DevOps Engineer roles near Raleigh

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Raleigh 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 Raleigh

Gross annual pay in USD. Raleigh is 0.95× the United States median (-5%), which is $140k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior$86k$100k$130k$100k
Mid-level$110k$140k$170k$140k
Senior$140k$180k$210k$180k
Lead$180k$210k$260k$210k

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

The role

What a Release / DevOps Engineer does in Raleigh

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

Raleigh is on America/New York. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 8 h with US East, 3 h with London and 2 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Raleigh: FAQ

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

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Raleigh earns a median of $140k a year ($140k), with a p10 to p90 range of $110k to $170k. Junior pay starts near $100k, senior pay is $180k and leads reach $210k.

Are there Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Raleigh?

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Raleigh 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 Raleigh pay compare with the rest of United States?

Raleigh ranks 20th of 62 United States cities we track for Release / DevOps Engineer pay, at 0.95x the national median (-5%). The national mid-level median is $140k, so Raleigh is below it.

What skills do Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Raleigh 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 Raleigh?

Raleigh is on America/New York. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 8 h with US East, 3 h with London and 2 h with Central Europe. 80% of Release / DevOps Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

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