Kubernetes jobs with salary
How much do Kubernetes jobs pay?
12,326 open tech jobs at 2,894 companies ask for Kubernetes. 6,340 of them (51%) show the pay. The median posted base pay is $200K a year, from the 5,549 jobs with a yearly range in US dollars. The middle half of these jobs is from $165K to $231K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on Nov 10, 2026. They show base pay only, without stock or a bonus.
Companies with the most Kubernetes jobs with posted pay
| Company | Jobs with posted pay | Median posted base pay |
|---|---|---|
| Capital One | 257 | $213K |
| SpaceX | 153 | $163K |
| NVIDIA | 118 | $270K |
| Accenture Federal Services | 89 | $152K |
| CoreWeave | 81 | $212K |
| Anduril Industries | 69 | $213K |
| Palo Alto Networks | 56 | $205K |
| Careers Peraton | 54 | $146K |
| ServiceNow | 43 | $242K |
| Deloitte | 39 | $157K |
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How much do Kubernetes jobs pay?
The median posted base pay for open jobs that ask for Kubernetes is $200K a year. The middle half of these jobs is from $165K to $231K. The numbers come from 5,549 jobs with a yearly range in US dollars.
Which companies hire for Kubernetes and post the pay?
The companies with the most open Kubernetes jobs with posted pay are Capital One, SpaceX, NVIDIA, Accenture Federal Services, CoreWeave.
Which job types ask for Kubernetes?
Software engineering (5,094 jobs), Infra, platform & SRE (4,329 jobs), ML / AI engineering (2,444 jobs). One job can have more than one job type.
How do we know that a job asks for Kubernetes?
We read the text of each job. A job is in this list when its text names Kubernetes. The text can name a skill as a requirement or as a plus, so read the job before you apply.
A skill page needs 50 or more open jobs that name the skill, and 20 or more of them with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median uses the middle point of each posted range. We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom.