💰 2026 Salary Aggregation Report

Kubernetes Administrator Salary in US

The average salary for a Kubernetes Administrator in US is $135,000 / yr. Based on active job data and cloud hiring demand.

Entry Level

$110,000

Average (Mid-Level)

$135,000

Senior / Expert

$160,000+

Live Market Demand in US

We are currently tracking 104+ open roles for Kubernetes Administrators hiring right now. The market is incredibly active.

Recently Posted Roles

• Lead Software Engineer (Kubernetes) at Appian

• Platform/DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes-Linux-Azure Local) at Armada

• Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Kubernetes at Okta

• Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes w/ active TS/SCI at Okta

• Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes at Andurilindustries

• Senior Software Engineer, Datapath, Virtualization and Kubernetes at Purestorage

• Staff Software Development Engineer-Kubernetes at Zscaler

• Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure Engineer (Starlink) at Spacex

• Sr. Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) at Spacex

• Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes, Application Infrastructure) at Whoop

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