Freelance Devops Admin Hourly Rates
Median hourly rate
$88/hr
Typical range
$52–$120
25th–75th percentile
Submissions
148
Latest record: October 2025
Highest country median
Belgium
$85/hr · at least 25 records
Hourly rates by country
| Location | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | $85 | $60–$90 | 31 |
| United StatesSmall sample | $120 | $105–$149 | 20 |
| CanadaSmall sample | $65 | $59–$65 | 15 |
| IndiaSmall sample | $45 | $19–$60 | 10 |
| United KingdomSmall sample | $65 | $50–$129 | 10 |
| GermanySmall sample | $100 | $90–$120 | 9 |
| EstoniaSmall sample | $291 | $120–$462 | 6 |
| NetherlandsSmall sample | $138 | $125–$150 | 6 |
| AustraliaSmall sample | $100 | $100–$140 | 5 |
Hourly rates by experience
| Experience | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 yearsSmall sample | $65 | $32–$200 | 9 |
| 3–5 years | $65 | $39–$120 | 39 |
| 6–10 years | $80 | $51–$95 | 54 |
| 11–15 years | $90 | $65–$100 | 30 |
| 16+ yearsSmall sample | $160 | $110–$200 | 16 |
USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.
What should you quote?
The median of $88/hr equals $700 for 8 billable hours. That conversion is not a separately observed day rate. Account for your non-billable time and costs before choosing a price.
Records added 2022–2025. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations
Recent rate records
| Role / location | USD / hour |
|---|---|
| Devops Admin · Chicago, IL, USA | $90 |
| Devops Admin · Santa Fe, NM, USA | $120 |
| Devops Admin · Odense, Denmark | $95 |
| Devops Admin · Ghent, Belgium | $68 |
| Devops Admin · Brussels, Belgium | $110 |
| Devops Admin · Brussels, Belgium | $110 |
| Devops Admin · Tallinn, Estonia | $462 |
| Devops Admin · San Jose, CA, USA | $200 |
| Devops Admin · Braunschweig, Germany | $90 |
| Devops Admin · Kochi, Kerala, India | $10 |
| Devops Admin · Brussels, Belgium | $52 |
| Devops Admin · Brussels, Belgium | $52 |
| Devops Admin · Margny-lès-Compiègne, France | $42 |
| Devops Admin · San Diego, CA, USA | $149 |
| Devops Admin · San Jose, CA, USA | $200 |
| Devops Admin · Berlin, Germany | $100 |
| Devops Admin · Cape Town, South Africa | $25 |
| Devops Admin · Dallas, TX, USA | $110 |
| Devops Admin · Nashville, TN, USA | $85 |
| Devops Admin · Ukraine | $15 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do freelance Devops Admins charge per hour?
- Based on 148 crowdsourced submissions, freelance Devops Admins charge an average of $95 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $52 and $120. Latest record added October 2025.
- What do top-earning freelance Devops Admins make?
- The top 10% of Devops Admin submissions report $150 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
- Which skills are most commonly reported with Devops Admin rates?
- The most common skills in Devops Admin submissions are AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
- Where does this Devops Admin rate data come from?
- These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.
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