Live postings that name Kubernetes in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
The median starting salary is $170,000 a year, measured on the 2,296 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Of the 5,945 live postings: AI Level 4: 959 (16%); AI Level 3: 799 (13%); AI Level 2: 280 (5%); AI Level 1: 3,907 (66%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
By number of live postings: NVIDIA (337), Capital One (329), Cisco (214), SpaceX (186), Thales (166). Counted September 2026.
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (489), New York (417), Bengaluru (368), London (199), Sunnyvale (174). Counted September 2026.
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (3,677), AWS (3,370), Docker (2,600), Google Cloud (2,379), Azure (2,274). Counted September 2026.
By number of live postings: Solutions architect (209), Machine learning engineer (120), AI engineer (107), Forward deployed engineer (77), Data engineer (68). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Kubernetes in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
