As of November 14, 2026, the median starting salary is $168,750 a year, measured on the 2,700+ postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$180k-$245kWashington D.C.7mo
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Kubernetes jobs: 8,300+ open roles
Updated Nov 14, 2026
Live postings that name Kubernetes in the job title or description. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 8,300+
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 2,200+
- remote
- 2,400+
Median starting salary: $168,750.
$180k-$245kWashington D.C.8mo
sierradecagon
Australia- Melbourne3mo
sierradecagon
$185k-$300kWashington DCRemote2mo
langgraphreplitclay
$155k-$193kSan Francisco, CA2mo
sierradecagon
$182k-$242kSan Francisco, CA / Atlanta, GA3mo
langchainllamaindexvllm+1
Montreal,Quebec,Canada1d
pythonawskubernetes
GURGAON,HARYANA,INDIA1d
power-bimicrosoft-fabricpython+4
bundesweit, GermanyRemote1d
pytorchtensorflowpython+2
$197k-$278kSan FranciscoRemote2d
geminivertex-aipython+1
RTP, North Carolina, USRemote3d
openaibedrockazure-openai+16
CAD 290k-CAD 330kTorontoRemote4d
$140k-$242kRaritan, New Jersey, United States of America4d
claudecopilotbedrock+6
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh1w
langchainllamaindexlanggraph+5
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh1w
langchainllamaindexlanggraph+6
India, Bengaluru1w
kubernetesopenstack
€101k-€139kDublin, Ireland1w
llmsmcp-servers
$168k-$270kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
pythonkubernetesprometheus+4
$177k-$237kNew York, NY / San Francisco, CA1w
$160k-$220kUnited StatesRemote1w
langchainllamaindexhaystack+3
Rennes1w
kubernetesgkeprometheus+2
$220k-$310kUnited StatesRemote2w
langchainllamaindexhaystack+3
$149k-$2239kCalifornia - San Francisco2w
awskubernetesterraform+1
$257k-$333kMilpitas, California, US2w
splunkopentelemetrypython+1
AI level of Kubernetes jobs
- ●●●● Builds AI1,100+ (14%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI1,000+ (13%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI442 (5%)
- ●○○○ Little AI5,600+ (67%)
Companies hiring for Kubernetes
Kubernetes jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Kubernetes jobs pay?
How much AI work do Kubernetes jobs involve?
As of November 14, 2026, of the 8,300+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 1,100+ (14%); Works on AI ●●●○: 1,000+ (13%); Uses AI ●●○○: 442 (5%); Little AI ●○○○: 5,600+ (67%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Kubernetes jobs?
As of November 14, 2026, by number of live postings: Capital One (440), NVIDIA (346), Cisco (216), Sopra Steria (207), Thales (201).
Where are Kubernetes jobs located?
As of November 14, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (509), Bengaluru (486), New York (464), London (344), Singapore (199).
Which skills come up most in Kubernetes jobs?
As of November 14, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (5,000+), AWS (4,600+), Docker (3,700+), Azure (3,200+), Google Cloud (3,100+).
Which roles are open in Kubernetes jobs?
As of November 14, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (3,100+), Cybersecurity (356), Solutions architect (217), Machine learning engineer (158), Sales (154).
A posting counts when it names Kubernetes in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.