How much does a Kubernetes engineer earn in Q3 2025?

Is Platform Engineering really eating DevOps' lunch?

We analyzed 509 Kubernetes job descriptions and discovered:

💰 North American salaries average $177,983 (€92,113 in Europe)
🚀 Platform Engineer roles jumped to 9% of positions (vs 4-7% last year)
👨‍💻 43% of jobs are for Software Engineers, but DevOps roles offer the best remote flexibility (56%)
🏠 Remote work paradox: 67% allow remote, but only 0.29% are truly location-independent

Dive into the complete State of Kubernetes Job Market Q3 2025 report: https://kube.careers/state-of-kubernetes-jobs-2025-q3

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