Salary for Senior-level / Expert Infrastructure Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Infrastructure Engineer during 2025 is USD 130,200

✏️ This salary info is based on 16 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Infrastructure Engineer salary lies between USD 100,000 and USD 206,300 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Infrastructure Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
16
Top 10%
$ 264,000
Top 25%
$ 206,300
Median
$ 130,200
Bottom 25%
$ 100,000
Bottom 10%
$ 85,150

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Infrastructure Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Infrastructure Engineer job listings are Cloud, CISSP and Computer Science. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 14 jobs CISSP | 10 jobs Computer Science | 10 jobs Monitoring | 9 jobs AWS | 8 jobs Azure | 8 jobs Terraform | 8 jobs Python | 7 jobs Compliance | 7 jobs Firewalls | 6 jobs Linux | 6 jobs Clearance | 6 jobs Kubernetes | 6 jobs GSEC | 6 jobs Scripting | 6 jobs SIEM | 5 jobs Network security | 5 jobs DoD | 5 jobs GCP | 5 jobs NIST | 4 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Infrastructure Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Infrastructure Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and 401(k) matching. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 10 jobs Health care | 9 jobs 401(k) matching | 8 jobs Equity / stock options | 8 jobs Competitive pay | 7 jobs Medical leave | 7 jobs Insurance | 7 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Salary bonus | 5 jobs Flex hours | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Signing bonus | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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