Santa Ana, California, United States Today $166k – $220k
Linux Jobs in the United States
The United States is the largest market for Linux professionals in the world, with demand concentrated in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, embedded systems, and cybersecurity. From Silicon Valley hyperscalers to defence contractors in the Mid-Atlantic and financial services firms in New York, US employers offer some of the highest Linux salaries globally, and a large share of roles are fully remote.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Palo Alto, California, United States; Detroit, Michigan, United States Today $179k – $269k
Chantilly, Virginia, United States Today Not disclosed
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Remote, United States Today $200k – $220k
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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Today Not disclosed
United States Today $150k – $175k
Austin, Texas, United States Today Not disclosed
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San Mateo, California, United States Today Not disclosed
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Chicago, Illinois, United States Today Not disclosed
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Burlingame, California, United States Today Not disclosed
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Burlingame, California, United States Today Not disclosed
Hawthorne, California, United States Today $125k – $175k
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Santa Clara, California, United States Today $249k – $325k
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Remote, United States Today Not disclosed
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Remote, United States Today $145k – $165k
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Remote, United States Today Not disclosed
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New York City, New York, United States Today Not disclosed
Hawthorne, California, United States Today $125k – $175k
Costa Mesa, California, United States Today $146k – $194k
Asheville, Ohio, United States Today $113k – $149k
Frequently Asked Questions
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The highest concentrations of Linux jobs are in the San Francisco Bay Area (Google, Meta, Salesforce), Seattle (Amazon, Microsoft), New York City (finance and media), Austin (Dell, Apple, Tesla), and the Washington D.C./Northern Virginia corridor (government IT and defence contractors). Boston and Pittsburgh also have strong demand driven by biotech, robotics, and academic research institutions.
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Linux engineers in the United States typically earn between $110,000 and $160,000 per year depending on seniority and location. Senior SREs, cloud infrastructure engineers, and kernel developers at top tech companies frequently exceed $200,000 in total compensation including equity and bonuses. Remote roles tend to be benchmarked against competitive market rates regardless of the candidate's location.
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Many large US employers, particularly in cloud infrastructure, defence, and enterprise software, sponsor H-1B visas for qualified Linux engineers. Roles at government contractors often require US citizenship or a security clearance. Use the visa sponsorship filter on LinuxCareers to narrow your search to sponsoring employers.
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Yes, remote Linux roles are extremely common in the US market. Cloud infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, and security engineering are all roles that companies have demonstrated can be done fully remotely. A significant portion of US Linux job postings on LinuxCareers are remote-first or remote-friendly.