Median salary
$168,466
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$137.6k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
34.7%
370 of 1,067 roles
Live roles
1,067
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 33 |
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 25 |
Crusoe
|
$166,500 | 12 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 7 |
Illumio
|
$183,000 | 7 |
Esri
|
$113,360 | 7 |
Oscar Health
|
$208,708 | 5 |
AWS salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $231,750 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 47 |
| Toronto | $196,500 | 6 |
| Boston | $195,000 | 11 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 8 |
| Seattle | $178,950 | 10 |
| Denver | $178,000 | 8 |
| New York | $177,500 | 41 |
| Chicago | $175,500 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $174,000 | 15 |
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How much do AWS roles pay?
The median salary for AWS roles is $168,466 per year. Most pay falls between $137,563 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $106,545 to $237,500.
These figures are computed live from 1,067 active AWS roles on JobsRadar, of which 370 (34.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid AWS roles include Tenstorrent, OpenAI, Anthropic and Perplexity.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average AWS salary?
- The median is $168,466 per year, with most pay between $137,563 and $200,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 370 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the AWS salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $106,545 to $237,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $168,466. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.