Median salary
$187,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$170k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
77.4%
82 of 106 roles
Live roles
106
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
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Crusoe
|
$182,500 | 8 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
Illumio
|
$198,250 | 6 |
CoreWeave
|
$203,500 | 3 |
HP IQ
|
$193,500 | 3 |
Apex Technology, Inc.
|
$175,000 | 3 |
Metropolis
|
$170,000 | 3 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 2 |
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How much do AWS roles in California pay?
The median salary for AWS roles in California is $187,500 per year. Most pay falls between $170,000 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $150,900 to $298,800.
These figures are computed live from 106 active AWS roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 82 (77.4%) 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 in California 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 in California?
- The median is $187,500 per year, with most pay between $170,000 and $225,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 82 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the AWS salary range in California?
- Pay ranges from about $150,900 to $298,800 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $187,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.