Median salary
$166,800
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$137.6k – $199.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
35.7%
330 of 925 roles
Live roles
925
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 29 |
Crusoe
|
$166,500 | 12 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 7 |
Illumio
|
$183,000 | 7 |
Oscar Health
|
$208,708 | 5 |
MetroStar
|
$197,000 | 5 |
SMX
|
$112,500 | 5 |
Cloud Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $231,750 | 4 |
| Toronto | $213,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $212,000 | 45 |
| Boston | $195,000 | 11 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 7 |
| Denver | $178,000 | 8 |
| New York | $177,500 | 39 |
| Seattle | $176,900 | 9 |
| Chicago | $175,500 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $174,000 | 15 |
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How much do Cloud Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Cloud Engineer roles is $166,800 per year. Most pay falls between $137,563 (25th percentile) and $199,597 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $104,680 to $238,200.
These figures are computed live from 925 active Cloud Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 330 (35.7%) 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 Cloud Engineer 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 Cloud Engineer salary?
- The median is $166,800 per year, with most pay between $137,563 and $199,597 (25th–75th percentile), based on 330 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Cloud Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $104,680 to $238,200 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $166,800. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.