Side-by-side distribution
AWS
$167,810
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.3%
- Live roles
- 1,072
Cloud Architect
$174,844
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.9%
- Live roles
- 225
Highest-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
Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Core Cloud Platform
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Cloud DevOps Architect
Salesforce Solution Architect, Service Cloud Voice
AWS Solution Architect
AWS Technical Architect
Salesforce Solution Architect, Sales Cloud
Salesforce Solution Architect, Revenue Cloud
Cloud Architect/Technical Lead
Cloud Native Architect, Portworx - NY/NJ
Senior AWS Cloud Architect - Managed Services
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 32 |
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CHAOS Industries
|
$200,000 | 7 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 5 |
| CA Caylent | $208,000 | 4 |
Provectus
|
$165,000 | 4 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$144,950 | 4 |
Cloudscaler
|
$174,844 | 3 |
3Cloud
|
$158,350 | 3 |
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 2 |
AWS salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $231,750 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $210,354 | 46 |
| 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 |
Cloud Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $200,000 | 8 |
| London | $174,844 | 3 |
| New York | $165,000 | 10 |
| San Francisco | $165,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 3 |
| Chicago | $150,432 | 3 |
AWS vs Cloud Architect: which pays more?
The median for AWS is $167,810 per year (typically $137,588–$200,000), versus $174,844 for Cloud Architect ($165,000–$200,000). That puts Cloud Architect about 4% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so AWS and Cloud Architect are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.