Side-by-side distribution
AWS
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.6%
- Live roles
- 2,725
Cloud Architect
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.9%
- Live roles
- 559
Highest-paying jobs
AWS Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure and Application)
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Software Engineer, Cloud Computer
Senior Principal Presales Systems Engineer, Cloud and AI Networking
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Technical Architect, Product Management (AWS/Azure)
Cloud Architect
Senior Solutions Architect, Contact Center, AWS Connect
Technical Cloud Architect (Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure)
Salesforce Data Cloud & AI Architect Senior Manager
Principal, Cloud Platform Architect
Staff Cloud and AI Solutions Architect
Principal Cloud Architect
AI Value Architect - Private Cloud AI
Senior Cloud Security Architect
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 66 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$153,050 | 51 |
CACI
|
$168,100 | 31 |
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 27 |
GDIT
|
$148,282 | 23 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 18 |
Travelers
|
$144,750 | 17 |
Crusoe
|
$158,750 | 16 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 26 |
|
Accenture
|
$180,350 | 10 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$157,750 | 8 |
| NP NeuraFlash, Part of Accenture | $180,350 | 5 |
Provectus
|
$250,000 | 4 |
|
GDIT
|
$171,033 | 4 |
McKesson
|
$142,450 | 4 |
| CA Caylent | $208,000 | 3 |
AWS salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $213,500 | 54 |
| Seattle | $202,000 | 21 |
| London | $178,980 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 21 |
| Chicago | $171,250 | 24 |
| New York | $170,000 | 59 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 25 |
| Austin | $162,050 | 21 |
| Berlin | $160,998 | 4 |
| Atlanta | $156,100 | 14 |
Cloud Architect salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $187,525 | 16 |
| San Francisco | $180,350 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $180,350 | 8 |
| Seattle | $180,350 | 10 |
| Austin | $180,350 | 9 |
| Chicago | $180,350 | 14 |
| Boston | $180,350 | 10 |
| Denver | $180,350 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 12 |
| London | $174,844 | 3 |
AWS vs Cloud Architect: which pays more?
The median for AWS is $155,000 per year (typically $126,800–$185,000), versus $175,000 for Cloud Architect ($147,200–$194,850). That puts Cloud Architect about 13% 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.