Side-by-side distribution
AWS
$156,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.1%
- Live roles
- 2,733
Cloud Engineer
$155,200
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33%
- Live roles
- 2,371
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Senior Principal Presales Systems Engineer, Cloud and AI Networking
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Member of Technical Staff (Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Senior Principal Presales Systems Engineer, Cloud and AI Networking
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Member of Technical Staff (Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 58 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$153,050 | 45 |
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 27 |
CACI
|
$168,100 | 25 |
GDIT
|
$145,000 | 21 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 18 |
Travelers
|
$153,975 | 16 |
Crusoe
|
$160,000 | 15 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 56 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$153,050 | 43 |
|
CACI
|
$168,100 | 24 |
|
GDIT
|
$142,426 | 18 |
|
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 16 |
|
Crusoe
|
$160,000 | 15 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,500 | 10 |
AWS salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $208,708 | 65 |
| London | $205,958 | 5 |
| Seattle | $189,500 | 34 |
| New York | $176,250 | 68 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 27 |
| Austin | $171,500 | 26 |
| Chicago | $165,500 | 35 |
| Boston | $165,500 | 31 |
| Denver | $161,500 | 25 |
| Atlanta | $161,500 | 24 |
Cloud Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,000 | 57 |
| Seattle | $193,500 | 31 |
| Austin | $182,400 | 22 |
| Los Angeles | $175,837 | 24 |
| New York | $170,000 | 59 |
| Boston | $166,500 | 28 |
| Chicago | $165,500 | 29 |
| Berlin | $161,920 | 3 |
| Denver | $161,500 | 20 |
| Atlanta | $161,500 | 14 |
AWS vs Cloud Engineer: which pays more?
The median for AWS is $156,000 per year (typically $126,000–$187,300), versus $155,200 for Cloud Engineer ($124,225–$185,000). That puts AWS about 1% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so AWS and Cloud Engineer 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.