Side-by-side distribution
AWS
$169,300
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.9%
- Live roles
- 1,170
Cloud Engineer
$166,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.3%
- Live roles
- 1,011
Highest-paying jobs
Cloud Engineer
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Highest-paying jobs
Cloud Engineer
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 26 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 25 |
Crusoe
|
$142,500 | 21 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$140,000 | 8 |
Illumio
|
$198,250 | 6 |
ClickHouse
|
$174,500 | 6 |
Esri
|
$113,360 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 24 |
|
Crusoe
|
$142,500 | 21 |
|
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
|
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$140,000 | 8 |
|
Illumio
|
$198,250 | 6 |
|
ClickHouse
|
$174,500 | 6 |
SMX
|
$110,950 | 6 |
Temporal Technologies
|
$249,000 | 5 |
AWS salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 44 |
| Atlanta | $222,500 | 5 |
| Seattle | $217,500 | 13 |
| New York | $203,500 | 36 |
| Austin | $197,300 | 11 |
| Boston | $175,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 17 |
| Chicago | $170,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $156,250 | 6 |
| Toronto | $140,000 | 10 |
Cloud Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 43 |
| Atlanta | $222,500 | 5 |
| Seattle | $210,725 | 12 |
| New York | $203,500 | 35 |
| Austin | $192,400 | 10 |
| Boston | $175,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 17 |
| Chicago | $170,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $156,250 | 6 |
| Toronto | $155,000 | 7 |
AWS vs Cloud Engineer: which pays more?
The median for AWS is $169,300 per year (typically $138,100–$200,000), versus $166,800 for Cloud Engineer ($137,725–$201,802). 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.