Side-by-side distribution
AWS
$154,713
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.2%
- Live roles
- 2,751
Cloud Engineer
$153,925
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.2%
- Live roles
- 2,362
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
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)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Principal Software Development Engineer - Cloud Platform
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
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Senior Principal Presales Systems Engineer, Cloud and AI Networking
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Principal Software Development Engineer - Cloud Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 56 |
CACI
|
$160,950 | 36 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 33 |
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 25 |
Leidos
|
$140,525 | 24 |
Early Warning Services
|
$175,000 | 20 |
GDIT
|
$166,271 | 19 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 13 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 48 |
|
CACI
|
$160,950 | 35 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 29 |
|
Leidos
|
$140,525 | 22 |
|
GDIT
|
$164,792 | 17 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 13 |
Crusoe
|
$166,500 | 12 |
| SA Salesforce | $190,075 | 10 |
AWS salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $202,250 | 72 |
| Seattle | $175,950 | 18 |
| New York | $174,700 | 69 |
| Boston | $174,700 | 25 |
| Los Angeles | $173,000 | 17 |
| Chicago | $165,500 | 35 |
| Austin | $162,050 | 31 |
| Atlanta | $158,650 | 30 |
| Berlin | $153,053 | 4 |
| Denver | $146,250 | 26 |
Cloud Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $203,000 | 60 |
| Seattle | $175,000 | 17 |
| New York | $174,850 | 66 |
| Boston | $174,700 | 25 |
| Los Angeles | $173,000 | 17 |
| Austin | $167,525 | 28 |
| Chicago | $163,525 | 30 |
| Atlanta | $157,750 | 25 |
| Berlin | $153,053 | 4 |
| Denver | $151,325 | 24 |
AWS vs Cloud Engineer: which pays more?
The median for AWS is $154,713 per year (typically $129,266–$185,000), versus $153,925 for Cloud Engineer ($126,875–$184,913). 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.