Side-by-side distribution
AWS
$168,256
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.8%
- Live roles
- 1,173
GCP
$166,696
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.1%
- Live roles
- 1,014
Highest-paying jobs
Principal .NET Software Engineer- Cloud Payments Platform
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Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Highest-paying jobs
Principal .NET Software Engineer- Cloud Payments Platform
Principal .NET Software Engineer - Cloud Payments Platform
Cloud Engineer
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)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 27 |
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 26 |
Crusoe
|
$142,500 | 21 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$140,000 | 8 |
ClickHouse
|
$174,500 | 6 |
Esri
|
$113,360 | 6 |
SMX
|
$110,950 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 26 |
|
Crusoe
|
$142,500 | 21 |
|
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
|
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$140,000 | 8 |
|
ClickHouse
|
$174,500 | 6 |
|
SMX
|
$110,950 | 6 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 5 |
Illumio
|
$213,500 | 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 |
| Chicago | $196,250 | 4 |
| Boston | $175,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 17 |
| Denver | $156,250 | 6 |
| Toronto | $140,000 | 10 |
GCP salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 43 |
| Atlanta | $222,500 | 5 |
| Seattle | $210,725 | 12 |
| New York | $203,500 | 35 |
| Chicago | $196,250 | 4 |
| Austin | $192,400 | 10 |
| Boston | $175,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 17 |
| Denver | $156,250 | 6 |
| Toronto | $155,000 | 7 |
AWS vs GCP: which pays more?
The median for AWS is $168,256 per year (typically $136,250–$200,000), versus $166,696 for GCP ($135,500–$201,300). 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 GCP 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.