Side-by-side distribution
AWS
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.7%
- Live roles
- 2,728
Network Engineer
$138,774
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.6%
- Live roles
- 1,923
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
Network Engineer
RTL Design Engineer – Interconnect & Network Datapath
Software Engineer - Network (C++)
Network Engineer - ML Infrastructure (High-Speed Interconnects)
Principal Network Sales Engineer
Principal Network Sales Engineer – Service Provider
Senior Network Engineer
Network Engineer
Network Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
Senior Software Engineer – Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Observability Team - TeraWave
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Leidos
|
$103,113 | 74 |
|
GDIT
|
$125,747 | 59 |
|
CACI
|
$134,200 | 43 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 42 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 35 |
SpaceX
|
$185,000 | 28 |
Amentum
|
$138,750 | 20 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$197,250 | 19 |
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 |
Network Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $209,324 | 40 |
| San Francisco | $203,000 | 50 |
| Austin | $180,500 | 20 |
| New York | $173,455 | 49 |
| Boston | $160,375 | 18 |
| London | $159,933 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $159,500 | 20 |
| Denver | $145,600 | 35 |
| Chicago | $140,000 | 15 |
| Atlanta | $135,500 | 9 |
AWS vs Network Engineer: which pays more?
The median for AWS is $155,000 per year (typically $126,825–$185,000), versus $138,774 for Network Engineer ($114,330–$176,031). That puts AWS about 12% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so AWS and Network 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.