Side-by-side distribution
Cloud Engineer
$154,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.2%
- Live roles
- 2,363
GCP
$154,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.2%
- Live roles
- 2,364
Highest-paying jobs
AWS Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure and Application)
Cloud Platform Engineer
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Software Engineer, Cloud Computer
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
Highest-paying jobs
AWS Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure and Application)
Cloud Platform Engineer
Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference
Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Software Engineer, Cloud Computer
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
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 55 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$152,425 | 48 |
CACI
|
$168,100 | 29 |
GDIT
|
$148,000 | 21 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 18 |
Crusoe
|
$158,750 | 16 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 12 |
BMO
|
$135,300 | 11 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 55 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$152,425 | 48 |
|
CACI
|
$168,100 | 29 |
|
GDIT
|
$148,000 | 21 |
|
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 18 |
|
Crusoe
|
$158,750 | 16 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 12 |
|
BMO
|
$135,300 | 11 |
Cloud Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $231,904 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 51 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 21 |
| New York | $168,430 | 58 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 27 |
| Boston | $162,500 | 30 |
| Austin | $162,050 | 21 |
| Berlin | $161,920 | 3 |
| Denver | $156,325 | 16 |
GCP salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $231,904 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 51 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 21 |
| New York | $168,430 | 58 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 27 |
| Boston | $162,500 | 30 |
| Austin | $162,050 | 21 |
| Berlin | $161,920 | 3 |
| Denver | $156,325 | 16 |
Cloud Engineer vs GCP: which pays more?
The median for Cloud Engineer is $154,500 per year (typically $126,750–$185,000), versus $154,500 for GCP ($126,750–$185,000).
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Cloud Engineer 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.