Side-by-side distribution
Cloud Engineer
$153,925
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.2%
- Live roles
- 2,362
GCP
$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 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
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
|
$165,531 | 16 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 13 |
Crusoe
|
$166,500 | 12 |
| SA Salesforce | $190,075 | 10 |
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
|
$165,531 | 16 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 13 |
|
Crusoe
|
$166,500 | 12 |
| SA Salesforce | $190,075 | 10 |
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 |
GCP 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 |
Cloud Engineer vs GCP: which pays more?
The median for Cloud Engineer is $153,925 per year (typically $126,875–$184,913), versus $153,925 for GCP ($126,875–$184,913).
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.