Median salary
$173,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$142.5k – $203.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
61.5%
228 of 371 roles
Live roles
371
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-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
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure)
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Cloud Agents
Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Core Cloud Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Crusoe
|
$175,250 | 12 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,750 | 9 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$170,000 | 8 |
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$140,000 | 8 |
ClickHouse
|
$193,500 | 7 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 7 |
Temporal Technologies
|
$224,313 | 6 |
AlphaSense
|
$264,050 | 5 |
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How much do AWS roles in United States pay?
The median salary for AWS roles in United States is $173,750 per year. Most pay falls between $142,500 (25th percentile) and $203,875 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $117,600 to $249,750.
These figures are computed live from 371 active AWS roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 228 (61.5%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid AWS roles in United States include Tenstorrent, OpenAI, Anthropic and Perplexity.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average AWS salary in United States?
- The median is $173,750 per year, with most pay between $142,500 and $203,875 (25th–75th percentile), based on 228 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the AWS salary range in United States?
- Pay ranges from about $117,600 to $249,750 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $173,750. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.