Median salary
$173,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$142.5k – $208.7k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
63.4%
220 of 347 roles
Live roles
347
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
|
$151,250 | 18 |
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 |
Illumio
|
$183,000 | 6 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,775 | 6 |
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How much do Cloud Engineer roles in United States pay?
The median salary for Cloud Engineer roles in United States is $173,750 per year. Most pay falls between $142,500 (25th percentile) and $208,718 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $117,800 to $253,500.
These figures are computed live from 347 active Cloud Engineer roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 220 (63.4%) 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 Cloud Engineer 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 Cloud Engineer salary in United States?
- The median is $173,750 per year, with most pay between $142,500 and $208,718 (25th–75th percentile), based on 220 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Cloud Engineer salary range in United States?
- Pay ranges from about $117,800 to $253,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $173,750. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.