Median salary
$182,200
median over time
Typical range
$142.5k – $219.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
17.1%
4,263 of 24,902 roles
Live roles
24,902
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer, Discovery
Head of Enterprise Sales, Industries
Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Node Infra
Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff+ Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
Engineering Manager, Platform Foundations
Sr. Director, Enterprise - Retail Vertical - Strategic Accounts
Product Manager, Developer Productivity
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$155,375 | 162 |
MongoDB
|
$154,000 | 159 |
|
Databricks
|
$214,508 | 158 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 132 |
Air Apps
|
$71,877 | 120 |
Esri
|
$113,360 | 89 |
Snowflake
|
$215,475 | 68 |
|
Anthropic
|
$375,050 | 57 |
AWS salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $392,745 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $217,470 | 798 |
| Seattle | $208,800 | 204 |
| New York | $207,125 | 708 |
| Los Angeles | $197,850 | 62 |
| Boston | $189,000 | 203 |
| Atlanta | $180,200 | 58 |
| Chicago | $180,000 | 113 |
| Austin | $173,650 | 120 |
| Singapore | $158,758 | 6 |
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How much do AWS roles pay?
The median salary for AWS roles is $182,200 per year. Most pay falls between $142,500 (25th percentile) and $219,213 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $104,452 to $260,000.
These figures are computed live from 24,902 active AWS roles on JobsRadar, of which 4,263 (17.1%) 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 include Anthropic and Databricks.
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.