Median salary
$174,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$147k – $202.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
62.7%
104 of 166 roles
Live roles
166
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal .NET Software Engineer - Cloud Payments Platform
Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud Workloads)
Senior Site Reliability Engineer — Government & Sovereign Cloud
Security Engineer, Cloud
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Developer Experience
Staff Software Engineer, Core Cloud Platform
Staff Cloud Security Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Sandboxes (West Coast)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$163,750 | 8 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 6 |
ClickHouse
|
$174,500 | 5 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$180,000 | 3 |
| GR GRVTY | $177,500 | 3 |
Metropolis
|
$170,000 | 3 |
Viant Technology
|
$165,000 | 3 |
Vultr
|
$136,500 | 3 |
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How much do AWS roles in United States pay?
The median salary for AWS roles in United States is $174,500 per year. Most pay falls between $147,000 (25th percentile) and $202,200 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $117,472 to $223,360.
These figures are computed live from 166 active AWS roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 104 (62.7%) 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 Versapay, Veeam Software, Vercel and AlphaSense.
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.