AWS salaries in United States
AWS professionals in United States earn $144.5–215.6K per year on average, based on 120 jobs. AWS roles in United States pay 16% above the board-wide average of $124.5–185.2K for AWS jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $128.9–206.3K for Mid-level roles up to $151–221.4K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$144.5–215.6K
Based on 120 jobs · 16% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$119.3K
Average
$180K
75th percentile
$250.3K
AWS salaries by seniority in United States
AWS salaries in United States range from $128.9–206.3K for Mid-level roles to $151–221.4K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $128.9–206.3K | 29 | +8% |
| Senior | $151–221.4K | 86 | +20% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $143.5–222.3K · 85 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $147.8–227.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $162.9–252.8K · 46 jobs
Cloud Engineering
Avg. $129.6–184.6K · 37 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $158.2–238.4K · 36 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $160.8–245.7K · 31 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond AWS, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $144.2–218.2K · 216 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $144.3–215.2K · 85 jobs
SQL
Avg. $132.4–195K · 76 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $140.7–238.4K · 76 jobs
Docker
Avg. $140.6–207.4K · 68 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.5–232K · 63 jobs
Other locations for AWS
Compare AWS salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $163.1–239.5K · 35 jobs
New York
Avg. $162.2–239.4K · 19 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $184.4–274.2K · 17 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $149.8–217.6K · 13 jobs
Maryland
Avg. $126.7–224.7K · 10 jobs
AWS salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.