What are the main factors that influence an AWS Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An AWS Engineer's salary?

An AWS Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Cloud Architecture Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $79,791, a AWS Engineer (2-4 years)earns $105,280, a Cloud Architecture Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $120,084, a Cloud Architecture Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $144,542, a Cloud Architecture Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $164,843,

What are the highest paying states for an AWS Engineer?

AWS Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AWS Engineer roles are District of Columbia $117,376, California $116,931, Massachusetts $115,373. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AWS Engineer roles make?

Salaries for AWS Engineer level roles vary by specialization: AWS Engineer Architect: $143,659; Aws Cloud Engineer: $133,786; Aws Data Engineer: $131,476; AWS S, Senior Software Development Engineer: $126,987; Aws Infrastructure Engineer: $120,751.

How do different companies affect an AWS Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for AWS Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

AWS Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an AWS Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an AWS Engineer in the United States is $106,012 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

However, an AWS Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,038
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $95,503 to $115,971
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,936

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AWS Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,971	$9,664	$2,230	$56
Average	$106,012	$8,834	$2,039	$51
25th Percentile	$95,503	$7,959	$1,837	$46

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Key Factors That Influence AWS Engineer Salaries

An AWS Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects AWS Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an AWS Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,791
Early Career (1-2 years): $105,280
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,084
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,542
Expert (over 8 years): $164,843

Levels	Salary
Cloud Arc... Level AWS Engineer	$79,791
AWS Engin... Level AWS Engineer	$105,280
Cloud Arc... Level AWS Engineer	$120,084
Cloud Arc... Level AWS Engineer	$144,542
Cloud Arc... Level AWS Engineer	$164,843

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How Do AWS Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract AWS Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $117,376.
California: $116,931.
Massachusetts: $115,373.

District of Columbia $117,376 California $116,931 Massachusetts $115,373 Washington $114,949 New Jersey $114,906 Alaska $114,758 Connecticut $113,295 New York $112,701

Hawaii $110,804 Rhode Island $109,913 Maryland $109,309 Minnesota $108,482 Colorado $108,164 Illinois $108,058 Oregon $107,655 Delaware $107,358

New Hampshire $107,172 Virginia $106,754 Pennsylvania $105,535 Nevada $104,920 North Dakota $104,719 Michigan $104,401 Wisconsin $104,284 Vermont $104,051

Texas $103,404 Maine $103,362 Arizona $103,298 Ohio $103,224 Georgia $102,249 Indiana $101,761 Wyoming $101,666 Utah $101,517

Iowa $101,453 Kansas $100,945 Louisiana $100,796 North Carolina $100,743 Missouri $100,722 Florida $100,309 Montana $100,086 Nebraska $99,874

Kentucky $99,757 South Carolina $99,333 Tennessee $99,068 Idaho $98,962 New Mexico $98,188 Oklahoma $98,019 Alabama $97,393 South Dakota $96,344

Arkansas $95,771 West Virginia $95,464 Mississippi $94,542

Top Paying Cities for AWS Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $133,713
San Francisco: $132,398
Oakland: $129,462

San Jose, CA $133,713

San Francisco, CA $132,398

Oakland, CA $129,462

New York, NY $122,857

Queens Village, NY $122,062

Paramus, NJ $121,214

Passaic, NJ $121,108

Bergenfield, NJ $121,002

Stamford, CT $120,843

Huntington, NY $120,737

Newark, NJ $120,048

Bridgeport, CT $119,836

New Brunswick, NJ $119,486

Vallejo, CA $119,264

Middlesex, NJ $119,200

Somerset, NJ $119,104

Petaluma, CA $118,861

Santa Cruz, CA $118,447

Boston, MA $118,235

Monterey, CA $117,705

Fairbanks, AK $117,631

Los Angeles, CA $117,429

Washington, DC $117,376

Seattle, WA $117,186

Santa Rosa, CA $117,164

Juneau, AK $116,857

Orange, CA $116,507

Anchorage, AK $116,316

Anaheim, CA $116,242

Santa Ana, CA $116,083

Nassau, NY $116,020

Long Beach, CA $115,977

Danbury, CT $115,945

Santa Maria, CA $115,585

Everett, WA $115,564

Bremerton, WA $115,044

Trenton, NJ $114,843

Sacramento, CA $114,800

San Diego, CA $114,747

Brockton, MA $114,705

Tacoma, WA $114,663

Santa Barbara, CA $114,514

Lowell, MA $114,090

New Suffolk, NY $114,048

Nashua, NH $113,920

Lompoc, CA $113,751

Ventura, CA $113,645

Stockton, CA $113,613

New Haven, CT $113,401

Atlantic City, NJ $113,125

Hartford, CT $112,892

Modesto, CA $112,839

Poughkeepsie, NY $112,606

New Britain, CT $112,553

Olympia, WA $112,405

Kennewick, WA $112,405

New London, CT $112,383

Norwich, CT $112,352

Lawrence, MA $112,299

Bakersfield, CA $112,002

Riverside, CA $111,853

New Bedford, MA $111,853

Richland, WA $111,747

Portsmouth, NH $111,662

Vineland, NJ $111,641

San Bernardino, CA $111,556

Boulder, CO $111,260

Worcester, MA $111,175

Portland, OR $111,079

Saint Paul, MN $110,952

Minneapolis, MN $110,952

Philadelphia, PA $110,804

Honolulu, HI $110,242

Springfield, MA $109,871

Providence, RI $109,860

Chicago, IL $109,553

Bellingham, WA $109,426

Baltimore, MD $109,309

Chico, CA $109,044

Wilmington, DE $108,864

Pittsfield, MA $108,758

Manchester, NH $108,556

Spokane, WA $108,090

Denver, CO $108,079

Albany, NY $107,581

Troy, NY $107,539

Schenectady, NY $107,316

Burlington, VT $107,083

Portland, ME $106,712

Salem, OR $106,627

Yakima, WA $106,606

Ann Arbor, MI $106,574

Rochester, MN $106,277

Fresno, CA $106,224

Reno, NV $106,224

Milwaukee, WI $106,129

Detroit, MI $106,023

Allentown, PA $105,991

Carson City, NV $105,980

Houston, TX $105,821

Colorado Springs, CO $105,811

Syracuse, NY $105,758

Eugene, OR $105,556

Bismarck, ND $105,429

Gary, IN $105,429

Galveston, TX $105,429

Springfield, OR $105,344

Medford, OR $105,090

Fort Collins, CO $105,047

Austin, TX $104,962

Mesa, AZ $104,740

Phoenix, AZ $104,719

Dallas, TX $104,687

Reading, PA $104,623

Saint Cloud, MN $104,581

Concord, NH $104,485

Madison, WI $104,443

Utica, NY $104,157

Raleigh, NC $104,072

Las Vegas, NV $104,061

Rochester, NY $103,987

Des Moines, IA $103,977

Atlanta, GA $103,807

Battle Creek, MI $103,775

Salt Lake City, UT $103,743

Lancaster, PA $103,584

Champaign, IL $103,563

Harrisburg, PA $103,436

Durham, NC $103,340

Kansas City, MO $103,330

Kansas City, KS $103,309

Fort Worth, TX $103,298

Boca Raton, FL $103,256

Cleveland, OH $103,245

Columbus, OH $103,224

Pittsburgh, PA $103,213

Richmond, VA $103,171

Indianapolis, IN $103,150

Cincinnati, OH $103,012

Petersburg, VA $102,853

Billings, MT $102,620

Lansing, MI $102,620

Huntsville, AL $102,620

Lebanon, PA $102,609

Dayton, OH $102,598

Pueblo, CO $102,598

Appleton, WI $102,567

Buffalo, NY $102,524

Racine, WI $102,471

Charlotte, NC $102,461

Saint Louis, MO $102,429

Springfield, IL $102,386

Elkhart, IN $102,365

York, PA $102,365

Gastonia, NC $102,355

Benton Harbor, MI $102,355

Beaumont, TX $102,291

Lorain, OH $102,270

Toledo, OH $102,227

Binghamton, NY $102,174

Rock Hill, SC $102,164

Rockford, IL $102,111

Fargo, ND $102,058

Elyria, OH $102,058

Flagstaff, AZ $101,984

Fort Lauderdale, FL $101,920

Miami, FL $101,856

Duluth, MN $101,687

Bangor, ME $101,549

Cedar Rapids, IA $101,432

Louisville, KY $101,379

Grand Rapids, MI $101,358

Hialeah, FL $101,347

Casper, WY $101,199

Scranton, PA $101,072

New Orleans, LA $101,040

Virginia Beach, VA $101,029

Akron, OH $100,976

Peoria, IL $100,839

Sarasota, FL $100,817

Green Bay, WI $100,743

Baton Rouge, LA $100,690

Charleston, SC $100,669

Nashville, TN $100,637

Jamestown, NY $100,616

Davenport, IA $100,616

Tucson, AZ $100,563

Cheyenne, WY $100,531

Saint Petersburg, FL $100,499

Tampa, FL $100,478

Omaha, NE $100,457

Port Arthur, TX $100,415

Evansville, IN $100,415

Bradenton, FL $100,372

Santa Fe, NM $100,181

Orlando, FL $100,075

Clearwater, FL $99,959

Canton, OH $99,736

La Crosse, WI $99,736

Grand Forks, ND $99,704

Albuquerque, NM $99,672

Tulsa, OK $99,672

Newport News, VA $99,662

High Point, NC $99,630

Ogden, UT $99,588

Corpus Christi, TX $99,503

Laramie, WY $99,439

Norfolk, VA $99,439

Rock Island, IL $99,376

Saginaw, MI $99,354

Jacksonville, FL $99,344

Salisbury, NC $99,323

Memphis, TN $99,301

Moline, IL $99,248

Fort Myers, FL $99,217

Waterloo, IA $99,079

Spartanburg, SC $98,973

Lincoln, NE $98,920

Fort Wayne, IN $98,899

Birmingham, AL $98,782

Cedar Falls, IA $98,761

Provo, UT $98,750

Springfield, OH $98,740

San Antonio, TX $98,718

Greensboro, NC $98,676

South Bend, IN $98,665

Winston Salem, NC $98,655

Boise, ID $98,623

Savannah, GA $98,549

Muskegon, MI $98,358

Lima, OH $98,231

Lake Charles, LA $98,188

Anderson, IN $98,167

Lexington, KY $98,135

Augusta, GA $98,104

Greenville, SC $98,104

Wichita, KS $98,008

Tuscaloosa, AL $98,008

Columbia, SC $97,913

Bloomington, IN $97,648

Roanoke, VA $97,584

Asheville, NC $97,446

Knoxville, TN $97,266

Shreveport, LA $97,255

Wilmington, NC $97,118

Frankfort, KY $96,916

Oklahoma City, OK $96,842

Chillicothe, OH $96,800

Longview, TX $96,789

Topeka, KS $96,757

Mobile, AL $96,598

Terre Haute, IN $96,556

Erie, PA $96,545

Altoona, PA $96,492

Melbourne, FL $96,460

Amarillo, TX $96,418

Killeen, TX $96,386

Fayetteville, AR $96,301

Sioux Falls, SD $96,227

Chattanooga, TN $96,163

Idaho Falls, ID $96,153

Gainesville, FL $95,930

Portsmouth, OH $95,877

Little Rock, AR $95,856

Lynchburg, VA $95,856

Lafayette, LA $95,814

Youngstown, OH $95,814

Temple, TX $95,771

Daytona Beach, FL $95,750

Clarksville, TN $95,739

Pensacola, FL $95,729

Hopkinsville, KY $95,411

Charleston, WV $95,400

Florence, SC $95,347

Sioux City, IA $95,284

Macon, GA $94,976

Tallahassee, FL $94,966

Fayetteville, NC $94,944

Waco, TX $94,923

Wichita Falls, TX $94,923

Pine Bluff, AR $94,881

Vincennes, IN $94,679

Lubbock, TX $94,637

Great Falls, MT $94,573

Alamogordo, NM $94,563

Abilene, TX $94,478

Rapid City, SD $94,340

Monroe, LA $94,340

Albany, GA $94,276

Huntington, WV $94,266

Jackson, MS $94,255

Greenville, MS $94,245

Parkersburg, WV $94,139

Montgomery, AL $94,117

Johnstown, PA $94,096

Springfield, MO $94,011

Biloxi, MS $93,958

Sumter, SC $93,736

Columbus, GA $93,725

Twin Falls, ID $93,662

Pascagoula, MS $93,524

Kingsport, TN $93,248

Gulfport, MS $93,216

Alexandria, LA $92,867

Fort Smith, AR $92,601

El Paso, TX $92,315

Helena, MT $92,177

Las Cruces, NM $91,838

Harlingen, TX $91,541

Pocatello, ID $91,446

Florence, AL $91,414

Brownsville, TX $91,393

Dothan, AL $91,223

Mcallen, TX $91,170

Columbus, MS $90,386

Altus, OK $89,898

Lawton, OK $89,697

Pierre, SD $89,315

What Skills Can Increase an AWS Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 3.11% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Linux (Mentioned in 2.52% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Java (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): Using Java in the development and maintenance of application programs and systems.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	3.11%
Linux	2.52%
Java	1.55%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an AWS Engineer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Team Development: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Software Development: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$113,433	7%
Team Development	$113,433	7%
Software Development	$112,373	6%
Consulting	$110,252	4%
Computer Science	$108,132	2%
Commitment	$108,132	2%

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AWS Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AWS Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$95,503

Average $106,012/year

$115,971

$7,959

Average $8,834/month

$9,664

$1,837

Average $2,039/week

$2,230

$46

Average $51/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,971	$9,664	$2,230	$56
Average	$106,012	$8,834	$2,039	$51
25th Percentile	$95,503	$7,959	$1,837	$46

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Salary Trends for AWS Engineer

Salaries for an AWS Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $112,802 in 2023 to around $113,155 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of AWS Engineer salary trends, .

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