AWS salaries in California
AWS professionals in California earn $166–236.9K per year on average, based on 31 jobs. AWS roles in California pay 14% above the board-wide average of $143.7–208.9K for AWS jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $152.6–219.8K for Mid-level roles up to $173.7–247.6K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$166–236.9K
Based on 31 jobs · 14% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$151.5K
Average
$201.5K
75th percentile
$267.3K
AWS salaries by seniority in California
AWS salaries in California range from $152.6–219.8K for Mid-level roles to $173.7–247.6K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $152.6–219.8K | 8 | +6% |
| Senior | $173.7–247.6K | 22 | +19% |
Top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $163.3–235.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $165.1–245.1K · 30 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $177.8–278.3K · 18 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $149.4–238.4K · 17 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $166.9–246.6K · 12 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $158.2–237.3K · 12 jobs
Other top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California beyond AWS, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $158.4–230.3K · 83 jobs
C++
Avg. $152.9–215.4K · 32 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $149.6–219.5K · 32 jobs
TypeScript
Avg. $163.3–233.1K · 30 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $171.3–258.4K · 29 jobs
Distributed Systems
Avg. $165–253.1K · 22 jobs
Other locations for AWS
Compare AWS salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $146.3–214.6K · 117 jobs
New York
Avg. $171.4–236.1K · 17 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $164.8–229.6K · 13 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $192.2–268.4K · 12 jobs
Maryland
Avg. $140.6–232.4K · 8 jobs
AWS salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.