AWS salaries in United States
AWS professionals in United States earn $146.3–214.6K per year on average, based on 117 jobs. AWS roles in United States pay 2% above the board-wide average of $143.7–208.9K for AWS jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $81.3–106.3K for Entry level roles up to $136.9–217.8K at the Executive level.
Average salary range
$146.3–214.6K
Based on 117 jobs · 2% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$114.9K
Average
$180.5K
75th percentile
$257K
AWS salaries by seniority in United States
AWS salaries in United States range from $81.3–106.3K for Entry level roles to $136.9–217.8K for Executive positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $81.3–106.3K | 4 | -47% |
| Mid-level | $130.3–194.4K | 25 | -8% |
| Senior | $154.9–225.8K | 82 | +8% |
| Executive | $136.9–217.8K | 3 | +1% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $139.4–202.1K · 163 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $163.4–235.5K · 64 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $146.5–221.5K · 43 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $133.7–194.9K · 39 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $130.8–195.4K · 38 jobs
Full Stack Development
Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond AWS, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $142.7–212K · 222 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $138.1–204.6K · 93 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $143.4–214.8K · 89 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.6–197.5K · 88 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $150.1–230.5K · 74 jobs
Docker
Avg. $134.2–202.7K · 73 jobs
Other locations for AWS
Compare AWS salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $166–236.9K · 31 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 United States
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.