What is the average AWS Certified salary?

$180K a year on average and $178K at the median, across 99 open AWS Certified postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $148K to $212K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest AWS Certified pay?

Muon Space ($206K), Anduril Industries ($193K), Dark Wolf Solutions ($155K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is an aws certified a high-paying job?

The median AWS Certified posting advertises $178K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% above the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as an aws certified?

A tenth of the postings offer $250K a year or more; the highest open AWS Certified role advertises up to $455K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the AWS Certified salary per hour and per month?

The median of $178K a year is about $85 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $71 to $102 an hour.

Which skills pay more for AWS Certified roles?

Postings that ask for Threat modeling (+$52K, 9 postings), Zero trust (+$29K, 10 postings), ISO 27001 (+$28K, 11 postings) advertise more than the $178K median of all AWS Certified postings with pay.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

AWS Certified Salary: $180K Average, $178K Median (Nov 2026)

AWS Certified salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $222K, 27% more than senior roles ($175K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$175K	$150K–$200K	33
Lead and above	$222K	$175K–$250K	17
No level in the title	$172K	$148K–$212K	45

AWS Certified salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸California	$194K	33
🇺🇸United States	$178K	95

Skills that pay more for AWS Certified roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Threat modeling	$230K	+$52K	9
Zero trust	$206K	+$29K	10
ISO 27001	$206K	+$28K	11
VPN	$205K	+$28K	12
Firewalls	$205K	+$28K	10

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Muon Space	$206K	3
Anduril Industries	$193K	7
Dark Wolf Solutions	$155K	20
Crusoe	$136K	8

Highest-paying open AWS Certified roles

All AWS Certified jobs

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Questions about AWS Certified pay

What is the average AWS Certified salary?: $180K a year on average and $178K at the median, across 99 open AWS Certified postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $148K to $212K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest AWS Certified pay?: Muon Space ($206K), Anduril Industries ($193K), Dark Wolf Solutions ($155K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is an aws certified a high-paying job?: The median AWS Certified posting advertises $178K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as an aws certified?: A tenth of the postings offer $250K a year or more; the highest open AWS Certified role advertises up to $455K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the AWS Certified salary per hour and per month?: The median of $178K a year is about $85 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $71 to $102 an hour.
Which skills pay more for AWS Certified roles?: Postings that ask for Threat modeling (+$52K, 9 postings), Zero trust (+$29K, 10 postings), ISO 27001 (+$28K, 11 postings) advertise more than the $178K median of all AWS Certified postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

AWS Certified salary: $178K median