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AWS Lambda salary: $182K median

The median advertised AWS Lambda salary is $182K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $152K to $218K: counted from 91 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $88 an hour or $15,167 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $245K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.

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$182Kmedian advertised salary
$152K – $218Kmiddle half of roles
$187Kaverage advertised salary
91roles counted

AWS Lambda salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $230K, 28% more than senior roles ($180K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

LevelMedian salaryMiddle halfRoles
Senior$180K$170K–$198K33
Lead and above$230K$192K–$231K23
No level in the title$156K$133K–$200K35

AWS Lambda salary by location

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$198K21
🇺🇸California$198K27
🇺🇸United States$188K81

Skills that pay more for AWS Lambda roles

SkillMedian with itAbove the medianPostings
Firmware$230K+$48K9
Vulnerability management$224K+$42K10
Data warehousing$203K+$21K11
Security clearance$200K+$18K13
Linux$200K+$18K18

Top-paying companies

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
Hinge Health$231K3
Okta$230K4
Samsara$230K5
Captivation Software$200K9
Meridianlink$170K3
Judi Health$158K5
Twitch$148K6
iCapital$122K3

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Questions about AWS Lambda pay

What is the average AWS Lambda salary?
$187K a year on average and $182K at the median, across 91 open AWS Lambda 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 $152K to $218K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest AWS Lambda pay?
Hinge Health ($231K), Okta ($230K), Samsara ($230K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is an aws lambda a high-paying job?
The median AWS Lambda posting advertises $182K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 5% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as an aws lambda?
A tenth of the postings offer $245K a year or more; the highest open AWS Lambda role advertises up to $376K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the AWS Lambda salary per hour and per month?
The median of $182K a year is about $88 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $15,167 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $73 to $105 an hour.
Which skills pay more for AWS Lambda roles?
Postings that ask for Firmware (+$48K, 9 postings), Vulnerability management (+$42K, 10 postings), Data warehousing (+$21K, 11 postings) advertise more than the $182K median of all AWS Lambda 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.

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