DynamoDB salary: $202K median
From 87 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$202Kmedian advertised salary
$155K – $240Kmiddle half of roles
$207Kaverage advertised salary
87roles counted
DynamoDB salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $235K, 19% more than senior roles ($197K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $197K | $175K–$220K | 22 |
| Lead and above | $235K | $223K–$310K | 28 |
| No level in title | $156K | $148K–$194K | 35 |
DynamoDB salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $237K | 32 |
| 🇺🇸California | $234K | 35 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $210K | 81 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open DynamoDB roles
All DynamoDB jobs- Staff+ Software Engineer, DatabasesAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLeadSQLPostgreSQLGCP
- Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI Engineer, Agent Capabilities)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KRustPythonTypeScript
- Staff Software Engineer, Cash App BankingBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$264K - $395KLeadJavaKotlinKafka
- Staff Software Engineer, Cash App BankingBlock · 🇺🇸New York, NY, United States of America$264K - $395KLeadJavaKotlinKafka
- Software Engineer, Cloud InfrastructureSierra · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$230K - $390KGoTerraformGCP
- Staff Software Engineer, Data InfrastructurePatreon · Remote$232K - $386KRemoteLeadPythonJavaSQL
- Staff Software Engineer, Backend PlatformPatreon · 🇺🇸San Francisco$258K - $386KLeadRustGoPython
- Principal Software Engineer, Tech LeadToast · 🇺🇸Remote, US$180K - $368KRemoteLeadReactJavaKotlin
- Staff Software Engineer, Bots + FraudSuno · 🇺🇸San Francisco$277K - $364KLeadPostgreSQLRedisKubernetes
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Integrations Platform)GoFundMe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$243K - $364KSeniorTypeScriptNode.jsPHP
- Principal Software EngineerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$295K - $345KLeadGoMachine LearningDynamoDB
- Software Engineer, StorageDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY$131K - $342KGoJavaKafka
- Senior Staff Software EngineerEarnIn · 🇺🇸Mountain View, US$279K - $341KLeadGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Identity & TrustEarnIn · 🇺🇸Remote, US$239K - $341KRemoteLeadGoPythonTypeScript
- Software and Systems Engineer SMEAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸McLean, VA$166K - $334KPythonJavaScriptJava
- Technical Program Manager - InfrastructureFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$185K - $317KGCPKafkaRedis
- Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Voice AI PlatformToast · 🇺🇸Remote, US$151K - $309KRemoteLeadReactJavaKotlin
- Staff Backend Engineer - Device SecurityVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$200K - $300KLeadGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Software Engineer, Agentic InfrastructureVercel · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City$196K - $294KTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer, Storage - TauluDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Bay Area, CA; Seattle, WA$194K - $285KLeadKubernetesDynamoDB
Questions about DynamoDB pay
- What is the average DynamoDB salary?
- $207K a year on average and $202K at the median, across 87 open DynamoDB postings at tech 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 $155K to $240K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest DynamoDB pay?
- Block ($256K), Toast ($230K), Verkada ($220K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- 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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The median advertised salary for DynamoDB roles at tech companies is $202K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $155K to $240K. Counted from 87 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/dynamodb/
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