What are the main factors that influence a Cloud Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cloud Engineer's salary?

A Cloud Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Cloud Architecture Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $81,628, a Cloud Engineer (2-4 years)earns $107,713, a Cloud Architecture Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $122,862, a Cloud Architecture Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $147,825, a Cloud Architecture Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $168,598,

What are the highest paying states for a Cloud Engineer?

Cloud Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cloud Engineer roles are District of Columbia $120,822, California $120,364, Massachusetts $118,760. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cloud Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Cloud Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Cloud Engineer V: $168,090; Cloud Engineer IV: $147,390; Cloud Compute Engineer: $123,949; Cloud Computing Engineer: $123,949; Cloud Infrastructure Engineer: $123,949.

How do different companies affect a Cloud Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cloud Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cloud Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Cloud Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Cloud Engineer in the United States is $109,124 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

However, a Cloud Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $131,399
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $99,077 to $120,783
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,929

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,783	$10,065	$2,323	$58
Average	$109,124	$9,094	$2,099	$52
25th Percentile	$99,077	$8,256	$1,905	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Cloud Engineer Salaries

A Cloud Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cloud Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cloud Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $81,628
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,713
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $122,862
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,825
Expert (over 8 years): $168,598

Levels	Salary
Cloud Arc... Level Cloud Engineer	$81,628
Cloud Eng... Level Cloud Engineer	$107,713
Cloud Arc... Level Cloud Engineer	$122,862
Cloud Arc... Level Cloud Engineer	$147,825
Cloud Arc... Level Cloud Engineer	$168,598

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How Do Cloud Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cloud Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $120,822.
California: $120,364.
Massachusetts: $118,760.

District of Columbia $120,822 California $120,364 Massachusetts $118,760 Washington $118,323 New Jersey $118,280 Alaska $118,127 Connecticut $116,621 New York $116,010

Hawaii $114,056 Rhode Island $113,140 Maryland $112,518 Minnesota $111,667 Colorado $111,339 Illinois $111,230 Oregon $110,815 Delaware $110,510

New Hampshire $110,318 Virginia $109,888 Pennsylvania $108,633 Nevada $108,000 North Dakota $107,793 Michigan $107,465 Wisconsin $107,345 Vermont $107,105

Texas $106,440 Maine $106,396 Arizona $106,330 Ohio $106,254 Georgia $105,250 Indiana $104,748 Wyoming $104,650 Utah $104,497

Iowa $104,432 Kansas $103,908 Louisiana $103,755 North Carolina $103,701 Missouri $103,679 Florida $103,253 Montana $103,024 Nebraska $102,806

Kentucky $102,686 South Carolina $102,249 Tennessee $101,976 Idaho $101,867 New Mexico $101,071 Oklahoma $100,896 Alabama $100,252 South Dakota $99,172

Arkansas $98,583 West Virginia $98,266 Mississippi $97,317

Top Paying Cities for Cloud Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $137,638
San Francisco: $136,285
Oakland: $133,262

San Jose, CA $137,638

San Francisco, CA $136,285

Oakland, CA $133,262

New York, NY $126,464

Queens Village, NY $125,645

Paramus, NJ $124,772

Passaic, NJ $124,663

Bergenfield, NJ $124,554

Stamford, CT $124,390

Huntington, NY $124,281

Newark, NJ $123,572

Bridgeport, CT $123,354

New Brunswick, NJ $122,994

Vallejo, CA $122,765

Middlesex, NJ $122,699

Somerset, NJ $122,601

Petaluma, CA $122,350

Santa Cruz, CA $121,924

Boston, MA $121,706

Monterey, CA $121,160

Fairbanks, AK $121,084

Los Angeles, CA $120,877

Washington, DC $120,822

Seattle, WA $120,626

Santa Rosa, CA $120,604

Juneau, AK $120,287

Orange, CA $119,927

Anchorage, AK $119,731

Anaheim, CA $119,654

Santa Ana, CA $119,491

Nassau, NY $119,425

Long Beach, CA $119,382

Danbury, CT $119,349

Santa Maria, CA $118,978

Everett, WA $118,956

Bremerton, WA $118,421

Trenton, NJ $118,214

Sacramento, CA $118,170

San Diego, CA $118,116

Brockton, MA $118,072

Tacoma, WA $118,029

Santa Barbara, CA $117,876

Lowell, MA $117,439

New Suffolk, NY $117,396

Nashua, NH $117,265

Lompoc, CA $117,090

Ventura, CA $116,981

Stockton, CA $116,948

New Haven, CT $116,730

Atlantic City, NJ $116,446

Hartford, CT $116,206

Modesto, CA $116,152

Poughkeepsie, NY $115,912

New Britain, CT $115,857

Kennewick, WA $115,704

Olympia, WA $115,704

New London, CT $115,682

Norwich, CT $115,650

Lawrence, MA $115,595

Bakersfield, CA $115,290

New Bedford, MA $115,137

Riverside, CA $115,137

Richland, WA $115,028

Portsmouth, NH $114,940

Vineland, NJ $114,918

San Bernardino, CA $114,831

Boulder, CO $114,526

Worcester, MA $114,438

Portland, OR $114,340

Saint Paul, MN $114,209

Minneapolis, MN $114,209

Philadelphia, PA $114,056

Honolulu, HI $113,478

Springfield, MA $113,096

Providence, RI $113,085

Chicago, IL $112,769

Bellingham, WA $112,638

Baltimore, MD $112,518

Chico, CA $112,245

Wilmington, DE $112,059

Pittsfield, MA $111,950

Manchester, NH $111,743

Spokane, WA $111,263

Denver, CO $111,252

Albany, NY $110,739

Troy, NY $110,695

Schenectady, NY $110,466

Burlington, VT $110,226

Portland, ME $109,844

Salem, OR $109,757

Yakima, WA $109,735

Ann Arbor, MI $109,702

Rochester, MN $109,397

Reno, NV $109,342

Fresno, CA $109,342

Milwaukee, WI $109,244

Detroit, MI $109,135

Allentown, PA $109,102

Carson City, NV $109,091

Houston, TX $108,928

Colorado Springs, CO $108,917

Syracuse, NY $108,862

Eugene, OR $108,655

Gary, IN $108,524

Bismarck, ND $108,524

Galveston, TX $108,524

Springfield, OR $108,437

Medford, OR $108,175

Fort Collins, CO $108,131

Austin, TX $108,044

Mesa, AZ $107,815

Phoenix, AZ $107,793

Dallas, TX $107,760

Reading, PA $107,694

Saint Cloud, MN $107,651

Concord, NH $107,553

Madison, WI $107,509

Utica, NY $107,214

Raleigh, NC $107,127

Las Vegas, NV $107,116

Rochester, NY $107,040

Des Moines, IA $107,029

Atlanta, GA $106,854

Battle Creek, MI $106,821

Salt Lake City, UT $106,789

Lancaster, PA $106,625

Champaign, IL $106,603

Harrisburg, PA $106,472

Durham, NC $106,374

Kansas City, MO $106,363

Kansas City, KS $106,341

Fort Worth, TX $106,330

Boca Raton, FL $106,287

Cleveland, OH $106,276

Columbus, OH $106,254

Pittsburgh, PA $106,243

Richmond, VA $106,199

Indianapolis, IN $106,178

Cincinnati, OH $106,036

Petersburg, VA $105,872

Lansing, MI $105,632

Billings, MT $105,632

Huntsville, AL $105,632

Lebanon, PA $105,621

Pueblo, CO $105,610

Dayton, OH $105,610

Appleton, WI $105,577

Buffalo, NY $105,534

Racine, WI $105,479

Charlotte, NC $105,468

Saint Louis, MO $105,436

Springfield, IL $105,392

York, PA $105,370

Elkhart, IN $105,370

Gastonia, NC $105,359

Benton Harbor, MI $105,359

Beaumont, TX $105,294

Lorain, OH $105,272

Toledo, OH $105,228

Binghamton, NY $105,174

Rock Hill, SC $105,163

Rockford, IL $105,108

Elyria, OH $105,054

Fargo, ND $105,054

Flagstaff, AZ $104,977

Fort Lauderdale, FL $104,912

Miami, FL $104,846

Duluth, MN $104,672

Bangor, ME $104,530

Cedar Rapids, IA $104,410

Louisville, KY $104,355

Grand Rapids, MI $104,333

Hialeah, FL $104,323

Casper, WY $104,170

Scranton, PA $104,039

New Orleans, LA $104,006

Virginia Beach, VA $103,995

Akron, OH $103,941

Peoria, IL $103,799

Sarasota, FL $103,777

Green Bay, WI $103,701

Baton Rouge, LA $103,646

Charleston, SC $103,624

Nashville, TN $103,591

Jamestown, NY $103,570

Davenport, IA $103,570

Tucson, AZ $103,515

Cheyenne, WY $103,482

Saint Petersburg, FL $103,450

Tampa, FL $103,428

Omaha, NE $103,406

Evansville, IN $103,362

Port Arthur, TX $103,362

Bradenton, FL $103,319

Santa Fe, NM $103,122

Orlando, FL $103,013

Clearwater, FL $102,893

La Crosse, WI $102,664

Canton, OH $102,664

Grand Forks, ND $102,631

Tulsa, OK $102,598

Albuquerque, NM $102,598

Newport News, VA $102,587

High Point, NC $102,555

Ogden, UT $102,511

Corpus Christi, TX $102,424

Laramie, WY $102,358

Norfolk, VA $102,358

Rock Island, IL $102,293

Saginaw, MI $102,271

Jacksonville, FL $102,260

Salisbury, NC $102,238

Memphis, TN $102,216

Moline, IL $102,162

Fort Myers, FL $102,129

Waterloo, IA $101,987

Spartanburg, SC $101,878

Lincoln, NE $101,824

Fort Wayne, IN $101,802

Birmingham, AL $101,682

Cedar Falls, IA $101,660

Provo, UT $101,649

Springfield, OH $101,638

San Antonio, TX $101,616

Greensboro, NC $101,573

South Bend, IN $101,562

Winston Salem, NC $101,551

Boise, ID $101,518

Savannah, GA $101,442

Muskegon, MI $101,245

Lima, OH $101,114

Lake Charles, LA $101,071

Anderson, IN $101,049

Lexington, KY $101,016

Augusta, GA $100,983

Greenville, SC $100,983

Wichita, KS $100,885

Tuscaloosa, AL $100,885

Columbia, SC $100,787

Bloomington, IN $100,514

Roanoke, VA $100,449

Asheville, NC $100,307

Knoxville, TN $100,121

Shreveport, LA $100,110

Wilmington, NC $99,969

Frankfort, KY $99,761

Oklahoma City, OK $99,685

Chillicothe, OH $99,641

Longview, TX $99,630

Topeka, KS $99,597

Mobile, AL $99,434

Terre Haute, IN $99,390

Erie, PA $99,379

Altoona, PA $99,325

Melbourne, FL $99,292

Amarillo, TX $99,248

Killeen, TX $99,216

Fayetteville, AR $99,128

Sioux Falls, SD $99,052

Chattanooga, TN $98,986

Idaho Falls, ID $98,975

Gainesville, FL $98,746

Portsmouth, OH $98,692

Little Rock, AR $98,670

Lynchburg, VA $98,670

Youngstown, OH $98,626

Lafayette, LA $98,626

Temple, TX $98,583

Daytona Beach, FL $98,561

Clarksville, TN $98,550

Pensacola, FL $98,539

Hopkinsville, KY $98,212

Charleston, WV $98,201

Florence, SC $98,146

Sioux City, IA $98,081

Macon, GA $97,764

Tallahassee, FL $97,753

Fayetteville, NC $97,731

Wichita Falls, TX $97,710

Waco, TX $97,710

Pine Bluff, AR $97,666

Vincennes, IN $97,459

Lubbock, TX $97,415

Great Falls, MT $97,350

Alamogordo, NM $97,339

Abilene, TX $97,251

Rapid City, SD $97,109

Monroe, LA $97,109

Albany, GA $97,044

Huntington, WV $97,033

Jackson, MS $97,022

Greenville, MS $97,011

Parkersburg, WV $96,902

Montgomery, AL $96,880

Johnstown, PA $96,858

Springfield, MO $96,771

Biloxi, MS $96,717

Sumter, SC $96,487

Columbus, GA $96,477

Twin Falls, ID $96,411

Pascagoula, MS $96,269

Kingsport, TN $95,985

Gulfport, MS $95,953

Alexandria, LA $95,593

Fort Smith, AR $95,320

El Paso, TX $95,025

Helena, MT $94,883

Las Cruces, NM $94,534

Harlingen, TX $94,229

Pocatello, ID $94,130

Florence, AL $94,098

Brownsville, TX $94,076

Dothan, AL $93,901

Mcallen, TX $93,847

Columbus, MS $93,039

Altus, OK $92,537

Lawton, OK $92,330

Pierre, SD $91,937

What Skills Can Increase a Cloud Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 3.11% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Linux (Mentioned in 2.52% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Java (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): Using Java in the development and maintenance of application programs and systems.

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Leadership	3.11%
Linux	2.52%
Java	1.55%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cloud Engineer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Team Development: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Software Development: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$116,763	7%
Team Development	$116,763	7%
Software Development	$115,671	6%
Consulting	$113,489	4%
Computer Science	$111,306	2%
Initiative	$110,215	1%

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Cloud Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cloud Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$99,077

Average $109,124/year

$120,783

$8,256

Average $9,094/month

$10,065

$1,905

Average $2,099/week

$2,323

$48

Average $52/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,783	$10,065	$2,323	$58
Average	$109,124	$9,094	$2,099	$52
25th Percentile	$99,077	$8,256	$1,905	$48

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Salary Trends for Cloud Engineer

Salaries for a Cloud Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $115,379 in 2023 to around $115,739 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cloud Engineer salary trends, .

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