Cloud Engineers earn a median of $140,325 per year, with most postings between $116,550 and $169,341. From 280 job postings that disclosed pay, across 111 companies, August 2026.
These are ranges employers published in their own job postings — not salaries people typed into a form years ago.
Ranked by how many of the 400 posting descriptions mention them.
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15 companies in this sample have Cloud Engineer postings open right now.
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Roles people compare this one against, taken from what they search.
15 companies with open postings in this sample.
Also hiring: Google, Apple, Base-2 Solutions, LLC, Raytheon, Humana, Smart Apply Test Company, Wells Fargo, Rippling, Lockheed Martin, TEEMA, Collins Aerospace, Akina, Inc..
Median of remote-eligible postings against the rest.
100 remote-eligible postings against 181 onsite. Onsite pays 13.9% more in this sample.
Level is taken from the posting title, so only postings that state one are counted.
Metros with at least three salaried postings.