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145 Active Listings Updated January 2026

AWS Salary Data

Real compensation packages for AWS developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$140,000

/year
Based on 145 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$120,000-$160,000
Entry ($35,000)MedianTop ($1,100,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Principal Architect (Go)
[F]grind
$1,100,000 - $1,700,000
Staff Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$225,000 - $260,000
Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$220,000 - $350,000
DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$210,000 - $260,000
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
[E]grind
$200,000 +
Senior ML/NLP Data Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $250,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $250,000
Principal Full-Stack Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 +
Fractional Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $300,000
Senior Engineering Manager
[E]grind
$200,000 - $250,000
Staff Backend Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $200,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$190,000 - $225,000
Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $230,000
Full Stack Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $250,000
Senior Data Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $210,000
Staff Software Engineer, ML Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
Full-stack Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $200,000
Senior/Staff Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $210,000
Staff Full-Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $230,000
Sr IC Frontend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $250,000
Sr/Staff Frontend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $250,000
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Backend
[E]grind
$180,000 - $260,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$175,000 - $200,000
Product Engineer (Fullstack)
[E]grind
$175,000 - $200,000
Staff Backend Engineer, Staff Full Stack Engineer, SVP, Engineering
[E]grind
$175,000 - $400,000
Staff Full Stack SWE & Staff Backend SWE
@HRgrind
$175,000 - $300,000
Head of Engineering
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $175,000
Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)
[E]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $210,000
Senior ML Engineer or Full Stack SDE
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $200,000
Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $200,000
Senior Automation Engineer & ML/NLP Data Scientist
[F]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $200,000
Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer
[E]grind
$165,000 - $172,000
Senior Backend SDE
[F]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $185,000
Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $220,000
Founding Engineer + Founding AI Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $210,000
Full Stack Product Developer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $240,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $205,000
Founding CTO & iOS Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $200,000
Software Engineer, AI/ML
[E]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $210,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $280,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $220,000
Staff Security Engineer
[E]grind
$155,000 - $265,000
Senior Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$155,000 - $180,000
Digital Transformation Architect
[E]stable
$151,000 - $205,000
Various Software Engineering Roles
[F]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Senior Software Engineer, AI Team
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Full Stack Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $230,000
Lead Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (January 2026)

Top Hirers: Olli Health leads hiring for AWS roles with 4 active posts, followed by GoGoGrandparent.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 41% of AWS jobs also require PostgreSQL, and 41% mention TypeScript.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for AWS developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.