AWS Salary at Startups (2026): $150k median - Page 7

Market Signal (August 2026)

Top Hirers: Olli Health leads hiring for AWS roles with 5 active posts, followed by GoGoGrandparent.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: AWS is highly remote-friendly, with 53% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite AWS roles offer a 7% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 48% of AWS jobs also require TypeScript, and 44% mention React.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for AWS developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $170,000.

AWS salary FAQ

What is the median AWS developer salary at startups?

The median AWS salary is $150k, based on 255 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of August 2026.

What is the salary range for AWS roles?

AWS roles run from $115k (25th percentile) to $170k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $300k.

Do remote AWS jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote AWS roles show a median of $140k versus $150k onsite in this dataset.

AWS jobs (255 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
RepSpark	Junior Software Engineer, Professional Services	USD 75,000 - USD 100,000	[E] grind	C# .NET GraphQL +4	HN Apply
Centrum-AI	Senior Go Engineer	USD 70,000 - USD 120,000	[E] grind	Golang AWS GCP +4	HN Apply
martini.ai	Multiple Roles	USD 70,000 - USD 180,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python Pandas React +3	HN Apply
Snow Fox AI	Senior Database Analyst, Senior Data Architect, Head of Data (Director Level)	USD 70,000 - USD 120,000	@HR grind	PostgreSQL Google Cloud SQL Alloydb +3	HN Apply
Langdock	Product Engineer (Full-stack), Infrastructure Engineer, AI Associate	EUR 66,000 - EUR 102,000 ≈ $71k	[E] stable	Next.js React Prisma +7	HN Apply
MastarRec	SOC Analyst	GBP 65,000 - GBP 85,000 ≈ $83k	@HR stable	Servicenow AWS Azure +1	HN Apply
Balun Energy	Senior Data Engineer and Senior MLOps Engineer	EUR 65,000 - EUR 80,000 ≈ $70k	[F] stable	Python Spark Databricks +2	HN Apply
Neuronostics	Senior Engineer	GBP 65,000 - GBP 65,000 ≈ $83k	@HR stable	Python Django PostgreSQL +3	HN Apply
Modash.io	Senior Product/Data Engineers	EUR 60,000 - EUR 140,000 ≈ $65k	[E] stable	AWS Vue.js Node.js +1	HN Apply
Avantos.ai	Jr Software Eng	USD 60,000 - USD 80,000	[E] stable	TypeScript Golang React +7	HN Apply
Risiq GmbH	Backend Engineer (Python)	EUR 55,000 - EUR 85,000 ≈ $59k	[E] grind	Python FastAPI AWS +1	HN Apply
TrakPro	Senior Rails Engineer	EUR 48,000 - EUR 60,000 ≈ $52k	[E] zen	Ruby on Rails Hotwire Turbo +6	HN Apply
Sentinel Defense Technologies	Founding Product Engineer / Systems Architect	USD 36,000 +	[F] stable	Python Django MongoDB +6	HN Apply
Sentinel Defense Technologies	Systems Architect / Founding Backend Engineer	USD 36,000 - USD 36,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python Django MongoDB +7	HN Apply
PALTOWN Development Foundation	Full Stack Developer	USD 35,000 - USD 50,000	@HR CRUNCH	React Vue.js Node.js +7	HN Apply

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