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

A Senior Cloud Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,244 for beginners, reaching about $84,776 at mid-level, and approach $85,549 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Senior Cloud Engineer?

Senior Cloud Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Senior Cloud Engineer roles are District of Columbia $92,046, California $91,696, Massachusetts $90,474. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Senior Cloud Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Senior Cloud Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Cloud Engineer V: $168,090; Cloud Engineer IV: $147,390; Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer: $140,256; Senior Cloud Security Engineer: $135,921; Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer: $125,044.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Senior 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.

Senior Cloud Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior Cloud Engineer in the United States is $83,134 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,685
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,501 to $89,704
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,552

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Senior Cloud Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,704	$7,475	$1,725	$43
Average	$83,134	$6,928	$1,599	$40
25th Percentile	$75,501	$6,292	$1,452	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Senior Cloud Engineer Salaries

A Senior 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 Senior Cloud Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Senior 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): $81,244
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,651
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,776
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,066
Expert (over 8 years): $85,549

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Senior Cloud Engineer	$81,244
Intermediate Level Senior Cloud Engineer	$82,651
Senior Level Senior Cloud Engineer	$84,776
Specialist Level Senior Cloud Engineer	$85,066
Expert Level Senior Cloud Engineer	$85,549

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How Do Senior 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 Senior Cloud Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,046.
California: $91,696.
Massachusetts: $90,474.

District of Columbia $92,046 California $91,696 Massachusetts $90,474 Washington $90,142 New Jersey $90,109 Alaska $89,992 Connecticut $88,845 New York $88,379

Hawaii $86,891 Rhode Island $86,193 Maryland $85,719 Minnesota $85,071 Colorado $84,821 Illinois $84,738 Oregon $84,422 Delaware $84,189

New Hampshire $84,043 Virginia $83,716 Pennsylvania $82,760 Nevada $82,277 North Dakota $82,119 Michigan $81,870 Wisconsin $81,779 Vermont $81,596

Texas $81,089 Maine $81,055 Arizona $81,005 Ohio $80,947 Georgia $80,182 Indiana $79,800 Wyoming $79,725 Utah $79,609

Iowa $79,559 Kansas $79,160 Louisiana $79,044 North Carolina $79,002 Missouri $78,985 Florida $78,661 Montana $78,487 Nebraska $78,320

Kentucky $78,229 South Carolina $77,896 Tennessee $77,688 Idaho $77,605 New Mexico $76,998 Oklahoma $76,865 Alabama $76,375 South Dakota $75,552

Arkansas $75,103 West Virginia $74,862 Mississippi $74,139

Top Paying Cities for Senior 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: $104,857
San Francisco: $103,826
Oakland: $101,523

San Jose, CA $104,857

San Francisco, CA $103,826

Oakland, CA $101,523

New York, NY $96,344

Queens Village, NY $95,720

Paramus, NJ $95,055

Passaic, NJ $94,972

Bergenfield, NJ $94,889

Stamford, CT $94,764

Huntington, NY $94,681

Newark, NJ $94,141

Bridgeport, CT $93,974

New Brunswick, NJ $93,700

Vallejo, CA $93,525

Middlesex, NJ $93,476

Somerset, NJ $93,401

Petaluma, CA $93,210

Santa Cruz, CA $92,885

Boston, MA $92,719

Monterey, CA $92,303

Fairbanks, AK $92,245

Los Angeles, CA $92,087

Washington, DC $92,046

Seattle, WA $91,896

Santa Rosa, CA $91,879

Juneau, AK $91,638

Orange, CA $91,364

Anchorage, AK $91,214

Anaheim, CA $91,156

Santa Ana, CA $91,031

Nassau, NY $90,982

Long Beach, CA $90,948

Danbury, CT $90,923

Santa Maria, CA $90,641

Everett, WA $90,624

Bremerton, WA $90,217

Trenton, NJ $90,059

Sacramento, CA $90,025

San Diego, CA $89,984

Brockton, MA $89,951

Tacoma, WA $89,917

Santa Barbara, CA $89,801

Lowell, MA $89,468

New Suffolk, NY $89,435

Nashua, NH $89,335

Lompoc, CA $89,202

Ventura, CA $89,119

Stockton, CA $89,094

New Haven, CT $88,928

Atlantic City, NJ $88,712

Hartford, CT $88,529

Modesto, CA $88,488

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,305

New Britain, CT $88,263

Olympia, WA $88,147

Kennewick, WA $88,147

New London, CT $88,130

Norwich, CT $88,105

Lawrence, MA $88,064

Bakersfield, CA $87,831

Riverside, CA $87,714

New Bedford, MA $87,714

Richland, WA $87,631

Portsmouth, NH $87,565

Vineland, NJ $87,548

San Bernardino, CA $87,482

Boulder, CO $87,249

Worcester, MA $87,182

Portland, OR $87,107

Saint Paul, MN $87,008

Minneapolis, MN $87,008

Philadelphia, PA $86,891

Honolulu, HI $86,451

Springfield, MA $86,160

Providence, RI $86,151

Chicago, IL $85,910

Bellingham, WA $85,811

Baltimore, MD $85,719

Chico, CA $85,511

Wilmington, DE $85,370

Pittsfield, MA $85,287

Manchester, NH $85,129

Spokane, WA $84,763

Denver, CO $84,755

Albany, NY $84,364

Troy, NY $84,331

Schenectady, NY $84,156

Burlington, VT $83,973

Portland, ME $83,682

Salem, OR $83,616

Yakima, WA $83,599

Ann Arbor, MI $83,574

Rochester, MN $83,342

Fresno, CA $83,300

Reno, NV $83,300

Milwaukee, WI $83,225

Detroit, MI $83,142

Allentown, PA $83,117

Carson City, NV $83,109

Houston, TX $82,984

Colorado Springs, CO $82,976

Syracuse, NY $82,934

Eugene, OR $82,776

Bismarck, ND $82,676

Gary, IN $82,676

Galveston, TX $82,676

Springfield, OR $82,610

Medford, OR $82,410

Fort Collins, CO $82,377

Austin, TX $82,311

Mesa, AZ $82,136

Phoenix, AZ $82,119

Dallas, TX $82,095

Reading, PA $82,045

Saint Cloud, MN $82,011

Concord, NH $81,937

Madison, WI $81,903

Utica, NY $81,679

Raleigh, NC $81,612

Las Vegas, NV $81,604

Rochester, NY $81,546

Des Moines, IA $81,538

Atlanta, GA $81,405

Battle Creek, MI $81,380

Salt Lake City, UT $81,355

Lancaster, PA $81,230

Champaign, IL $81,213

Harrisburg, PA $81,114

Durham, NC $81,039

Kansas City, MO $81,030

Kansas City, KS $81,014

Fort Worth, TX $81,005

Boca Raton, FL $80,972

Cleveland, OH $80,964

Columbus, OH $80,947

Pittsburgh, PA $80,939

Richmond, VA $80,906

Indianapolis, IN $80,889

Cincinnati, OH $80,781

Petersburg, VA $80,656

Billings, MT $80,473

Lansing, MI $80,473

Huntsville, AL $80,473

Lebanon, PA $80,465

Dayton, OH $80,457

Pueblo, CO $80,457

Appleton, WI $80,432

Buffalo, NY $80,399

Racine, WI $80,357

Charlotte, NC $80,349

Saint Louis, MO $80,324

Springfield, IL $80,291

Elkhart, IN $80,274

York, PA $80,274

Gastonia, NC $80,266

Benton Harbor, MI $80,266

Beaumont, TX $80,216

Lorain, OH $80,199

Toledo, OH $80,166

Binghamton, NY $80,124

Rock Hill, SC $80,116

Rockford, IL $80,074

Fargo, ND $80,033

Elyria, OH $80,033

Flagstaff, AZ $79,975

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,925

Miami, FL $79,875

Duluth, MN $79,742

Bangor, ME $79,634

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,542

Louisville, KY $79,501

Grand Rapids, MI $79,484

Hialeah, FL $79,476

Casper, WY $79,359

Scranton, PA $79,260

New Orleans, LA $79,235

Virginia Beach, VA $79,226

Akron, OH $79,185

Peoria, IL $79,077

Sarasota, FL $79,060

Green Bay, WI $79,002

Baton Rouge, LA $78,960

Charleston, SC $78,944

Nashville, TN $78,919

Jamestown, NY $78,902

Davenport, IA $78,902

Tucson, AZ $78,861

Cheyenne, WY $78,836

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,811

Tampa, FL $78,794

Omaha, NE $78,777

Port Arthur, TX $78,744

Evansville, IN $78,744

Bradenton, FL $78,711

Santa Fe, NM $78,561

Orlando, FL $78,478

Clearwater, FL $78,387

Canton, OH $78,212

La Crosse, WI $78,212

Grand Forks, ND $78,187

Albuquerque, NM $78,162

Tulsa, OK $78,162

Newport News, VA $78,154

High Point, NC $78,129

Ogden, UT $78,096

Corpus Christi, TX $78,029

Laramie, WY $77,979

Norfolk, VA $77,979

Rock Island, IL $77,930

Saginaw, MI $77,913

Jacksonville, FL $77,905

Salisbury, NC $77,888

Memphis, TN $77,871

Moline, IL $77,830

Fort Myers, FL $77,805

Waterloo, IA $77,697

Spartanburg, SC $77,614

Lincoln, NE $77,572

Fort Wayne, IN $77,555

Birmingham, AL $77,464

Cedar Falls, IA $77,447

Provo, UT $77,439

Springfield, OH $77,431

San Antonio, TX $77,414

Greensboro, NC $77,381

South Bend, IN $77,373

Winston Salem, NC $77,364

Boise, ID $77,339

Savannah, GA $77,281

Muskegon, MI $77,131

Lima, OH $77,032

Lake Charles, LA $76,998

Anderson, IN $76,982

Lexington, KY $76,957

Augusta, GA $76,932

Greenville, SC $76,932

Wichita, KS $76,857

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,857

Columbia, SC $76,782

Bloomington, IN $76,574

Roanoke, VA $76,525

Asheville, NC $76,416

Knoxville, TN $76,275

Shreveport, LA $76,267

Wilmington, NC $76,159

Frankfort, KY $76,001

Oklahoma City, OK $75,943

Chillicothe, OH $75,909

Longview, TX $75,901

Topeka, KS $75,876

Mobile, AL $75,751

Terre Haute, IN $75,718

Erie, PA $75,710

Altoona, PA $75,668

Melbourne, FL $75,643

Amarillo, TX $75,610

Killeen, TX $75,585

Fayetteville, AR $75,519

Sioux Falls, SD $75,460

Chattanooga, TN $75,411

Idaho Falls, ID $75,402

Gainesville, FL $75,228

Portsmouth, OH $75,186

Little Rock, AR $75,169

Lynchburg, VA $75,169

Lafayette, LA $75,136

Youngstown, OH $75,136

Temple, TX $75,103

Daytona Beach, FL $75,086

Clarksville, TN $75,078

Pensacola, FL $75,070

Hopkinsville, KY $74,820

Charleston, WV $74,812

Florence, SC $74,770

Sioux City, IA $74,721

Macon, GA $74,479

Tallahassee, FL $74,471

Fayetteville, NC $74,455

Waco, TX $74,438

Wichita Falls, TX $74,438

Pine Bluff, AR $74,405

Vincennes, IN $74,247

Lubbock, TX $74,213

Great Falls, MT $74,164

Alamogordo, NM $74,155

Abilene, TX $74,089

Rapid City, SD $73,981

Monroe, LA $73,981

Albany, GA $73,931

Huntington, WV $73,922

Jackson, MS $73,914

Greenville, MS $73,906

Parkersburg, WV $73,823

Montgomery, AL $73,806

Johnstown, PA $73,789

Springfield, MO $73,723

Biloxi, MS $73,681

Sumter, SC $73,507

Columbus, GA $73,499

Twin Falls, ID $73,449

Pascagoula, MS $73,341

Kingsport, TN $73,124

Gulfport, MS $73,099

Alexandria, LA $72,825

Fort Smith, AR $72,617

El Paso, TX $72,393

Helena, MT $72,285

Las Cruces, NM $72,019

Harlingen, TX $71,786

Pocatello, ID $71,711

Florence, AL $71,686

Brownsville, TX $71,670

Dothan, AL $71,537

Mcallen, TX $71,495

Columbus, MS $70,880

Altus, OK $70,497

Lawton, OK $70,339

Pierre, SD $70,040

What Skills Can Increase a Senior Cloud Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Networking (Mentioned in 2.31% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Linux (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.04% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Networking	2.31%
Linux	3.23%
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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 Senior Cloud Engineer's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Amazon Web Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$92,278	11%
Consulting	$89,784	8%
Amazon Web Services	$88,953	7%
Collaborating	$87,290	5%
Project Management	$87,290	5%
Azure	$86,459	4%

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

Understanding how a Senior 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 January 01, 2026

$75,501

Average $83,134/year

$89,704

$6,292

Average $6,928/month

$7,475

$1,452

Average $1,599/week

$1,725

$36

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,704	$7,475	$1,725	$43
Average	$83,134	$6,928	$1,599	$40
25th Percentile	$75,501	$6,292	$1,452	$36

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Salary Trends for Senior Cloud Engineer

Salaries for a Senior Cloud Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $82,858 in 2023 to around $82,869 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Senior Cloud Engineer salary trends, .

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