The median starting salary is $171,600 a year, measured on the 148 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
AWS jobs in Santa Clara: 155 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name AWS in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 155
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 49
- remote
- 7
- median starting salary
- $171,600
AI level of AWS jobs in Santa Clara
- AI Level 429 (19%)
- AI Level 320 (13%)
- AI Level 25 (3%)
- AI Level 1101 (65%)
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Common questions
How much do AWS jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do AWS jobs in Santa Clara involve?
Of the 155 live postings: AI Level 4: 29 (19%); AI Level 3: 20 (13%); AI Level 2: 5 (3%); AI Level 1: 101 (65%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for AWS jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: Amazon (100), NVIDIA (42), Johnson & Johnson (5), Netskope (3), Carta (2). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have AWS jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (1,648), New York (889), San Francisco (784), Arlington (423), Austin (407). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in AWS jobs in Santa Clara?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (81), C++ (64), Java (59), Azure (44), Google Cloud (44). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in AWS jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: Applied scientist (19), Solutions architect (8), AI engineer (1), AI product manager (1), Data engineer (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names AWS in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.