Cloud & Infrastructure Salaries.
41 roles. 81 cities.
National salary data. Last updated April 2026.
Highest Paying
$250,000
AI Infrastructure Director
Industry Median
$158,000
AI Capacity Planner
Entry Level
$55,000
IT Support Specialist
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Last updated April 2026.
The cloud & infrastructure industry includes 41 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $55,000 to $250,000. The highest-paying role is AI Infrastructure Director at $250,000 national median. Cloud and infrastructure engineers build and maintain the systems that power modern applications.
About cloud & infrastructure salaries
Cloud and infrastructure engineers build and maintain the systems that power modern applications. This industry encompasses cloud architecture, platform engineering, database administration, and the rapidly growing field of AI infrastructure. As organizations scale their AI workloads, demand for engineers who can manage GPU clusters and ML pipelines has surged.
All cloud & infrastructure roles by salary
| # | Role | Median | Range |
|---|
| 1 | AI Infrastructure Director | $250,000 | $195,000 – $325,000 |
| 2 | AI Cloud Architect | $205,000 | $155,000 – $260,000 |
| 3 | AI Infrastructure Manager | $198,000 | $150,000 – $258,000 |
| 4 | Network AI Optimization Specialist | $195,000 | $152,000 – $254,000 |
| 5 | AI Platform Architect | $195,000 | $152,000 – $254,000 |
| 6 | AI Infrastructure Engineer | $190,000 | $145,000 – $245,000 |
| 7 | AI Platform Engineer | $190,000 | $145,000 – $245,000 |
| 8 | Cloud Architect | $190,000 | $145,000 – $245,000 |
| 9 | GPU Cluster Manager | $185,000 | $140,000 – $242,000 |
| 10 | Vector Database Engineer | $178,000 | $135,000 – $232,000 |
| 11 | LLMOps Engineer | $178,000 | $135,000 – $232,000 |
| 12 | AI Site Reliability Engineer | $178,000 | $135,000 – $232,000 |
| 13 | AI DevOps Engineer | $175,000 | $135,000 – $225,000 |
| 14 | Platform Engineer | $175,000 | $135,000 – $225,000 |
| 15 | GPU Cluster Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 16 | Model Reliability Engineer | $172,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 17 | AI Cost Optimization Engineer | $172,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 18 | ML Pipeline Engineer | $168,000 | $128,000 – $220,000 |
| 19 | AIOps Engineer | $165,000 | $125,000 – $215,000 |
| 20 | AI Observability Engineer | $165,000 | $125,000 – $218,000 |
| 21 | AI Capacity Planner | $158,000 | $120,000 – $208,000 |
| 22 | AI Environment Manager | $155,000 | $118,000 – $205,000 |
| 23 | Cloud Operations Manager | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 24 | Model Deployment Specialist | $152,000 | $115,000 – $200,000 |
| 25 | Model Registry Manager | $152,000 | $115,000 – $200,000 |
| 26 | AI Observability Specialist | $150,000 | $115,000 – $188,000 |
| 27 | Platform Reliability Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 28 | Cloud DevOps Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 29 | Database Reliability Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 30 | Infrastructure Manager | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 31 | Cloud Operations Engineer | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 32 | Platform Operations Engineer | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 33 | Cloud Economist | $125,000 | $98,000 – $163,000 |
| 34 | Database Administrator | $108,000 | $82,000 – $142,000 |
| 35 | Database Developer | $105,000 | $82,000 – $137,000 |
| 36 | Network Engineer | $102,000 | $78,000 – $135,000 |
| 37 | Cloud Administrator | $95,000 | $74,000 – $124,000 |
| 38 | Network Operations Engineer | $95,000 | $74,000 – $124,000 |
| 39 | Network Administrator | $78,000 | $61,000 – $101,000 |
| 40 | Network Operations Center Analyst | $65,000 | $51,000 – $85,000 |
| 41 | IT Support Specialist | $55,000 | $42,000 – $72,000 |
Top cities for cloud & infrastructure
Cities ranked by average median salary across all 41 cloud & infrastructure roles.
| # | City | Avg Median | COL Index |
|---|
| 1 | San Jose, CA | $212,171 | 1.38x |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $207,439 | 1.35x |
| 3 | Honolulu, HI | $201,317 | 1.30x |
| 4 | New York, NY | $196,195 | 1.28x |
| 5 | Washington DC, DC | $193,000 | 1.25x |
| 6 | Seattle, WA | $190,951 | 1.24x |
| 7 | Boston, MA | $188,122 | 1.22x |
| 8 | Arlington, VA | $187,829 | 1.22x |
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