Cloud & Infrastructure Salaries.

23 roles. 30 cities.

National salary data. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$205,000

AI Cloud Architect

Industry Median

$172,000

Model Reliability Engineer

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 23 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $55,000 to $205,000. The highest-paying role is AI Cloud Architect at $205,000 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 Cloud Architect	$205,000	$155,000 – $260,000
2	AI Infrastructure Manager	$198,000	$150,000 – $258,000
3	AI Infrastructure Engineer	$190,000	$145,000 – $245,000
4	AI Platform Engineer	$190,000	$145,000 – $245,000
5	Cloud Architect	$190,000	$145,000 – $245,000
6	GPU Cluster Manager	$185,000	$140,000 – $242,000
7	Vector Database Engineer	$178,000	$135,000 – $232,000
8	LLMOps Engineer	$178,000	$135,000 – $232,000
9	AI Site Reliability Engineer	$178,000	$135,000 – $232,000
10	AI DevOps Engineer	$175,000	$135,000 – $225,000
11	Platform Engineer	$175,000	$135,000 – $225,000
12	Model Reliability Engineer	$172,000	$130,000 – $225,000
13	AI Cost Optimization Engineer	$172,000	$130,000 – $225,000
14	ML Pipeline Engineer	$168,000	$128,000 – $220,000
15	AIOps Engineer	$165,000	$125,000 – $215,000
16	AI Observability Engineer	$165,000	$125,000 – $218,000
17	AI Capacity Planner	$158,000	$120,000 – $208,000
18	AI Environment Manager	$155,000	$118,000 – $205,000
19	Model Deployment Specialist	$152,000	$115,000 – $200,000
20	Model Registry Manager	$152,000	$115,000 – $200,000
21	Database Administrator	$108,000	$82,000 – $142,000
22	Network Engineer	$102,000	$78,000 – $135,000
23	IT Support Specialist	$55,000	$42,000 – $72,000

Top cities for cloud & infrastructure

Cities ranked by average median salary across all 23 cloud & infrastructure roles.

#	City	Avg Median	COL Index
1	San Jose, CA	$226,043	1.38x
2	San Francisco, CA	$220,826	1.35x
3	New York, NY	$209,000	1.28x
4	Washington DC, DC	$206,174	1.25x
5	Seattle, WA	$202,391	1.24x
6	Boston, MA	$199,435	1.22x
7	Los Angeles, CA	$193,435	1.18x
8	San Diego, CA	$191,957	1.17x

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