Does Amazon Web Services pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amazon Web Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amazon Web Services. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amazon Web Services?

62% of Amazon Web Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amazon Web Services 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (879) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (474) , Cloud Support Engineer (406) , Software Development Engineer (339) , Account Manager (297) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (179) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (150) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (131) , Cloud Engineer (127) , Account Executive (117)

What are the pros of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good for an intern and there’s a lot of room for growth because it’s a huge company" ((in 1169 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 760 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 523 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 484 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 438 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and I don’t recommend If anyone looking for 9" ((in 897 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 435 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 386 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 241 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 239 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amazon Web Services layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Amazon Web Services layoffs and their outlook for job security at Amazon Web Services in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Amazon Web Services locations?

Ciudad de México , Querétaro , Tlalnepantla , Tepotzotlán , Medellin

Amazon Web Services reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(14,029 total reviews)

Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,029 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon Web Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

14K reviews

4.0

Jan 16, 2023

There are pros and cons

Partner development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can learn a lot at Amazon and AWS. Very focused on moving things forward, not overly political at the L6 level and there is a lot of structure and resources if you look for them. Very focused on the customer above all else (incl employees).

Cons

High attrition for tech, PIP quotas. Very tactical role in many ways. Comp is hard to understand and is dependent upon the stock price more than elsewhere. It hasn't been good for me 2021-2023. There is a fiscal cliff in year 5.

1.0

Jan 7, 2023

Say Goodbye to Your Private Life

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries are OK, but a bit meh even for very experienced employees. A big chunk of your salary is topped up by Amazon shares, which in theory should be a good deal, but if you've joined since early 2021, your salary is now effectively going down instead of up, and looks like doing so for a long time to come as Amazon shares are tied to retail buying. Oh, and you don't get shares until you've been here two years+. You're allocated time to learn, but most people use it each week to catch up on administrative tasks, as that's just not possible otherwise. And you'll need to keep it up to date because AWS has a huge reliance on admin data to rank its staff. After you've been here 18 months you feel like a cog in a massive machine, most burn out after 2-3 years in specialist roles. On the plus side, whatever you do after will seem easy by comparison. Nice on your CV, if you're willing to give up the rest of your life.

Cons

It's challenging at AWS because finding anything is a complete shambles. Multiple systems to do the same thing, and difficult to find information. Whilst it used to be rewarding when the share price was high, it's not any more. If you've not burned out from the sheer amount of administration, clunky systems and frankly weird ways of assessing you (supposedly data driven - except it's not...), then you'll find your share price back down to 2018 levels and dropping as Microsoft take share from them. Forget being promoted unless you want to put yourself through the mill even more.

5.0

Jan 3, 2023

Optimistic future, if you make sure you understand what game to play

Global account representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Management fantastic. Best leaders I've ever worked with -You can decide to surround yourself with the best people. They won't automatically come to you, so you have to make a conscious effort. If you do though, you'll be rewarded with relationships for a lifetime -You dictate what you work on. Not your boss, not your teammates. You decide

Cons

-If you are someone who "marches to the beat of their own drum" and ignores feedback. Don't join AWS -If you cannot iterate and improve yourself on a daily basis, don't join AWS -If you like being the smartest person in the room, don't join AWS -If you can't think expansively to improve yourself AND the others around you, don't join AWS -If you are not able to be a self-advocate by making sure people talk about you, but don't actively do it TOO much, then don't join AWS. If you don't know what I mean by this, you probably will be middle of the pack at AWS and can't figure out why you won't get promoted

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