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 (880) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (476) , Cloud Support Engineer (407) , Software Development Engineer (339) , Account Manager (298) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (180) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (152) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (131) , Cloud Engineer (127) , Account Executive (118)

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 1176 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 757 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 528 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 492 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 453 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 908 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 388 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 239 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 235 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

(14,059 total reviews)

Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,059 reviews)

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Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,059 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

1.0

Jul 19, 2025

Horrible company to work for

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can learn a lot, can gain good experience

Cons

Work culture is toxic, lots of bullies within the company, lots of pressure to deliver high numbers, no promotion opportunities, salary decreases year on year.

3.0

Jul 15, 2025

Cloud is becoming a commodity

Aws solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

AWS India has been struggling to retain good talent. Your total compensation keeps dropping every year. Your manager and leadership will keep telling you that Amazon is the leader in segment and is best place to work and will keep showing you rosy projections of your RSU's will bring the overall CTC up but in reality you will make less money after working for 4 years at amazon.

Cons

Poor compensation No perks and facilities for employees

4.0

Jul 14, 2025

Make what you can out of it and always have an eye open towards your next act

Cloud infrastructure architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of smart people and chances to learn. Lots of opportunities to work on projects of scale hard to find elsewhere. Used to be a meritocracy. Good pay!

Cons

I was at AWS from 2014 to 2022 as a CIA, TAM, and SA. At this time Amazon still operated as a scrappy startup and was a meritocracy. Around 2020 this changed and hiring decisions were made based on DEI bingo. Very demoralizing. That aside, the stress of any role will eventually get to you. It's a 4 year program and I stayed almost twice as long because I was working with cool customers and projects, but have an exit plan lined up. Amazon considers humans resources to be consumed and churned through. Anything bad you've heard about Amazon is likely true! :)

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