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 (884) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (477) , Cloud Support Engineer (407) , Software Development Engineer (340) , Account Manager (298) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (180) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (153) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (131) , Cloud Engineer (128) , 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 1158 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 757 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 515 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 510 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 448 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 918 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 436 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 389 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 239 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 237 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.

Amazon Web Services reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(14,078 total reviews)

Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (14,078 reviews)

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Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,078 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 2, 2026

STAY AWAY - IT'S TORTURE

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None at all. AWS culture and work opportunities fell off a cliff in 2024.

Cons

Company tortures employees. Owner and CEO are sick in the head. Indiscriminately gives negative performance feedback to fire employees to avoid severance payments. *DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN FOCUS OR PIP, it's a lie* HR and Sr. Managers are downright dishonest with employees. This has been proven repeatedly...see other Glassdoor posts. Sweat shop and house of horrors. Your contributions become worthless overnight due to changing technology trends and/or re-orgs. Layoffs abound. Most horrific culture, worse than wall street. Despicable and abusive employer.

4.0

Jul 2, 2026

Good pay and autonomy, but long hours persist

Technical account manager (tam)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Own my time good Development Great market recognition

Cons

Long hours Career path not well designed

5.0

Jul 2, 2026

Great work environment, but interpersonal issues exist

Id install tech

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing work environment full of friendly people

Cons

Sometimes we people create the problems in a way of not value what we think is the base minimum

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