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) (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 1173 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 748 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 520 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 487 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 456 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and you have to write a lot" ((in 934 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 437 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 387 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 237 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 236 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?

São Paulo , Jundiaí , Brasília , Rio de Janeiro , Curitiba , Brasiléia , Barueri , São José do Rio Preto , Cajamar , Campinas , Londrina , Paranaguá , São José , Fortaleza , Jacaré dos Homens , Maceió , Aracruz , Belém , Areia , Cajati , São Paulo de Olivença , Manaus , Recife , Betim , Itaitinga , Brasileira

Amazon Web Services reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(14,058 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 14,058 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

14K reviews

2.0

Sep 27, 2022

SDSADF

Research scientist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The advantages are very good for this project.

Cons

Its bad for the test.

5.0

Sep 26, 2022

Brief review for my role

Associate solutions architect

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

・Salary definitely meets most people's expectation as a new grad student in Japan. ・Working environment and on-boarding process are awesome. ・People are very supportive, also most of employee are very skilled and respective-able.

Cons

・A rightful level pressure consistently applied for pushing new joiners keeping learning. Which is a good thing, but feel stressful sometimes.

5.0

Sep 26, 2022

Best job I ever had

Software development manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone on my team is super accountable and the company is not kidding when they say they are customer obsessed. I worked at different places in my long tech career where leadership talked about core values and tenets and they generally were restricted to nice presentations or postures on the wall. At Amazon everyone really breathes and lives the leadership principle. And yes, you won’t survive much longer and Amazon is definitely not a place for you if you don’t really buy in on the leadership principles.

Cons

The expectation for onboarding time is short compared to other big tech. (Again this was not a surprise and it was mentioned during my interview process)

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