# Cloud Engineer Salary Lead: $158k median (2026)

> lead cloud engineer salary - based on 59 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $158k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $152k - $178k
- **Based on:** 26 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 20 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 7 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 5 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 5 open)
- Telecommunications (division 61, 4 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 4 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Lumen Technologies (3 open)
- Coalfire (2 open)
- Graphcore (2 open)
- MANTECH (2 open)
- A10 Networks, Inc (2 open)
- Tandym Group (2 open)
- L3Harris Technologies (2 open)
- General Dynamics Information Technology (2 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Senior Lead Cloud Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-lead-cloud-engineer-at-lumen-technologies-4433898536) - Lumen Technologies - United States - $132,232 - $176,310
- [Staff Cloud Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-cloud-engineer-at-fox-corporation-4335265171) - Fox Corporation - Tempe, AZ - $160,000.00-175,000.00
- [Principal Cloud Engineer](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=37050663164b83a5) - NiSource - Columbus, OH - $113,500 - $200,100 a year
- [Principal Cloud Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-cloud-engineer-at-onboard-4444338952) - OnBoard - United States - $50,000
- [Lead Cloud Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-cloud-engineer-at-tential-solutions-4444908341) - Tential Solutions - Greater Richmond Region
- [Lead, Cloud Engineer ISSM](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-cloud-engineer-issm-at-l3harris-technologies-4444945690) - L3Harris Technologies - Melbourne, FL
- [Sr Manager, Cloud Engineer Lead](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-manager-cloud-engineer-lead-at-charles-schwab-4441818320) - Charles Schwab - Westlake, TX
- [Manager, Cloud Engineering Lead](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/manager-cloud-engineering-lead-at-la28-olympic-paralympic-games-4435260670) - LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games - Los Angeles, CA - $88,000.00 - $125,000.00
- [Sr Manager, Cloud Engineer Lead](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b3eb2e33dacba3e9) - Charles Schwab - Westlake, TX - $209,394 - $215,000 a year
- [Lead, Cloud Engineer ISSM](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=35943a95bedb8c03) - L3Harris Technologies - Melbourne, FL
- [Principal Manager, Cloud Engineering](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6c4de5a5a135e77f) - Promevo - Remote
- [Cloud Engineer-Principal](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=48acb7b5d5d8182c) - NetSage - Linthicum Heights, MD

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