Expert Cloud Engineer salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Cumming, Duluth, Ball Ground, Marietta.

Median salary$150,000
Middle 50%$139.7k–$161.2k
vs. all levels here+21%comparison median $123,531
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $119,736 and $228,150.
PercentileSalary
10th$128,945
25th$139,703
50th (median)$150,000
75th$161,169
90th$189,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $135k $160k FY2021: median $128,750 (13 filings) FY2022: median $132,581 (12 filings) FY2023: median $140,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $150,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $149,780 (18 filings) FY2026: median $152,131 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––3
FY2021$128,750$121,139$140,00013
FY2022$132,581$122,616$138,12512
FY2023$140,000$136,822$156,34117
FY2024$150,000$123,656$157,00019
FY2025$149,780$135,690$156,50018
FY2026$152,131$146,588$164,72312

Cost of living

Atlanta's median expert Cloud Engineer salary of $150,000 is worth about $149,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Snowflaketoo few5
Intercontinental Exchange Holdingstoo few2
Sage Intaccttoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,000 12
Mid-level · Level II $106,000 41
Senior · Level III $130,707 21
Expert · Level IV $150,000 30

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.