Entry-level Cloud Engineer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mclean, Ashburn, Reston, Vienna, Aldie.

Median salary$101,711
Middle 50%$97.2k–$108.2k
vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $128,798
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,520 and $115,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,438
25th$97,168
50th (median)$101,711
75th$108,245
90th$115,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $87,121 (69 filings) FY2021: median $83,265 (58 filings) FY2022: median $85,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $89,856 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 69 filings FY20 FY2021: 58 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 69
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$87,121$80,900$90,00069
FY2021$83,265$76,173$100,60058
FY2022$85,000$82,600$90,00013
FY2023–––9
FY2024$89,856$83,976$90,00015
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Washington's median entry-level Cloud Engineer salary of $101,711 is worth about $93,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Employers filing at this level

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $101,711 14
Mid-level · Level II $126,090 44
Senior · Level III $149,629 26
Expert · Level IV $178,069 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.