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Amazon ECS Developer Salary in Santa Monica 2026

How much does a Amazon ECS developer expect to make at Santa Monica-based startups? The average expected salary for Amazon ECS developers in Santa Monica-based startups is 108k per year, with a range from 100k to 130k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Amazon ECS developers in Santa Monica startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

107.8k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Amazon ECS developer in Santa Monica is$107,833, which is 13.7% lower than the average Santa Monica startup salary of $125,000. Amazon ECS developer salaries in Santa Monica are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$116,167/yr

Range $100k - $130k

Average

$107,833/yr

Range $100k - $119k

Below Average

$107,833/yr

Range $100k - $119k


Industries

The highest average salary a Amazon ECS developer in Santa Monica can get in Government Innovation, that is $118,500. This pay is 0.0% lower than the average Amazon ECS developer salary, which is $118,500. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Government Innovation (avg $118,500 per year), New Product Development (avg $118,500 per year), Governance (avg $118,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Kafka

    $230.5k

  • 2. Redis

    $215k

  • 3. Deep Learning

    $212.5k

  • 4. PyTorch

    $210k

  • 5. C

    $201k

  • 6. react

    $195k

  • 7. Go

    $189k

  • 8. Rust

    $189k

  • 9. Android

    $180k

  • 10. Kotlin

    $180k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary Amazon ECS developer in Santa Monica can get with 4-6 years of experience, that is $105,000. This pay is 16.0% lower than the average salary in Santa Monica startups, which is $125,000. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.