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AWS Step Functions jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
64 open data & AI postings at 52 companies mention AWS Step Functions, or 0.5% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
0.5%share of data & AI postings
52companies hiring
$180Kmedian pay, US (n=25)
—week over week (needs more history)
AWS Step Functions pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 2 |
| Senior | $181K | 10 |
| Staff / lead | — | 2 |
| Principal | — | 2 |
| Manager | — | 1 |
| Director+ | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | — | 7 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for AWS Step Functions
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 32 | 1.8% |
| AI Engineer | 14 | 0.4% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 11 | 0.6% |
| Data & AI leadership | 4 | 0.4% |
| Data Scientist | 2 | 0.1% |
| Data Architect | 1 | 0.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the AWS Step Functions patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.