Certification career value
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Architecture-focused AWS certification mapped to software architecture and network design labor-market proxies.
Expected BLS salary range
$75,990 - $208,620
10th to 90th percentile across mapped occupations.
15-1252
Software Developers
$132,270
15-1241
Computer Network Architects
$126,900
Top-paying states for the primary mapping
Why study this cert
Use the certification as a signal, then connect it to proof: labs, projects, measurable outcomes, and interview stories that match the target job.
Source: bls.gov (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public data). Last updated: 5/24/2026. Data vintage: 2025. Deterministic starter data. Run the BLS refresh script with a local or CI secret to replace it with public BLS data.