Amazon DynamoDB developers
Contract rates, popularity and trend data for Amazon DynamoDB, plus how it compares with other multi-model databases.
Overview
Amazon DynamoDB is a multi-model database, ranked #18 of 431 on DB-Engines with a popularity score of 62.7.
Amazon DynamoDB is declining, down 18.1% year over year on DB-Engines. The installed base is still large, so maintenance, tuning and migration work continues.
Contract Amazon DynamoDB specialists typically bill $99–121/hr, against a W-2 equivalent salary of about $157,900.
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DB-Engines popularity score for the 12 highest-ranked multi-model databases. Updated monthly.
What Amazon DynamoDB developers cost
Contract and salary benchmarks for the US.
Contract rate
C2C or 1099, from W-2 hourly × 1.3–1.6 for tax, benefits and overhead.
W-2 equivalent
BLS median for US software developers ($135,980), adjusted +16% for Amazon DynamoDB using Stack Overflow 2025 pay data (490 US respondents who use it).
Full-time contractor cost
Per year at 40 hours a week.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) for Software Developers. Rates vary with seniority and how deep the Amazon DynamoDB work goes. Compare W-2, 1099 and C2C, use the rate calculator, or see rates by state.
Competing databases
How Amazon DynamoDB compares with its nearest rivals.
| Database | Model | DB-Engines rank | Score | YoY | Contract rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP HANA | Relational, Multi-model | #21 | 33.2 | -0.5% | – |
| Microsoft Azure SQL Database | Relational, Multi-model | #14 | 76.0 | +0.8% | – |
| Apache Solr | Search engine, Multi-model | #22 | 33.2 | +2.4% | – |
| MariaDB | Relational, Multi-model | #13 | 86.4 | -8.4% | $81–100 |
| Teradata | Relational, Multi-model | #23 | 31.1 | -8.7% | – |
| Elasticsearch | Multi-model | #11 | 99.5 | -22.3% | $96–118 |
Multi-model databases closest to Amazon DynamoDB in the DB-Engines ranking. Contract rates shown where Stack Overflow 2025 has enough US respondents to estimate one.
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Questions
How much does a Amazon DynamoDB developer cost?
Contract Amazon DynamoDB developers typically bill $99–121 an hour (C2C or 1099), with a W-2 equivalent salary of about $157,900. Agencies usually charge 2–3× W-2 pay.
Is Amazon DynamoDB growing or declining?
Amazon DynamoDB ranks #18 on DB-Engines. Its popularity score changed by -18.1% over the past year and it is among the databases losing the most ground.