Amazon Retail

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 19 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers
  • Main U.S. filing address: Seattle, WA
Median base salary$115,000−6% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$102k–$154.9k
Level II (mid-level) share56%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$108,680the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $88k25th $102kmedian $115k75th $154.9k90th $185k

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Percentiles from Amazon Retail's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 6% of filings
$114.5kLevel II
Mid-level · 56% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 22% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 17% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $114,450 10
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Amazon Retail files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Seattle, WA$132,45012

Salary details

Median salary$115,000
Middle 50%$102k–$154.9k
vs. all employers−6%comparison median $122,699
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,096 and $234,670.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,040
25th$101,983
50th (median)$115,000
75th$154,850
90th$185,007

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$115,000
Median prevailing wage$108,680
Median difference+4.8%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage26%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Amazon Retail

Amazon Retail's filings list its industry as Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other General Merchandise Retailers (Retail Trade sector, NAICS 4552). Its main U.S. filing address is in Seattle, WA and its filings in the data run from FY2021 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Logistician, Financial Analyst and QA Engineer and the main metro areas are Seattle, WA, Atlanta, GA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Amazon Retail sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Amazon Retail filed 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Amazon Retail pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Amazon Retail's H-1B filings is $115,000; half of filings fall between $101,983 and $154,850. Bonus and stock are not included.