Amazon salaries — H-1B filings

At a glance

Amazon hires mid-level. 48% of its filings are Level II, compared with 42% across all H-1B employers.
Most filed: Software Engineer. 50% of its filings. After that come Data Scientist and IT Manager.
Mostly above the prevailing wage. 85% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $155,000, median prevailing wage $127,712.
5th among Big Tech. Amazon's median ($155,000) is below Apple and Microsoft.

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Job Your base salary (USD per year)

10th $113.9k25th $131.1kmedian $155k75th $180k90th $204.1k

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

What Amazon hires for

Software Engineer21,188 filings · 50%$159,600 Data Scientist4,068 filings · 10%$140,000 IT Manager2,608 filings · 6%$200,830 Research Scientist (Computer Science)2,167 filings · 5%$180,000 Systems Engineer / Architect1,871 filings · 4%$169,000 Supply Chain Manager1,154 filings · 3%$142,800 Operations Research Analyst874 filings · 2%$134,420 QA Engineer677 filings · 2%$143,700

Bar: share of Amazon's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 84% of filings (91 occupations in total).

Show all 52 jobs

Job	Median	Filings
Software Engineer	$159,600	21,188
Data Scientist	$140,000	4,068
IT Manager	$200,830	2,608
Research Scientist (Computer Science)	$180,000	2,167
Systems Engineer / Architect	$169,000	1,871
Supply Chain Manager	$142,800	1,154
Operations Research Analyst	$134,420	874
QA Engineer	$143,700	677
Project Manager	$126,464	667
Industrial Engineer	$136,800	650
Logistician	$105,000	558
Market Research Analyst	$131,600	528
Financial Analyst	$117,499	424
Marketing Manager	$158,009	414
Database Administrator	$131,000	389
Graphic Designer	$145,000	354
Statistician	$164,300	333
Computer Hardware Engineer	$160,000	313
Accountant	$105,000	306
Network Administrator	$121,350	306
Civil Engineer	$138,000	292
Network Architect	$161,700	280
Information Security Analyst	$166,200	268
Data Engineer	$144,000	261
Systems Analyst	$111,800	222
Economist	$160,000	164
Network Support Specialist	$108,000	140
HR Specialist	$117,000	117
Purchasing Manager	$147,900	100
Risk Analyst	$109,000	94
Job Analysis Specialist	$125,000	77
Financial Manager	$164,299	47
Operations Manager	$167,525	46
Regulatory Affairs Specialist	$146,602	42
Electrical Engineer	$144,500	40
User Support Specialist	$96,150	38
UX Designer	$145,700	38
Sales Engineer	$185,099	37
Electronics Engineer	$96,928	35
Quantitative Analyst	$93,434	34
Sales Manager	$193,700	31
Purchasing Agent	$95,100	31
Mechanical Engineer	$137,500	31
Validation Engineer	$136,350	30
Lawyer	$172,000	29
Construction Manager	$145,000	28
Business Operations Specialist	$140,000	25
Technical Writer	$119,294	24
Engineering Director	$134,200	23
Management Consultant	$170,050	22
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist	$73,237	22
Training and Development Specialist	$123,700	19

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Amazon.

Pay by level

$129kLevel I
Entry-level · 23% of filings

$159.9kLevel II
Mid-level · 48% of filings

$170.5kLevel III
Senior · 22% of filings

$182kLevel IV
Expert · 7% of filings

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By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$129,000	8,594
Mid-level · Level II	$159,900	17,522
Senior · Level III	$170,500	7,961
Expert · Level IV	$181,950	2,624

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Amazon vs. Big Tech

Meta$208,000

Google$186,000

Apple$174,304

Microsoft$172,759

Amazon$155,000

Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Big Tech: Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft.

Where Amazon files

Seattle, WA$154,40020,682 filings · rent 1BR $2,180 · no state income tax San Jose, CA$186,1424,419 filings · rent 1BR $2,778 New York, NY$166,3003,038 filings · rent 1BR $2,729 Austin, TX$147,9003,016 filings · rent 1BR $1,530 · no state income tax Washington, DC$142,8002,569 filings · rent 1BR $2,204 Dallas, TX$140,3751,480 filings · rent 1BR $1,536 · no state income tax

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

Show all 52 metro areas

Metro area	Median	Filings
Seattle, WA	$154,400	20,682
San Jose, CA	$186,142	4,419
New York, NY	$166,300	3,038
Austin, TX	$147,900	3,016
Washington, DC	$142,800	2,569
Dallas, TX	$140,375	1,480
San Francisco, CA	$182,846	1,444
Boston, MA	$154,606	927
Los Angeles, CA	$149,700	781
Nashville, TN	$124,700	465
Phoenix, AZ	$142,800	407
San Diego, CA	$158,700	365
Atlanta, GA	$149,000	331
Chicago, IL	$148,600	261
Worcester, MA	$145,000	205
Denver, CO	$150,000	149
Houston, TX	$146,503	136
Portland, OR	$138,150	136
Detroit, MI	$142,800	125
Philadelphia, PA	$158,800	109
Minneapolis, MN	$152,100	89
Columbus, OH	$134,296	77
Charlotte, NC	$159,600	76
Raleigh, NC	$154,000	74
Miami, FL	$156,050	64
Hermiston, OR	$132,000	56
Riverside, CA	$142,800	47
Cincinnati, OH	$142,800	41
Tampa, FL	$166,950	40
Boulder, CO	$155,800	38
South Bend, IN	$94,390	38
Pittsburgh, PA	$178,100	34
Orlando, FL	$185,010	32
Stockton, CA	$142,800	28
Baltimore, MD	$142,800	26
Jackson, MS	$130,000	24
Richmond, VA	$160,050	24
San Luis Obispo, CA	$170,000	21
Las Vegas, NV	$142,800	20
Indianapolis, IN	$164,850	18
Santa Cruz, CA	$181,758	18
Memphis, TN	$142,800	17
Santa Maria, CA	$129,400	17
Kansas, MO	$154,200	15
St. Louis, MO	$158,750	14
Sacramento, CA	$165,800	13
Provo, UT	$143,700	12
Salt Lake, UT	$163,700	12
San Antonio, TX	$142,800	11
Durham, NC	$162,630	10
Hagerstown, MD	$142,800	10
Reno, NV	$143,000	10

Salary details

Salary range

All employers

$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,200 and $251,543.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$113,900
25th	$131,100
50th (median)	$155,000
75th	$180,000
90th	$204,114

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$140,000	$119,400	$154,000	14,746
FY2021	$130,000	$100,000	$151,347	12,270
FY2022	$140,000	$106,642	$160,000	22,632
FY2023	$141,900	$113,200	$171,948	18,776
FY2024	$152,950	$128,502	$178,200	21,154
FY2025	$152,100	$129,000	$178,800	22,743
FY2026	$158,000	$133,000	$181,400	19,901

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$155,000

Median prevailing wage$127,712

Median difference+17.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing

Filed at exactly the prevailing wage15%

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.

By legal entity

Legal entity	Median	Filings
Amazon.com Services LLC	$156,344	28,900
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	$153,600	6,152
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	$155,000	5,026
Amazon Data Services, Inc	$146,221	2,199
Amazon Advertising LLC	$154,400	321
Amazon Payments, Inc.	$136,843	22
Amazon Studios, LLC	$158,836	14
Amazon Capital Services, Inc.	too few	7
Amazon LLC	too few	2
Amazon.com.ca, Inc.	too few	1

Amazon files under several company names; this page adds them up. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Job titles at Amazon

Job title	Median	Middle 50%	Filings
Software Dev Engineer	$160,400	$131.1k–$183.1k	9,481
Software Development Engineer	$158,200	$137.3k–$180.7k	7,510
Applied Scientist	$180,000	$165k–$196k	2,028
Data Engineer	$154,500	$132.5k–$170.2k	1,329
Business Intelligence Engineer	$129,709	$114.1k–$144.6k	1,311
Technical Program Manager	$161,600	$145k–$181.4k	1,035
Program Manager	$118,700	$102.1k–$142.8k	892
Solutions Architect	$163,900	$144.5k–$185.6k	828
Manager Iii Software Development	$203,400	$186.6k–$226.8k	810
System Development Engineer	$148,000	$134.7k–$162.5k	675
Financial Analyst	$105,700	$98.6k–$133k	625
Data Scientist	$160,400	$139k–$180k	597
Professional Services	$163,900	$148.1k–$177.6k	591
Business Analyst	$103,000	$91.6k–$115.6k	575
Enterprise Act Engineer	$154,300	$133.8k–$171.1k	573

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Job title	Median	Middle 50%	Filings
Product Manager	$147,115	$136k–$162.6k	534
Business Intel Engineer	$140,000	$119.2k–$154.8k	531
Security Engineer	$169,850	$152k–$180k	506
Quality Assurance Engineer	$138,000	$121k–$160k	501
Product Manager Iii Technical	$169,100	$151.2k–$188.4k	434
Front End Engineer	$166,350	$146.8k–$184.9k	390
Manager Iii Software Dev	$220,191	$204.6k–$238.6k	373
Supply Chain Manager	$115,400	$97.2k–$138.5k	369
UX Designer	$142,401	$129.6k–$160k	295
Support Engineer I External	$105,050	$97.7k–$111.4k	212
Pathways Operations Mgr Mba	$142,800	$142.8k–$142.8k	208
Support Engineer Ii External	$120,500	$113.8k–$131.2k	205
Hardware Development Engineer	$155,000	$140.5k–$167.1k	202
Technical Operations Engineer	$135,000	$115.2k–$147.2k	175
Industrial Designer	$130,000	$110k–$140k	169
Network Development Engineer	$154,050	$142.1k–$172k	164
Research Scientist	$166,300	$152.7k–$179.8k	158
Support Engineer	$105,000	$99.1k–$126.6k	158
Economist	$159,447	$147.5k–$170.2k	156
Operations Engineer	$100,589	$90k–$119.6k	149
Principal Software Development Engineer	$212,202	$211.1k–$247.1k	147
Product Mgr Iii Tech	$173,880	$167.5k–$186.8k	145
Senior Manager Software Development	$242,320	$220.1k–$271.8k	142
Data Center Infrastructure Engineer	$140,000	$130.3k–$145.5k	136
Support Engineer I Ext	$106,400	$103.2k–$110.5k	135
Principal Product Management Technical	$201,650	$180.6k–$226.2k	132
Sales Operations	$122,970	$101.3k–$141.2k	131
Supply Chain Mgr	$118,000	$105.9k–$140k	123
Hardware Commodity Specialist	$115,000	$103.8k–$147.9k	121
Product Manager Technical Iii External Services	$167,400	$152.2k–$190.1k	117
Manager Iii Data Engineering	$178,200	$170k–$200k	116
Retail Vendor Manager	$133,300	$107.5k–$150k	105
Risk Manager	$112,600	$102.5k–$132.3k	105
Dc Infra Eng	$139,000	$133.1k–$154k	103
Solution Architect	$169,840	$153k–$185k	103
Instock Manager	$121,200	$96.9k–$142.8k	97
Hw Commodity Specialist	$147,900	$117k–$156.6k	96
Pathways Operations Manager Mba	$142,800	$142.8k–$142.8k	91
Network Dev Engineer	$171,400	$155k–$182.5k	86
Product Marketing	$141,900	$121.9k–$157.1k	84
Tech Business Developer	$170,000	$150k–$192.3k	82
Technical Infrastructure Program Manager	$142,000	$127.1k–$150k	82
Senior Manager Operations	$160,600	$141.1k–$170.9k	81
Technical Business Developer	$150,987	$147.9k–$169k	81
Enterprise Account Engineer	$162,700	$141.1k–$176.8k	79
Pmt Iii External Svcs	$170,100	$169.1k–$178.1k	79
Principal Solutions Architect	$222,570	$201k–$239.2k	78
Product Manager Iii Technical Mba	$162,750	$151.2k–$179.4k	78
IT App Development Engineer	$133,000	$126k–$145k	76
Tech Ops Engineer	$140,950	$132k–$148.7k	76
Database Engineer	$150,100	$127.7k–$163.7k	73
Hardware Dev Engr	$156,655	$146k–$176.1k	69
Tech Infra Program Manager	$159,150	$148.7k–$171k	68
Manager Iii Business Intelligence	$150,987	$144.6k–$163k	66
Product Mgr Iii Tech Mba	$169,100	$169.1k–$176k	64
Software Development Engineer Ii Test	$155,000	$143.7k–$172.9k	63
Principal Technical Program Manager	$218,010	$190k–$218.6k	62
Product Manager Ii Technical	$141,400	$129.2k–$152.2k	61
System Admin Engineer	$114,960	$114.9k–$141.5k	61
Senior Manager Product Management Technical	$205,000	$197.9k–$227.7k	58
Software Dev Engineer Ii Test	$170,700	$162.5k–$187.5k	56
Security Industry Specialist	$145,000	$131.3k–$160.8k	55
System Dev Engineer	$175,975	$159.5k–$186.1k	52
Technical Csm	$167,501	$139.3k–$180.8k	51
Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer	$129,100	$106.2k–$135k	50
Customer Success Manager	$110,000	$91.1k–$114k	48
Financial Analyst Iii Mba	$142,800	$140.3k–$142.8k	47
Functional Marketing	$113,477	$93.8k–$131.6k	45
Support Engineer Ii Ext	$130,000	$124.4k–$138.1k	45
Product Mktg	$143,300	$134.1k–$154.1k	44
Software Development Engineer Iii Test	$198,950	$173.6k–$207.8k	44
Manager Iii Quality	$175,000	$160.7k–$199.5k	43
Product Manager Iii Mba	$142,800	$142.8k–$146k	41
Principal Product Management	$187,797	$176.5k–$200k	40
Operations Tech	$94,390	$94.4k–$96.9k	39
Cloud Hde	$169,800	$159.4k–$176.4k	38
Program Manager Iii Mba	$142,800	$142.4k–$149.1k	38
Support Engineer Iii External	$145,150	$136k–$149.4k	38
Senior Manager Software Dev	$271,845	$261.5k–$289.5k	37
IT App Analyst	$122,480	$109k–$138.5k	34
Pmt Iii External Services	$191,500	$169.4k–$218.2k	34
Principal Software Dev Eng	$239,824	$219.5k–$247.1k	34
Senior Manager Program Management	$164,484	$151.4k–$172.7k	34
Manager Iii Operations	$113,360	$93.5k–$136.5k	33
Senior Manager Product Management	$182,400	$167k–$189.4k	33
Manager Iii Finance	$150,000	$139.1k–$153k	31
Senior Manager Supply Chain Management	$167,000	$161.8k–$180.3k	31
Software Development Manager	$217,900	$196.1k–$237.5k	31
Business Developer	$158,750	$127k–$165k	30
System Admin Engr	$139,100	$117k–$150.3k	30
General Marketing	$118,200	$91.2k–$136.2k	29
Manager Ii Software Development	$164,300	$158.1k–$187k	29
Member of Technical Staff	$275,000	$209.1k–$315k	29
Procurement Specialist	$90,000	$80.1k–$91.4k	29
Amazon Scholar	$250,942	$133.5k–$600k	28
Asic	$179,750	$163.8k–$191.7k	28
Risk Specialist	$84,240	$80.6k–$89.9k	28
Manager Iii Applied Science	$194,700	$188.8k–$214.2k	27
Product Manager Iii Tech	$174,000	$169.9k–$188.6k	27
Industry Specialist	$143,164	$132.1k–$155k	26
Principal Professional Service	$225,085	$207.5k–$228.6k	26
Senior Manager Data Engineering	$202,300	$202.3k–$227.3k	26
IT App Dev Engr	$140,000	$128.8k–$145k	25
Manager Iii Hardware Development	$204,200	$184.8k–$216.6k	25
Tax Analyst	$97,200	$85.3k–$101.9k	25
Ads Account Manager	$100,000	$91.3k–$114k	24
Principal Product Mgmt Tech	$213,000	$200.8k–$229.1k	23
Buyer	$95,100	$73.5k–$108.8k	22
Principal Technical Business Development	$199,673	$177.2k–$227.1k	22
Security Industry Spclst	$151,647	$143k–$172.3k	22
Legal Counsel	$165,630	$153.9k–$173.4k	21
Manager Iii Data Science	$183,581	$180.3k–$196.9k	21
Senior Manager Finance	$167,860	$152.1k–$185k	21
Technical Infra Program Manager	$148,700	$139.3k–$175k	21
Construction Manager	$115,000	$101.1k–$119.6k	20
Design Technologist	$162,300	$145k–$175.6k	20
Hrbp Iii Corp	$142,800	$135.4k–$151.4k	20
Manager Iii Support Engineer External	$169,350	$154k–$180.5k	20
Principal Product Manager Technical External Services	$216,700	$181.1k–$257.3k	20
Retail Vendor Manager Iii Mba	$142,800	$142.8k–$142.8k	20
Principal Pmt External Services	$205,000	$181.1k–$224.8k	19
Sustainability Specialist	$147,000	$139.5k–$161.6k	19
Techu Resident Solarc	$121,493	$121.5k–$121.5k	19
Control Systems Engineer	$135,200	$117.4k–$147.5k	18
Designer	$133,608	$120.6k–$155k	18
Manager Iii Program Management	$140,000	$129.4k–$148.7k	18
Support Engineer Iii Ext	$140,192	$135.1k–$149.4k	18
Tech Training Specialist	$140,000	$134k–$155.6k	18
General Manager Operations	$166,100	$157.2k–$182.3k	17
Principal Applied Scientist	$245,565	$223.4k–$250.4k	17
Principal Product Manager Technical	$210,000	$192.2k–$227k	17
Sourcing Recruiter	$106,000	$97.5k–$124.4k	17
HR Specialist	$121,369	$98.5k–$131.4k	16
ML Data Associate	$68,393	$58.6k–$90.2k	16
Manager Iii Security Engineer	$193,922	$183.7k–$198.8k	16
Manager Iii Solutions Architect	$185,955	$179k–$196.3k	16
Manager Iii Supply Chain	$142,800	$142.8k–$150.9k	16
Operations Technical	$73,237	$72.3k–$94.4k	16
Technical Training Specialist	$145,786	$134.5k–$160k	16
UX Researcher	$153,100	$139.2k–$177.5k	16
Dco Technician	$73,674	$60.6k–$76.4k	15
Functional Mktg	$120,000	$119k–$136.5k	15
Manager Iii Technical Program Management	$194,300	$167.1k–$213.3k	15
Principal Program Management	$157,100	$146.2k–$166.9k	15
Product Mgr Ii Tech	$151,300	$150.2k–$164.3k	15
Sales Analyst	$83,000	$80.7k–$90k	15
Senior Manager Solutions Architecture	$228,690	$214.2k–$268.5k	15
General Mktg	$141,200	$90k–$142.8k	14
HR Generalist	$76,097	$65.4k–$132.5k	14
IT Application Development Engineer	$156,850	$141.8k–$159.5k	14
Manager Ii Support Engineer External	$139,700	$127k–$146.9k	14
Manager Iii System Development	$175,500	$166.3k–$178.7k	14
Mgr Iii Supply Chain	$148,326	$143k–$163.8k	14
Account Manager	$96,318	$89k–$130.3k	13
Manager Iii Ops Engineering	$142,800	$142.8k–$153k	13
Principal Tech Program Manager	$203,700	$195.2k–$210k	13
Process Imprv Specialist	$120,900	$85k–$144k	13
Senior Manager Technical Business Development	$193,700	$193.7k–$213k	13
Senior Manager Technical Program Management	$235,000	$192.9k–$237.1k	13
Site Manager Operations	$167,200	$164.4k–$173.9k	13
Full Lifecycle Recruiter	$111,150	$98.4k–$117.2k	12
Manager Ii Operations	$74,858	$70.6k–$84.2k	12
Manager Iii Procurement	$132,600	$124.7k–$134.2k	12
Software Dev Engineer Iii Test	$207,700	$190.8k–$227.4k	12
Software Development Engineer I Test	$126,750	$114.8k–$140.8k	12
Account Representative	$110,000	$96.8k–$115k	11
Lab Engineer	$112,008	$98.4k–$125.6k	11
Manager Iii Network Development	$176,735	$151.2k–$202.3k	11
Manager Iii Retail Vendor Management	$142,300	$139k–$157.6k	11
Senior Manager Applied Science	$249,700	$223.5k–$259.4k	11
Engagement Manager	$162,500	$152k–$171.4k	10
Manager Iii Risk	$134,419	$133.3k–$143.8k	10
Ontologist	$106,631	$95.3k–$126.2k	10
Pathways Operations Manager	$142,800	$142.8k–$142.8k	10
Principal Data Engineering	$193,222	$189.5k–$214.3k	10
Senior Engagement Manager	$195,800	$180.5k–$205.2k	10

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About Amazon

Amazon'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 FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Data Scientist and IT Manager and the main metro areas are Seattle, WA, San Jose, CA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Founded: 1994
Headquarters: Seattle
Employees: 1,500,000 (2023)
Website: amazon.com
Stock: Nasdaq: AMZN

Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.

Questions

Does Amazon sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Amazon filed 42,644 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 pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Amazon's H-1B filings is $155,000; half of filings fall between $131,100 and $180,000. Bonus and stock are not included.