Amazon salaries in Durham, NC

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings by Amazon in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025. Base salary only.

Median salary$162,630
Middle 50%$145k–$178.8k
vs. all employers here+37%comparison median $119,060
Filings10FY2025 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $139,091 and $282,481.
PercentileSalary
10th$139,099
25th$144,983
50th (median)$162,630
75th$178,800
90th$282,447

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $125k $180k FY2021: median $87,611 (10 filings) FY2022: median $160,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $162,630 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 0 filings FY26 15
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––3
FY2021$87,611$74,214$130,41710
FY2022$160,000$70,262$173,50015
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––5
FY2025$162,630$144,983$178,80010
FY2026–––0

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few5
Software Engineertoo few4

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Durham, NC.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.