Amazon salaries in Raleigh, NC

Based on 74 certified H-1B filings by Amazon in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$154,000
Middle 50%$139.9k–$166.9k
vs. all employers here+35%comparison median $114,358
Filings74FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $101,924 and $198,196.
PercentileSalary
10th$122,280
25th$139,875
50th (median)$154,000
75th$166,900
90th$179,303

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $130k $170k FY2020: median $148,500 (12 filings) FY2021: median $108,800 (47 filings) FY2022: median $155,000 (68 filings) FY2023: median $156,700 (51 filings) FY2024: median $160,843 (46 filings) FY2025: median $154,400 (61 filings) FY2026: median $153,600 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 68 filings FY22 FY2023: 51 filings FY23 FY2024: 46 filings FY24 FY2025: 61 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 68
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$148,500$145,000$155,00012
FY2021$108,800$75,982$150,00047
FY2022$155,000$135,750$170,00068
FY2023$156,700$142,400$173,25051
FY2024$160,843$146,650$183,15046
FY2025$154,400$138,600$165,00061
FY2026$153,600$148,600$170,00013

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$157,30046
Data Scientisttoo few7
Database Administratortoo few6
IT Managertoo few3
Supply Chain Managertoo few3
Operations Research Analysttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $138,600 13
Mid-level · Level II $153,250 40
Senior · Level III $157,750 18
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.