Amazon salaries in Santa Cruz, CA

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings by Amazon in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$181,758
Middle 50%$149k–$193.7k
vs. all employers here+22%comparison median $148,400
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $148,400 and $254,434.
PercentileSalary
10th$148,400
25th$149,000
50th (median)$181,758
75th$193,700
90th$227,890

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2020: median $153,180 (22 filings) FY2021: median $152,750 (22 filings) FY2022: median $170,800 (23 filings) FY2023: median $187,600 (13 filings) FY2024: median $184,150 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 23
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$153,180$137,725$174,38022
FY2021$152,750$112,915$173,47522
FY2022$170,800$155,400$185,00023
FY2023$187,600$167,894$197,80013
FY2024$184,150$179,200$193,93514
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––9

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$177,08814

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.