Data Engineer I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Data Engineer I on an H-1B?
$120k Amazon has filed 1,233 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineer I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $120k. Most of those filings fall between $102k and $135k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,233
Median base salary
$120k
Middle 50%
$102k to $135k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 95 | $132k |
| FY2025 | 165 | $132k |
| FY2024 | 133 | $127k |
| FY2023 | 227 | $114k |
| FY2022 | 273 | $125k |
| FY2021 | 145 | $98k |
| FY2020 | 78 | $113k |
| FY2019 | 39 | $104k |
| FY2018 | 31 | $100k |
| FY2017 | 47 | $98k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 583 | $116k |
| Bellevue, WA | 133 | $125k |
| Dallas, TX | 57 | $122k |
| Austin, TX | 56 | $125k |
| Arlington, VA | 39 | $127k |
| New York, NY | 31 | $129k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 22 | $123k |
| Boston, MA | 19 | $89k |
| San Francisco, CA | 17 | $140k |
| Boulder, CO | 15 | $107k |
| Tempe, AZ | 15 | $112k |
| Detroit, MI | 15 | $145k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,198 | $120k |
| Level II | 17 | $116k |
| Level IV | 1 | $140k |
Other roles Amazon sponsors
Software Development Engineer II 24,400Software Development Engineer I 15,703Software Development Engineer III 5,665Software Dev Engineer II 4,924Software Dev Engineer I 3,792Manager III, Software Development 3,607Business Intelligence Engineer II 3,596Applied Scientist II 3,573Data Engineer II 2,864Technical Program Manager III 2,668Quality Assurance Engineer II 2,083Program Manager III 1,982