Data Engineer II at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Data Engineer II on an H-1B?
$143k Amazon has filed 2,864 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineer II with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $143k. Most of those filings fall between $129k and $159k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
2,864
Median base salary
$143k
Middle 50%
$129k to $159k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer II at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 287 | $154k |
| FY2025 | 435 | $149k |
| FY2024 | 453 | $145k |
| FY2023 | 305 | $151k |
| FY2022 | 502 | $151k |
| FY2021 | 228 | $141k |
| FY2020 | 260 | $134k |
| FY2019 | 152 | $127k |
| FY2018 | 110 | $121k |
| FY2017 | 132 | $123k |
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 | 1,346 | $135k |
| Bellevue, WA | 235 | $143k |
| Austin, TX | 204 | $149k |
| New York, NY | 140 | $158k |
| Dallas, TX | 132 | $142k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 111 | $165k |
| Arlington, VA | 102 | $145k |
| Cupertino, CA | 45 | $155k |
| Tempe, AZ | 35 | $145k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 35 | $172k |
| Herndon, VA | 34 | $144k |
| San Francisco, CA | 32 | $171k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 16 | $132k |
| Level II | 2,753 | $142k |
| Level III | 25 | $156k |
| Level IV | 10 | $150k |
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 3,573Technical Program Manager III 2,668Quality Assurance Engineer II 2,083Program Manager III 1,982Product Manager III - Technical 1,931