Data Engineer III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Data Engineer III on an H-1B?
$163k Amazon has filed 1,020 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $163k. Most of those filings fall between $143k and $186k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,020
Median base salary
$163k
Middle 50%
$143k to $186k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 161 | $177k |
| FY2025 | 187 | $175k |
| FY2024 | 188 | $177k |
| FY2023 | 128 | $170k |
| FY2022 | 127 | $151k |
| FY2021 | 70 | $145k |
| FY2020 | 62 | $141k |
| FY2019 | 47 | $143k |
| FY2018 | 32 | $134k |
| FY2017 | 18 | $127k |
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 | 547 | $155k |
| Bellevue, WA | 140 | $165k |
| New York, NY | 50 | $177k |
| Austin, TX | 48 | $159k |
| Dallas, TX | 46 | $170k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 34 | $193k |
| San Francisco, CA | 17 | $195k |
| Arlington, VA | 16 | $179k |
| Boston, MA | 13 | $166k |
| Cupertino, CA | 9 | $184k |
| San Diego, CA | 9 | $174k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 9 | $178k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $173k |
| Level II | 8 | $130k |
| Level III | 896 | $160k |
| Level IV | 45 | $184k |
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