Data Scientist I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Data Scientist I on an H-1B?
$115k Amazon has filed 522 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Scientist I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $115k. Most of those filings fall between $90k and $130k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
522
Median base salary
$115k
Middle 50%
$90k to $130k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 25 | $127k |
| FY2025 | 37 | $126k |
| FY2024 | 42 | $121k |
| FY2023 | 76 | $102k |
| FY2022 | 122 | $120k |
| FY2021 | 79 | $78k |
| FY2020 | 84 | $121k |
| FY2019 | 53 | $110k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $104k |
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 | 222 | $120k |
| New York, NY | 53 | $121k |
| Bellevue, WA | 38 | $115k |
| North Reading, MA | 23 | $101k |
| Austin, TX | 22 | $91k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 21 | $130k |
| Arlington, VA | 20 | $102k |
| San Diego, CA | 16 | $99k |
| Boston, MA | 15 | $105k |
| Chicago, IL | 12 | $59k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 8 | $145k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 7 | $84k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 484 | $115k |
| Level II | 35 | $120k |
| Level IV | 2 | $128k |
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