Data Scientist II at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Data Scientist II on an H-1B?
$150k Amazon has filed 1,426 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Scientist II with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $150k. Most of those filings fall between $132k and $166k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,426
Median base salary
$150k
Middle 50%
$132k to $166k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist II at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 143 | $161k |
| FY2025 | 202 | $156k |
| FY2024 | 214 | $155k |
| FY2023 | 178 | $155k |
| FY2022 | 307 | $152k |
| FY2021 | 135 | $137k |
| FY2020 | 152 | $145k |
| FY2019 | 88 | $135k |
| FY2018 | 7 | $135k |
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 | 596 | $142k |
| New York, NY | 186 | $169k |
| Bellevue, WA | 167 | $140k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 59 | $172k |
| Arlington, VA | 55 | $147k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 46 | $175k |
| Austin, TX | 32 | $155k |
| San Francisco, CA | 27 | $152k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 26 | $175k |
| North Reading, MA | 21 | $144k |
| Tempe, AZ | 20 | $151k |
| Boston, MA | 18 | $152k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 27 | $152k |
| Level II | 1,350 | $150k |
| Level III | 26 | $164k |
| Level IV | 3 | $172k |
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