Data Scientist III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Data Scientist III on an H-1B?
$168k Amazon has filed 463 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Scientist III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $168k. Most of those filings fall between $157k and $186k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
463
Median base salary
$168k
Middle 50%
$157k to $186k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 68 | $178k |
| FY2025 | 123 | $175k |
| FY2024 | 80 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 59 | $171k |
| FY2022 | 61 | $168k |
| FY2021 | 34 | $145k |
| FY2020 | 24 | $151k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $145k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $150k |
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 | 215 | $159k |
| Bellevue, WA | 70 | $164k |
| New York, NY | 41 | $175k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 16 | $198k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 16 | $212k |
| Austin, TX | 14 | $159k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 13 | $200k |
| San Diego, CA | 9 | $173k |
| Arlington, VA | 7 | $159k |
| Dallas, TX | 6 | $179k |
| Herndon, VA | 6 | $175k |
| San Francisco, CA | 6 | $188k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 6 | $156k |
| Level III | 408 | $165k |
| Level IV | 11 | $201k |
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