Front-End Engineer III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Front-End Engineer III on an H-1B?
$183k Amazon has filed 192 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Front-End Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $183k. Most of those filings fall between $173k and $210k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
192
Median base salary
$183k
Middle 50%
$173k to $210k
Filings and pay by year
Front-End Engineer III at Amazon, by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 42 | $185k |
| FY2025 | 45 | $197k |
| FY2024 | 44 | $192k |
| FY2023 | 30 | $177k |
| FY2022 | 19 | $185k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $146k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $158k |
| FY2019 | 2 | $165k |
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 | 79 | $181k |
| Bellevue, WA | 20 | $178k |
| Austin, TX | 15 | $189k |
| New York, NY | 13 | $190k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 12 | $210k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 10 | $219k |
| Boston, MA | 8 | $177k |
| Cupertino, CA | 4 | $231k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 4 | $175k |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $193k |
| Arlington, VA | 3 | $199k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $244k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | $208k |
| Level III | 162 | $181k |
| Level IV | 8 | $220k |
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