Hardware Development Engineer I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Hardware Development Engineer I on an H-1B?
$115k Amazon has filed 232 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Hardware Development Engineer I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $115k. Most of those filings fall between $97k and $130k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
232
Median base salary
$115k
Middle 50%
$97k to $130k
Filings and pay by year
Hardware Development Engineer I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $128k |
| FY2025 | 13 | $142k |
| FY2024 | 28 | $130k |
| FY2023 | 33 | $105k |
| FY2022 | 44 | $126k |
| FY2021 | 26 | $104k |
| FY2020 | 35 | $110k |
| FY2019 | 23 | $100k |
| FY2018 | 13 | $106k |
| FY2017 | 15 | $100k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 99 | $122k |
| Seattle, WA | 47 | $102k |
| Westborough, MA | 16 | $128k |
| North Reading, MA | 13 | $97k |
| San Francisco, CA | 8 | $94k |
| Boston, MA | 7 | $133k |
| San Diego, CA | 6 | $130k |
| Cupertino, CA | 4 | $110k |
| Boardman, OR | 3 | $100k |
| Sterling, VA | 3 | $100k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $105k |
| Hudson, MA | 3 | $94k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 225 | $117k |
| Level II | 1 | $126k |
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