Hardware Development Engineer III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Hardware Development Engineer III on an H-1B?
$164k Amazon has filed 429 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Hardware Development Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $164k. Most of those filings fall between $152k and $180k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
429
Median base salary
$164k
Middle 50%
$152k to $180k
Filings and pay by year
Hardware Development Engineer III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 36 | $160k |
| FY2025 | 50 | $168k |
| FY2024 | 70 | $170k |
| FY2023 | 59 | $183k |
| FY2022 | 67 | $160k |
| FY2021 | 35 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 38 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 33 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 21 | $160k |
| FY2017 | 20 | $155k |
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 | 190 | $171k |
| Seattle, WA | 105 | $156k |
| Bellevue, WA | 29 | $160k |
| Cupertino, CA | 20 | $185k |
| Austin, TX | 13 | $155k |
| North Reading, MA | 11 | $145k |
| Westborough, MA | 11 | $154k |
| Cambridge, MA | 8 | $164k |
| Hudson, MA | 4 | $165k |
| San Francisco, CA | 4 | $190k |
| Monroe, OH | 3 | $150k |
| Herndon, VA | 3 | $155k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $110k |
| Level II | 5 | $149k |
| Level III | 371 | $164k |
| Level IV | 7 | $167k |
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