Manager III, Software Development at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Manager III, Software Development on an H-1B?
$189k Amazon has filed 3,607 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Manager III, Software Development with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $189k. Most of those filings fall between $160k and $218k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
3,607
Median base salary
$189k
Middle 50%
$160k to $218k
Filings and pay by year
Manager III, Software Development at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 303 | $209k |
| FY2025 | 534 | $203k |
| FY2024 | 696 | $207k |
| FY2023 | 578 | $207k |
| FY2022 | 657 | $172k |
| FY2021 | 247 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 330 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 169 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 90 | $160k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $158k |
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 | 1,674 | $170k |
| Bellevue, WA | 303 | $198k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 272 | $213k |
| New York, NY | 200 | $203k |
| Austin, TX | 189 | $185k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 100 | $213k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 95 | $219k |
| Arlington, VA | 88 | $185k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 73 | $230k |
| San Francisco, CA | 70 | $227k |
| Dallas, TX | 59 | $185k |
| Cupertino, CA | 53 | $225k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 11 | $145k |
| Level II | 2,805 | $187k |
| Level III | 495 | $196k |
| Level IV | 19 | $235k |
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 3,792Business 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 1,982Product Manager III - Technical 1,931