Operations Engineer I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Operations Engineer I on an H-1B?
$70k Amazon has filed 132 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Operations Engineer I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $70k. Most of those filings fall between $59k and $76k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
132
Median base salary
$70k
Middle 50%
$59k to $76k
Filings and pay by year
Operations Engineer I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 10 | $75k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $78k |
| FY2024 | 9 | $72k |
| FY2023 | 13 | $69k |
| FY2022 | 26 | $69k |
| FY2021 | 42 | $68k |
| FY2020 | 12 | $71k |
| FY2019 | 8 | $72k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $66k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $55k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville, TN | 14 | $68k |
| Bellevue, WA | 12 | $81k |
| Seattle, WA | 12 | $71k |
| Boston, MA | 7 | $75k |
| Detroit, MI | 7 | $75k |
| Irving, TX | 6 | $73k |
| North Reading, MA | 6 | $74k |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $70k |
| Dallas, TX | 5 | $50k |
| Arlington, VA | 4 | $63k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $57k |
| Carteret, NJ | 3 | $66k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 122 | $70k |
| Level II | 8 | $72k |
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