Principal Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Principal Software Development Engineer on an H-1B?
$212k Amazon has filed 493 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Software Development Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $212k. Most of those filings fall between $169k and $247k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
493
Median base salary
$212k
Middle 50%
$169k to $247k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Software Development Engineer at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 70 | $217k |
| FY2025 | 82 | $212k |
| FY2024 | 97 | $247k |
| FY2023 | 103 | $240k |
| FY2022 | 64 | $168k |
| FY2021 | 29 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 23 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 15 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 5 | $160k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $160k |
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 | 298 | $190k |
| Bellevue, WA | 45 | $212k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 41 | $256k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 22 | $275k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 16 | $260k |
| Austin, TX | 10 | $217k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 7 | $236k |
| Redmond, WA | 7 | $209k |
| Cupertino, CA | 6 | $250k |
| San Diego, CA | 5 | $223k |
| Irvine, CA | 5 | $221k |
| Arlington, VA | 4 | $229k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 4 | $185k |
| Level III | 18 | $160k |
| Level IV | 449 | $212k |
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