Security Engineer I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Security Engineer I on an H-1B?
$144k Amazon has filed 536 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Security Engineer I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $144k. Most of those filings fall between $122k and $160k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
536
Median base salary
$144k
Middle 50%
$122k to $160k
Filings and pay by year
Security Engineer I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 76 | $160k |
| FY2025 | 82 | $152k |
| FY2024 | 73 | $147k |
| FY2023 | 92 | $140k |
| FY2022 | 102 | $144k |
| FY2021 | 45 | $128k |
| FY2020 | 23 | $130k |
| FY2019 | 23 | $117k |
| FY2018 | 12 | $121k |
| FY2017 | 8 | $108k |
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 | 233 | $136k |
| Austin, TX | 87 | $152k |
| Arlington, VA | 37 | $136k |
| New York, NY | 33 | $171k |
| Herndon, VA | 33 | $136k |
| Boston, MA | 19 | $75k |
| Dallas, TX | 15 | $152k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 10 | $151k |
| San Francisco, CA | 8 | $180k |
| Bellevue, WA | 6 | $144k |
| Irvine, CA | 5 | $158k |
| Cambridge, MA | 5 | $150k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 526 | $144k |
| Level II | 6 | $135k |
| Level IV | 3 | $140k |
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