Security Engineer II at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Security Engineer II on an H-1B?
$160k Amazon has filed 703 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Security Engineer II with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $160k. Most of those filings fall between $145k and $176k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
703
Median base salary
$160k
Middle 50%
$145k to $176k
Filings and pay by year
Security Engineer II at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 133 | $174k |
| FY2025 | 137 | $169k |
| FY2024 | 149 | $164k |
| FY2023 | 84 | $165k |
| FY2022 | 85 | $153k |
| FY2021 | 45 | $145k |
| FY2020 | 32 | $149k |
| FY2019 | 20 | $150k |
| FY2018 | 11 | $140k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $115k |
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 | 278 | $151k |
| Austin, TX | 114 | $160k |
| New York, NY | 51 | $175k |
| Arlington, VA | 50 | $163k |
| Herndon, VA | 34 | $145k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 30 | $185k |
| Boston, MA | 26 | $162k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 11 | $176k |
| San Francisco, CA | 11 | $180k |
| Dallas, TX | 9 | $166k |
| Cupertino, CA | 9 | $194k |
| Bellevue, WA | 9 | $162k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $150k |
| Level II | 665 | $160k |
| Level III | 32 | $176k |
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