Security Engineer III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Security Engineer III on an H-1B?
$178k Amazon has filed 213 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Security Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $178k. Most of those filings fall between $160k and $197k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
213
Median base salary
$178k
Middle 50%
$160k to $197k
Filings and pay by year
Security Engineer III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 38 | $181k |
| FY2025 | 46 | $179k |
| FY2024 | 56 | $184k |
| FY2023 | 23 | $173k |
| FY2022 | 18 | $160k |
| FY2021 | 9 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 10 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $144k |
| 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 | 89 | $160k |
| Austin, TX | 22 | $178k |
| New York, NY | 22 | $199k |
| Herndon, VA | 19 | $167k |
| Arlington, VA | 13 | $186k |
| Bellevue, WA | 6 | $184k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 4 | $201k |
| Dallas, TX | 3 | $169k |
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $180k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $225k |
| Irvine, CA | 3 | $175k |
| Boston, MA | 2 | $196k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level III | 187 | $178k |
| Level IV | 22 | $194k |
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