Software Dev Engineer II at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Software Dev Engineer II on an H-1B?
$173k Amazon has filed 4,924 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Dev Engineer II with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $173k. Most of those filings fall between $160k and $185k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
4,924
Median base salary
$173k
Middle 50%
$160k to $185k
Filings and pay by year
Software Dev Engineer II at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 3,442 | $173k |
| FY2025 | 1,315 | $173k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $165k |
| FY2023 | 16 | $164k |
| FY2022 | 42 | $155k |
| FY2021 | 49 | $152k |
| FY2020 | 48 | $158k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $148k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $148k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $132k |
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 | 2,379 | $170k |
| Bellevue, WA | 686 | $171k |
| Austin, TX | 365 | $170k |
| New York, NY | 233 | $190k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 221 | $192k |
| Arlington, VA | 152 | $164k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 152 | $190k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 87 | $188k |
| Boston, MA | 71 | $161k |
| San Francisco, CA | 68 | $186k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 62 | $194k |
| Dallas, TX | 51 | $160k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4 | $161k |
| Level II | 3,689 | $174k |
| Level III | 391 | $180k |
| Level IV | 4 | $169k |
Other roles Amazon sponsors
Software Development Engineer II 24,400Software Development Engineer I 15,703Software Development Engineer III 5,665Software 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 1,982Product Manager III - Technical 1,931