Software Dev Engineer III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Software Dev Engineer III on an H-1B?
$208k Amazon has filed 1,160 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Dev Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $208k. Most of those filings fall between $193k and $219k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,160
Median base salary
$208k
Middle 50%
$193k to $219k
Filings and pay by year
Software Dev Engineer III at Amazon, by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 651 | $205k |
| FY2025 | 487 | $212k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $188k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $178k |
| FY2021 | 8 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 6 | $179k |
| FY2019 | 2 | $163k |
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 | 596 | $205k |
| Bellevue, WA | 170 | $205k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 63 | $228k |
| Austin, TX | 54 | $208k |
| New York, NY | 51 | $226k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 40 | $232k |
| Arlington, VA | 23 | $205k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 22 | $238k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 21 | $236k |
| Boston, MA | 17 | $196k |
| San Francisco, CA | 16 | $205k |
| Redmond, WA | 15 | $208k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 3 | $142k |
| Level III | 673 | $208k |
| Level IV | 144 | $216k |
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