Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Software Development Engineer on an H-1B?
$130k Amazon has filed 352 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $130k. Most of those filings fall between $115k and $153k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
352
Median base salary
$130k
Middle 50%
$115k to $153k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $181k |
| FY2025 | 33 | $170k |
| FY2024 | 7 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $162k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $98k |
| FY2021 | 20 | $120k |
| FY2020 | 10 | $137k |
| FY2019 | 33 | $134k |
| FY2018 | 199 | $128k |
| FY2017 | 42 | $125k |
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 | 132 | $120k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 49 | $140k |
| San Francisco, CA | 33 | $125k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 28 | $133k |
| Cupertino, CA | 19 | $128k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 14 | $148k |
| Santa Monica, CA | 9 | $124k |
| Austin, TX | 7 | $165k |
| Irvine, CA | 7 | $132k |
| Boston, MA | 7 | $129k |
| Bellevue, WA | 6 | $134k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 6 | $151k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 35 | $130k |
| Level II | 183 | $139k |
| Level III | 29 | $148k |
| Level IV | 11 | $168k |
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