Software Development Engineer I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Software Development Engineer I on an H-1B?
$124k Amazon has filed 15,703 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $124k. Most of those filings fall between $109k and $133k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
15,703
Median base salary
$124k
Middle 50%
$109k to $133k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 510 | $131k |
| FY2025 | 1,582 | $129k |
| FY2024 | 1,629 | $129k |
| FY2023 | 2,716 | $128k |
| FY2022 | 2,492 | $127k |
| FY2021 | 1,128 | $115k |
| FY2020 | 2,513 | $119k |
| FY2019 | 1,591 | $120k |
| FY2018 | 728 | $112k |
| FY2017 | 814 | $110k |
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 | 7,010 | $119k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 864 | $138k |
| Austin, TX | 805 | $126k |
| New York, NY | 744 | $132k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 742 | $140k |
| Bellevue, WA | 732 | $129k |
| Arlington, VA | 510 | $129k |
| San Francisco, CA | 374 | $134k |
| Boston, MA | 305 | $120k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 302 | $145k |
| Cupertino, CA | 277 | $135k |
| Irvine, CA | 270 | $119k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 15,108 | $125k |
| Level II | 224 | $123k |
| Level III | 12 | $124k |
Other roles Amazon sponsors
Software Development Engineer II 24,400Software 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 1,982Product Manager III - Technical 1,931