Software Development Engineer II at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Software Development Engineer II on an H-1B?
$153k Amazon has filed 24,401 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer II with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $153k. Most of those filings fall between $139k and $173k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
24,401
Median base salary
$153k
Middle 50%
$139k to $173k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer II at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1,471 | $163k |
| FY2025 | 2,943 | $167k |
| FY2024 | 3,914 | $168k |
| FY2023 | 2,631 | $164k |
| FY2022 | 3,189 | $156k |
| FY2021 | 1,672 | $148k |
| FY2020 | 3,500 | $148k |
| FY2019 | 2,439 | $143k |
| FY2018 | 1,447 | $140k |
| FY2017 | 1,195 | $137k |
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 | 10,788 | $146k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,879 | $175k |
| Bellevue, WA | 1,342 | $155k |
| New York, NY | 1,329 | $167k |
| Austin, TX | 1,120 | $154k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 1,059 | $175k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 751 | $181k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 608 | $175k |
| San Francisco, CA | 588 | $168k |
| Cupertino, CA | 563 | $173k |
| Arlington, VA | 499 | $154k |
| Boston, MA | 422 | $152k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 46 | $149k |
| Level II | 23,388 | $153k |
| Level III | 145 | $152k |
| Level IV | 27 | $167k |
Other roles Amazon sponsors
Software 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 1,982Product Manager III - Technical 1,931