Software Development Engineer III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Software Development Engineer III on an H-1B?
$177k Amazon has filed 5,665 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $177k. Most of those filings fall between $157k and $208k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
5,665
Median base salary
$177k
Middle 50%
$157k to $208k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Engineer III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 533 | $198k |
| FY2025 | 734 | $198k |
| FY2024 | 1,146 | $203k |
| FY2023 | 812 | $205k |
| FY2022 | 789 | $160k |
| FY2021 | 369 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 573 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 361 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 212 | $156k |
| FY2017 | 136 | $153k |
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 | 2,518 | $160k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 589 | $200k |
| Bellevue, WA | 388 | $185k |
| Austin, TX | 299 | $169k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 257 | $193k |
| New York, NY | 253 | $187k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 165 | $225k |
| Cupertino, CA | 151 | $185k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 146 | $200k |
| San Francisco, CA | 114 | $198k |
| Arlington, VA | 76 | $168k |
| Irvine, CA | 73 | $160k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | $116k |
| Level II | 23 | $184k |
| Level III | 5,259 | $175k |
| Level IV | 99 | $214k |
Other roles Amazon sponsors
Software Development Engineer II 24,400Software Development Engineer I 15,703Software 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