Software Development Manager III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Software Development Manager III on an H-1B?
$160k Amazon has filed 172 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Development Manager III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $160k. Most of those filings fall between $155k and $160k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
172
Median base salary
$160k
Middle 50%
$155k to $160k
Filings and pay by year
Software Development Manager III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 10 | $202k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $223k |
| FY2024 | 1 | $189k |
| FY2023 | 9 | $224k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 46 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 56 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 35 | $157k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $160k |
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 | 128 | $160k |
| Bellevue, WA | 10 | $219k |
| Austin, TX | 9 | $160k |
| New York, NY | 6 | $181k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 4 | $184k |
| Nashville, TN | 3 | $150k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $218k |
| Arlington, VA | 3 | $155k |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $224k |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $160k |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $152k |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $160k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 103 | $160k |
| Level III | 58 | $159k |
| Level IV | 4 | $207k |
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