System Development Engineer I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a System Development Engineer I on an H-1B?
$121k Amazon has filed 600 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of System Development Engineer I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $121k. Most of those filings fall between $105k and $140k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
600
Median base salary
$121k
Middle 50%
$105k to $140k
Filings and pay by year
System Development Engineer I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 70 | $135k |
| FY2025 | 87 | $132k |
| FY2024 | 67 | $130k |
| FY2023 | 88 | $118k |
| FY2022 | 136 | $123k |
| FY2021 | 58 | $98k |
| FY2020 | 43 | $115k |
| FY2019 | 24 | $113k |
| FY2018 | 16 | $103k |
| FY2017 | 11 | $115k |
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 | 232 | $118k |
| Austin, TX | 55 | $130k |
| Bellevue, WA | 42 | $137k |
| Dallas, TX | 31 | $99k |
| Herndon, VA | 28 | $109k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 23 | $138k |
| Arlington, VA | 19 | $109k |
| Atlanta, GA | 16 | $98k |
| Nashville, TN | 13 | $132k |
| Denver, CO | 12 | $109k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 12 | $118k |
| North Reading, MA | 11 | $109k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 571 | $123k |
| Level II | 10 | $117k |
| Level III | 1 | $146k |
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