System Development Engineer II at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a System Development Engineer II on an H-1B?
$147k Amazon has filed 1,414 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of System Development Engineer II with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $147k. Most of those filings fall between $131k and $162k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,414
Median base salary
$147k
Middle 50%
$131k to $162k
Filings and pay by year
System Development Engineer II at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 180 | $152k |
| FY2025 | 259 | $148k |
| FY2024 | 279 | $152k |
| FY2023 | 164 | $150k |
| FY2022 | 219 | $146k |
| FY2021 | 111 | $141k |
| FY2020 | 86 | $143k |
| FY2019 | 52 | $145k |
| FY2018 | 39 | $144k |
| FY2017 | 25 | $140k |
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 | 495 | $140k |
| Austin, TX | 136 | $150k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 113 | $167k |
| Bellevue, WA | 91 | $145k |
| Dallas, TX | 55 | $150k |
| Arlington, VA | 51 | $145k |
| Cupertino, CA | 44 | $166k |
| Herndon, VA | 39 | $134k |
| New York, NY | 33 | $154k |
| Nashville, TN | 31 | $150k |
| Atlanta, GA | 26 | $152k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 26 | $179k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | $167k |
| Level II | 1,290 | $147k |
| Level III | 16 | $156k |
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