System Development Engineer III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a System Development Engineer III on an H-1B?
$165k Amazon has filed 306 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of System Development Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $165k. Most of those filings fall between $152k and $182k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
306
Median base salary
$165k
Middle 50%
$152k to $182k
Filings and pay by year
System Development Engineer III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 34 | $177k |
| FY2025 | 61 | $164k |
| FY2024 | 69 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 40 | $170k |
| FY2022 | 33 | $164k |
| FY2021 | 23 | $147k |
| FY2020 | 16 | $156k |
| FY2019 | 15 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 10 | $151k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $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 | 117 | $155k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 37 | $178k |
| Austin, TX | 27 | $164k |
| Bellevue, WA | 19 | $172k |
| Dallas, TX | 12 | $180k |
| Cupertino, CA | 11 | $175k |
| Arlington, VA | 7 | $151k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 7 | $186k |
| Culver City, CA | 5 | $164k |
| New York, NY | 5 | $164k |
| Westborough, MA | 4 | $170k |
| Herndon, VA | 4 | $170k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | $129k |
| Level III | 264 | $164k |
| Level IV | 6 | $191k |
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