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What Amazon Com Services certifies it pays.

Base-pay bands from 58,437 certified Department of Labor wage filings, through FY2025. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.

Base-salary bands by role

Software Developers

17,976 filings
p25 · $131Kmedian · $158Kp75 · $183K

Data Scientists

4,676 filings
p25 · $111Kmedian · $136Kp75 · $157K

Computer and Information Systems Managers

4,427 filings
p25 · $168Kmedian · $194Kp75 · $220K

Software Developers, Applications

4,061 filings
p25 · $119Kmedian · $141Kp75 · $160K

Operations Research Analysts

3,953 filings
p25 · $100Kmedian · $120Kp75 · $148K

Web Administrators

2,626 filings
p25 · $136Kmedian · $160Kp75 · $180K

Computer and Information Research Scientists

2,006 filings
p25 · $159Kmedian · $176Kp75 · $193K

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

1,791 filings
p25 · $119Kmedian · $142Kp75 · $150K

Median by state

WA26,981 filings$147K
CA12,123 filings$170K
TX5,531 filings$140K
NY3,774 filings$156K
VA2,322 filings$137K
MA2,071 filings$138K
TN1,043 filings$109K
AZ768 filings$129K

Median by seniority level

Level I · Entry11,872 filings$128K
Level II · Qualified27,937 filings$152K
Level III · Experienced14,843 filings$160K
Level IV · Fully competent2,081 filings$178K

OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.

H-1B sponsorship profile

Amazon Com Services certifies 58,437 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2025 — filing volume steady. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.

Offered vs. prevailing floor
+23%

Median certified offer runs 23% above the floor.

Filings paid above the floor
78%

The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.

Median offered · floor
$148K

vs. $113K prevailing-wage floor.

Seniority mix (OES wage level)

Level I · Entry21%
Level II · Qualified49%
Level III · Experienced26%
Level IV · Fully competent4%

Filing volume by fiscal year

FY22 15,324FY23 13,036FY24 14,584FY25 15,493

Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: Amazon.com Services LLC (51,329).

Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

What this data is — and isn't

These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Amazon Com Services pays — not total compensation. Our sources.

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