What Amazon Development Center U.S. certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 8,436 certified Department of Labor wage filings, through FY2025. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Base-salary bands by role
Software Developers
4,828 filingsSoftware Developers, Applications
839 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers
609 filingsOperations Research Analysts
383 filingsWeb Administrators
283 filingsComputer and Information Research Scientists
257 filingsData Scientists
190 filingsInformation Security Analysts
175 filingsMedian by state
| WA | 4,108 filings | $144K |
| CA | 1,853 filings | $175K |
| VA | 681 filings | $135K |
| NY | 551 filings | $158K |
| TX | 475 filings | $138K |
| MA | 309 filings | $152K |
| NJ | 102 filings | $160K |
| GA | 89 filings | $152K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 2,754 filings | $129K |
| Level II · Qualified | 4,177 filings | $163K |
| Level III · Experienced | 1,260 filings | $170K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 103 filings | $200K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Amazon Development Center U.S. certifies 8,436 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2025 — filing volume rising. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median certified offer runs 21% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $118K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 5 legal entities under this brand — largest: Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. (7,500).
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 Development Center U.S. pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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