Amazon Pay Salary

💰 $160K–$199K salary range

Median: $179K  ·  Based on 86 public Amazon Pay job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026

This Amazon Pay salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Amazon Pay

• Security Engineer III - AMZ25957.4 — $178K–$227K · Corporate Operations
• Sr. Applied Scientist, Amazon Ads — $167K–$226K · Applied Science
• Software Dev Engineer II - AMZ26804.1 — $165K–$224K · Corporate Operations
• Data Scientist II (ADBL175) — $170K–$208K · Corporate Operations
• Data Scientist II - AMZ24268.1 — $170K–$208K · Corporate Operations
• Data Engineer II - AMZ24202.1 — $171K–$206K · Corporate Operations

Amazon Pay salary by department

• Corporate Operations: $179K median (84 roles)

Amazon Pay salary by seniority

• Mid: $178K median (67)
• Senior: $201K median (7)
• Manager: $173K median (12)

Amazon Pay salary by location

• Seattle: $176K median (15 roles)
• New York: $194K median (7 roles)
• Austin: $193K median (4 roles)
• Boston: $186K median (4 roles)

About Amazon Pay

Amazon Pay is Venture-backed stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 2007 · HQ Seattle, Washington. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Amazon Pay

Roles typically ask for around 3 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 57 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Amazon Pay hiring activity

Amazon Pay has 86 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 86 public job postings with disclosed pay. 86 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (86 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Amazon Pay pay?
The median base salary is $179K, with a typical range of $160K–$199K, based on 86 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Amazon Pay?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Security Engineer III - AMZ25957.4, at $178K–$227K base.

Which team pays the most at Amazon Pay?
The Corporate Operations team, at a $179K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

USD base salary aggregated from 86 public Amazon Pay job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 10, 2026.

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