Amazon Salary

💰 $130K–$184K salary range

Median: $162K  ·  Based on 10,663 public Amazon job postings  ·  Updated October 7, 2026

This Amazon 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

• Head of Creator Technologies — $264K–$350K · Software Development
• Sr Manager ASIC Sustaining, Silicon Operations — $277K–$350K · Hardware Development
• Director, Software Development - Language Foundations, Amazon SW Builder Experience — $264K–$350K · Software Development
• Sr. Principal Tech Lead, AWS Transform — $240K–$350K · Applied Science
• Director IAM, Amazon Foundational Security Services — $264K–$350K · Software Development
• Director, Product Management, AWS Developer Tools — $263K–$350K · Project/Program/Product Management--Technical
• Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) — $238K–$350K · Project/Program/Product Management--Technical
• Sr. Principal Scientist, Secure Work Enablement — $240K–$350K · Applied Science
• Director, Embedded Software Engineering, Amazon Leo — $264K–$350K · Software Development
• Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing, Amazon Leo, Silicon Operations — $241K–$350K · Hardware Development

Amazon salary by department

• applied science: $197K median · $350K top base — Sr. Principal Tech Lead, AWS Transform (view JD) (384 roles)
• solutions architect: $191K median · $313K top base — Sr Mgr Solution Architecture, Enterprise Solution Architecture (view JD) (486 roles)
• research science: $187K median · $326K top base — Senior Manager, Applied Science- Manipulation & Autonomy , Fauna (view JD) (56 roles)
• economics: $187K median · $295K top base — Principal Economist, Stores Economics and Science (view JD) (20 roles)
• business & merchant development: $184K median · $346K top base — Director of Professional Services, AWS Growth Initiatvies, AWS Professional Services (view JD) (208 roles)
• legal: $181K median · $273K top base — Senior Corporate Counsel - Last Mile Automation, Stores & Operations Legal (view JD) (90 roles)
• software development: $179K median · $350K top base — Head of Creator Technologies (view JD) (1768 roles)
• project/program/product management--technical: $178K median · $350K top base — Director, Product Management, AWS Developer Tools (view JD) (950 roles)

Amazon engineering & product salary by seniority

• Junior: $169K median · $237K top base — Data Scientist (view JD) (111)
• Mid: $168K median · $297K top base — Specialist Technology Team - Product Leader, Specialist Technology Team (view JD) (2896)
• Senior: $181K median · $342K top base — Sr. SDM, AWS Healthcare AI (view JD) (2176)
• Staff: $212K median · $350K top base — Sr. Principal Tech Lead, AWS Transform (view JD) (349)

Amazon engineering & product management salary

• Manager: $218K median · $350K top base — Sr. Manager, Physical Design Engineering, Annapurna Labs (view JD) (329)
• Director+: $268K median · $350K top base — Head of Creator Technologies (view JD) (23)

Amazon salary by location

• New York: $186K median · $350K top base — Director, Product Management, AWS Developer Tools (view JD) (654 roles)
• Remote: $162K median · $323K top base — Manager, ASIC Supply Chain, Silicon Operations (view JD) (214 roles)
• San Francisco: $185K median · $334K top base — Director, North America Startups, Startups (view JD) (207 roles)
• Dallas: $169K median · $284K top base — Principal Technologist, 6G and AI, Telco Tech, AWS Industries (view JD) (150 roles)
• Denver: $169K median · $328K top base — Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government (view JD) (105 roles)
• Miami: $169K median · $208K top base — Solutions Architect III - AMZ9675628 (view JD) (5 roles)
• Los Angeles: $150K median · $183K top base — Site Leader (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Amazon

16% of Amazon's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $162K median vs $138K onsite.

What Amazon looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (4778) · Python (1711) · Java (1602) · SQL (1275) · Process Improvement (1005) · Supply Chain (972) · Logistics (715) · Product Roadmap (562) · Tableau (555) · Ruby (450).

Benefits & perks at Amazon

Commonly listed: 401k (10268) · mental-health (10264) · dental (10243) · pto (10243) · parental (10243) · medical (10238) · hsa-fsa (10238) · life-ins (10238).

About Amazon

Amazon is Public stage · 10,001+ employees · founded 1994 · HQ Seattle, Washington. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Amazon

Roles typically ask for around 4 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8218 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and Associate's and PhD are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 98% of these postings reference equity (rsu, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Amazon total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 1% of roles list a bonus; 1% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Amazon hiring activity

Amazon has 10,663 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 10,663 public job postings with disclosed pay. 7,767 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (8,341 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 1033 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Amazon pay?
The median pay is $162K, with a typical range of $130K–$184K, based on 10,663 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Amazon?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Creator Technologies, at $264K–$350K base.

Which team pays the most at Amazon?
The applied science team, at a $197K 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

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 10,663 public Amazon 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 October 7, 2026.

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