Amazon Salary

💰 $122K–$167K salary range

Median: $144K  ·  Based on 495 public Amazon job postings  ·  Updated June 20, 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

• Solutions Architect, EdTech Strategic ISVs — $500K · Solutions Architect
• Member of Technical Staff - Reinforcement Learning (Infrastructure), AGI Autonomy — $255K · Applied Science
• Sr. SDM, AI Inference Technology, Neuron SDK — $253K · Software Development
• Senior Engagement Manager, WWPS ProServe, National Security (NatSec), WWPS ProServe, National Security (NatSec) — $250K · Project/Program/Product Management--Technical
• Member of Technical Staff, Applied Science - People Leader, AGI Autonomy — $245K · Applied Science
• Director Network Control Center, Amazon Customer Service, Amazon Customer Service — $238K · Project/Program/Product Management--Technical
• Sr. Leader, Customer Solutions, ISV — $231K · Solutions Architect
• 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

Amazon salary by department

• applied science: $192K median · $255K top base — Member of Technical Staff - Reinforcement Learning (Infrastructure), AGI Autonomy (view JD) (19 roles)
• solutions architect: $177K median · $500K top base — Solutions Architect, EdTech Strategic ISVs (view JD) (15 roles)
• business & merchant development: $161K median · $188K top base — Principal BD, Partnerships, Brand Innovation Lab, US (view JD) (10 roles)
• marketing & pr: $157K median · $212K top base — Sr Manager, Amazon Quick Product Marketing (view JD) (5 roles)
• software development: $154K median · $253K top base — Sr. SDM, AI Inference Technology, Neuron SDK (view JD) (50 roles)
• project/program/product management--technical: $152K median · $250K top base — Senior Engagement Manager, WWPS ProServe, National Security (NatSec), WWPS ProServe, National Security (NatSec) (view JD) (32 roles)
• systems, quality, & security engineering: $151K median · $159K top base — Security Engineer II, StoreSec Application Security (view JD) (12 roles)
• sales, advertising, & account management: $150K median · $206K top base — Senior Manager, Business Development - Amazon Leo (view JD) (12 roles)

Amazon salary by seniority

• Junior: $132K median · $179K top base — Industrial Designer III - AMZ10866.9 (view JD) (34)
• Mid: $138K median · $186K top base — Hardware Dev Engr III - AMZ27156.1 (view JD) (145)
• Senior: $158K median · $255K top base — Member of Technical Staff - Reinforcement Learning (Infrastructure), AGI Autonomy (view JD) (192)
• Staff: $189K median · $500K top base — Solutions Architect, EdTech Strategic ISVs (view JD) (30)

Amazon salary — lead & management

• Manager: $123K median · $213K top base — Software Development Manager - Amazon Redshift Query Execution, Amazon Redshift Query Execution (view JD) (89)

Amazon salary by location

• Seattle: $148K median · $253K top base — Sr. SDM, AI Inference Technology, Neuron SDK (view JD) (120 roles)
• New York: $169K median · $214K top base — Software Dev Engineer II - AMZ26803.1 (view JD) (36 roles)
• Austin: $157K median · $205K top base — Product Mgr III - Tech - AMZ26904.1 (view JD) (33 roles)
• San Francisco: $150K median · $255K top base — Member of Technical Staff - Reinforcement Learning (Infrastructure), AGI Autonomy (view JD) (27 roles)
• Boston: $155K median · $202K top base — Security Engineer II - AMZ27256.1 (view JD) (9 roles)
• Remote: $131K median · $177K top base — Principal Technical Program Manager , Annapurna ML (view JD) (7 roles)
• Atlanta: $139K median · $183K top base — Tech Ops Engineer II - AMZ20957.3 (view JD) (5 roles)
• San Diego: $134K median · $184K top base — Data Scientist II - AMZ27022.1 (view JD) (4 roles)
• Dallas: $147K median · $183K top base — Tech Operations Engineer II - AMZ18015.8 (view JD) (3 roles)
• Denver: $144K median · $178K top base — Professional Services II - AMZ19869.6 (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Amazon

19% of Amazon's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $131K median vs $128K onsite.

What Amazon looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (152) · Python (92) · Java (78) · SQL (66) · Tableau (33) · Supply Chain (30) · Process Improvement (27) · R (22) · Logistics (22) · Product Roadmap (19).

Benefits & perks at Amazon

Commonly listed: mental-health (281) · 401k (280) · medical (279) · dental (279) · hsa-fsa (279) · life-ins (279) · pto (279) · parental (279).

About Amazon

Amazon is Public stage · 10,001–10,001 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 5 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 363 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; 85% 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: 4% of roles list a bonus; 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 495 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 495 public job postings with disclosed pay. 495 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (495 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 31 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Amazon pay?
The median pay is $144K, with a typical range of $122K–$167K, based on 495 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 Solutions Architect, EdTech Strategic ISVs, at $500K base.

Which team pays the most at Amazon?
The applied science team, at a $192K 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 495 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 June 20, 2026.

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