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Average Amazon senior software engineer salary

$143,082yearly

$55.05 hourly rate

Entry-level Amazon senior software engineer salary
$108,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Amazon pay senior software engineers?

The average salary for Amazon senior software engineers is $143,082 per year. Amazon senior software engineer salaries range between $108,000 to $188,000 per year. Amazon senior software engineers earn 25% more than the national average salary for senior software engineers of $114,494.

Location impacts how much a senior software engineer at Amazon can expect to make. Senior software engineers at Amazon make the most in Seattle, WA, Sunnyvale, CA, and Portland, OR.

How much does Amazon pay senior software engineers by location?

Amazon pays senior software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, Sunnyvale, CA, and Portland, OR. Additionally, cities like New York and Boston also report highly competitive salaries for senior software engineers at Amazon.

Senior software engineer Amazon salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$172,741$83.05
2Sunnyvale, CA$172,382$82.88
3Portland, OR$150,473$72.34
4New York, NY$144,243$69.35
5Boston, MA$136,244$65.50
6Tempe, AZ$134,418$64.62
7Jersey City, NJ$132,167$63.54
8Denver, CO$126,608$60.87
9Herndon, VA$125,846$60.50
10Dallas, TX$123,643$59.44

Highest-paid Amazon senior software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$190,485$924
2Chief Software Architect$174,975$84-
3Software Director$174,105$84-
4Senior Software Manager$174,015$845
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$172,616$837
6Software Testing Manager$168,258$811
7Senior Software Architect$167,374$80-
8Principal Software Engineer$167,161$805
9Software Development Manager$165,706$80111
10Software Engineering Manager$164,694$7910

Recent salaries for senior software engineers at amazon

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Software EngineerNewark, NJ06/28/2025$129,300
SR. Software DEV Engineer, AWS Distributed SQLSeattle, WA06/24/2025$151,300
SR Software DEV Engineer (L6), Item Relationships PipelineNew York, NY06/19/2025$151,300
SR. Software EngineerDenver, CO06/19/2025$151,300
SR Software Engineer, Graviton Software, Annapurna LabsAustin, TX06/18/2025$151,300

Senior software engineer salary at Amazon competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1eBay$156,961$7538
2Walmart$143,967$69527
3Target$124,932$6040
4Best Buy$123,669$592
5Shopbop$121,563$58-
6Whole Foods Market$112,510$5422

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