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Average Amazon software engineer salary

$131,408yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Amazon software engineer salary
$94,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Amazon pay software engineers?

The average salary for Amazon software engineers is $131,408 per year. Amazon software engineer salaries range between $94,000 to $183,000 per year. Amazon software engineers earn 31% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Amazon pay software engineers by location?

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

Software engineer Amazon salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$159,739$76.80
2Sunnyvale, CA$159,146$76.51
3Portland, OR$131,640$63.29
4New York, NY$118,555$57.00
5Tempe, AZ$115,779$55.66
6Denver, CO$111,386$53.55
7Boston, MA$111,097$53.41
8Jersey City, NJ$104,627$50.30
9Dallas, TX$104,363$50.17
10Herndon, VA$99,452$47.81

Highest-paid Amazon software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chief Software Architect$174,975$84-
2Vice President Of Software Engineering$174,559$84-
3Software Director$174,105$84-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$172,616$831
5Senior Software Architect$167,374$80-
6Principal Software Engineer$167,161$808
7Software Development Manager$165,706$80107
8Software Engineering Manager$164,694$795
9Staff Engineer$160,833$77-
10Software Architect$160,597$77-

Recent salaries for software engineers at amazon

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software DEV Engineer (ML), AGI CustomizationBoston, MA06/28/2025$129,300
Software DEV Engineer III-Amz9160289Denver, CO06/19/2025$168,100
Software Engineer-Ai/Ml, AWS NeuronSeattle, WA06/19/2025$129,300
Device Software Engineer, Kuiper Government SolutionsLos Angeles, CA06/15/2025$129,300
Software DEV Engineer II, OSS Non-Jit BuyingNew York, NY06/13/2025$129,300

Software engineer salary at Amazon competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1eBay$134,368$6542
2Walmart$123,821$60643
3Best Buy$117,560$571
4Target$112,827$5439
5Shopbop$107,668$52-
6Whole Foods Market$104,797$5029

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