Amazon's salary ranges from $64,579 in total compensation per year for a Chief of Staff at the low-end to $1,893,500 for a Software Engineering Manager at the high-end. Levels.fyi collects anonymous and verified salaries from current and former employees of Amazon. Last updated: 12/5/2025
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Hybrid made me Depressed
Joined this company 2years ago to be Fully Remote, but since a few months ago I've been forced to go to the office 2 days a week since our CEO decided to get a Company-Owned Office where I live.. And I can't change the fact that since my job turned into a Hybrid position I got depressed as...
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At Amazon, RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:
5% vests in the 1st-YR (5.00% annually)
15% vests in the 2nd-YR (15.00% annually)
40% vests in the 3rd-YR (20.00% semi-annually)
40% vests in the 4th-YR (20.00% semi-annually)
Backloaded vesting schedule
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