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Amazon's salary ranges from $70,075 in total compensation per year for a Area Manager at the low-end to $1,004,862 for a Software Engineer at the high-end. Levels.fyi collects anonymous and verified salaries from current and former employees of Amazon. Last updated: 4/19/2024

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Software Engineer
L4 $181K
L5 $285K
L6 $386K
L7 $720K
L8 $1M
Product Manager
L5 $197K
L6 $285K
L7 $496K
L8 $812K
Software Engineering Manager
L5 SDM $314K
L6 SDM $450K
L7 $687K
L8 $924K
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Technical Program Manager
L4 $161K
L5 $215K
L6 $298K
L7 $417K
Solution Architect
L4 $153K
L5 $232K
L6 $296K
L7 $446K
Data Scientist
L4 $170K
L5 $274K
L6 $350K
L7 $638K
Program Manager
L4 $88K
L5 $143K
L6 $187K
L7 $256K
Project Manager
L4 $99K
L5 $127K
L6 $186K
L7 $350K
Sales
L4 $151K
L5 $188K
L6 $284K
L7 $429K
Financial Analyst
L4 $94K
L5 $121K
L6 $182K
L7 $307K
Product Designer
L4 $125K
L5 $192K
L6 $300K
L7 $359K
Business Analyst
L4 $97K
L5 $138K
L6 $194K
L7 $314K
Business Development
L4 $98K
L5 $185K
L6 $280K
L7 $380K
Marketing
L4 $94K
L5 $148K
L6 $225K
L7 $347K
Hardware Engineer
L4 $162K
L5 $226K
L6 $332K
L7 $473K
Information Technologist
L4 $108K
L5 $202K
L6 $232K
L7 $435K
Recruiter
L4 $88K
L5 $140K
L6 $208K
L7 $280K
Security Analyst
L4 $195K
L5 $267K
L6 $391K
L7 $546K
Area Manager
L4 $70K
L5 $86K
Human Resources
L4 $71K
L5 $127K
L6 $201K
L7 $280K
L8 $577K
Management Consultant
L4 $140K
L5 $191K
L6 $245K
L7 $378K
Customer Service
L4 $113K
L5 $146K
L6 $207K
Marketing Operations
L4 $71K
L5 $91K
L6 $162K
L7 $268K
Accountant
L4 $91K
L5 $116K
L6 $187K
L7 $291K
Security Engineer
L4 $181K
L5 $261K
L6 $375K
Mechanical Engineer
L4 $157K
L5 $181K
L6 $264K
Technical Writer
L4 $125K
L5 $173K
L6 $205K
Data Engineer
L5 $192K
L6 $255K
Legal
L5 $249K
L6 $293K
L7 $455K
Applied Scientist
L4 $241K
L5 $341K
L6 $382K
Business Intelligence Engineer
L4 $138K
L5 $162K
L6 $217K
Administrative Assistant
L4 $77K
L5 $101K
Technical Account Manager
L5 $185K
L6 $221K
Data Science Manager
L4 $134K
L5 $204K
L6 $334K
L7 $500K
Industrial Designer
L4 $143K
L5 $147K
L6 $224K
Product Design Manager
L6 $280K
L7 $425K
Sales Engineer
Median $255K
Civil Engineer
L4 $145K
L5 $171K
Venture Capitalist
Median $467K
Chief of Staff
Median $110K
Biomedical Engineer
$335K
Copywriter
$221K
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Vesting Schedule

5%

YR 1

15%

YR 2

40%

YR 3

40%

YR 4

Stock Type
RSU

At Amazon, Main RSUs are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

  • 5% vests in the 1st-year (5.00% annually)

  • 15% vests in the 2nd-year (15.00% annually)

  • 40% vests in the 3rd-year (20.00% semi-annually)

  • 40% vests in the 4th-year (20.00% semi-annually)

Backloaded vesting schedule

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FAQ

The highest paying role reported at Amazon is Software Engineer at the L8 level with a yearly total compensation of $1,004,862. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Amazon is $214,620.

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