Amazon Salaries

170 total salary submissions
Avg. Hours Worked (64%)

The average hours worked chart shows the distribution of average hours worked per week generated based on the Compensation data at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the adjusted average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each workload given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more data points, the confidence of a "true measure" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

45.3
  • 10-20 Hrs
  • 20-30 Hrs
  • 30-40 Hrs
  • 40-50 Hrs
  • 50-60 Hrs
  • 60-70 Hrs
  • 70-80 Hrs
  • 80-90 Hrs
  • Over 90 Hrs
Relative Compensation (96%)

The Relative Compensation is a score from 1 star (very bad) to 5 stars (excellent) generated based on the Company Reviews of current and former employees at this company based on relative pay.

The number you see in the middle of the donut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.7
  • 1 Star
  • 2 Stars
  • 3 Stars
  • 4 Stars
  • 5 Stars

Average Amazon Salary

3.5
Total Median Pay
$116,500
Median Base Pay
$102,000
Median Bonus Pay
$14,500

How much does Amazon pay?

Base range:
$42,000 - $175,000

For this salary and bonus range, Low is the 10th Percentile and High is the 90th Percentile. These ranges are from employer specific salaries submitted by WSO members.

Bonus range:
$2,500 - $40,000

Amazon pays an average salary of $102,000 per year. This base compensation is the equivalent of $51 per hour assuming a 40 hour work week (2,000 hours per year). The actual average hours worked per week at Amazon based on our data is actually 45 hours, which would bring down the true effective hourly rate to $47 on average. If you include the average bonus of $14,500, then the total average pay at Amazon would be $116,500 per year or $54 per hour at the 45 hour work week.

There's a wide range between what the company pays the top 20 percent and the bottom 20 percent of earners. This is largely dependent on seniority and location. Amazon pays the highest-paid employees over $180,000 a year, while the lowest-paid employees are paid less than $75,000. Amazon employees in different groups or divisions tend to have different salaries as well.For example, employees in the Other sector earn an average yearly salary of $220,500.While employees in the Corporate Finance sector earn an average yearly salary of $66,050.

Amazon Salaries

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Highest Paying Jobs at Amazon

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Engineer
Year 2017
Job Title Engineer
Group/Division Other
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2023
Job Title Manager
Group/Division N/A
Location Seattle
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2020
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Strategy
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Palo Alto
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Engineer
Year 2018
Job Title Engineer
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Engineer
Year 2022
Job Title Engineer
Group/Division Program Management Group
Location Cambridge
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Technology
Location Arlington
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Engineer
Year 2021
Job Title Engineer
Group/Division N/A
Location Austin
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Developer
Year 2022
Job Title Developer
Group/Division Software
Location Seattle
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Other
Year 2015
Job Title Other
Group/Division Business Development
Location Seattle
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus

Average Pay by City for Amazon

Below we use 170 salary submissions to order the is the total average compensation by city for Amazon. Cost of living across the world varies a lot, so this data gives you a sense if there are significant adjustments for higher cost of living. Looking at the WSO data, the city with the highest average salary is Seattle, where employees earn an average salary of $121,000.

Salaries by Location at Amazon

Rank
City
Total pay Range
Range of $/hr
Seattle
Rank 1
City Seattle
Total pay Range $75,000 - $150,000
Range of $/hr $38/hr - $75/hr

Amazon Salaries by Department

Salaries at Amazon depend on the group, division, department or function. Employees who work in the Other group tend to get paid the most at at Amazon, earning an average yearly salary of $220,500. Employees in the Software receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $167,000 per year. A division that does not pay as well at Amazon includes the Corporate Finance group, with employees earning $66,050 on average.

Rank
Department
Average Pay
Average Hourly Pay
Other
Rank 1
Department Other
Average Pay $220,500
Average Hourly Pay $110/hr
Software
Rank 2
Department Software
Average Pay $167,000
Average Hourly Pay $84/hr
Generalist
Rank 3
Department Generalist
Average Pay $150,000
Average Hourly Pay $75/hr
Technology
Rank 4
Department Technology
Average Pay $141,000
Average Hourly Pay $71/hr
Engineering
Rank 5
Department Engineering
Average Pay $133,500
Average Hourly Pay $67/hr
Na
Rank 6
Department Na
Average Pay $132,500
Average Hourly Pay $66/hr
Information Technology (it)
Rank 7
Department Information Technology (it)
Average Pay $130,000
Average Hourly Pay $65/hr
Consumer Retail
Rank 8
Department Consumer Retail
Average Pay $95,000
Average Hourly Pay $48/hr
Corporate Finance
Rank 9
Department Corporate Finance
Average Pay $66,050
Average Hourly Pay $33/hr

Recently Added Amazon Salaries

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Research
Location Seattle
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Program Management Group
Location Seattle
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Research Analyst
Year 2024
Job Title Research Analyst
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Quincy
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Research Analyst
Year 2024
Job Title Research Analyst
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location BOSTON
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Operations
Location Houston
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
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