The salaries of Amazon employees have been leaked just a few weeks after similar details emerged about Google employees. Software development engineers are said to earn up to $154,000. Details are in the rest of our article.
The salaries of Amazon employees leaked just a few weeks after similar details about Google employees emerged. While the base salaries for various statuses are seemingly different, Google appears to pay its employees much higher salaries. Software development engineers reportedly earn up to $154,000.
Amazon employee salaries revealed
Amazon applied for a work visa with the US Office of Foreign Labor Certification. After the application, it was directed to provide information about salary offers. Business Insider claimed to have obtained the data from this office. The information disclosed does not include stock-related compensation. It provides a valuable reference point for Amazon’s standard salaries for various roles. The cited source revealed the full list of salaries for all job openings. Here are some carefully selected salary details.
Software Development Engineer (I) can earn between $72,384 and $154,000. Engineer (II) can earn between $101,754 and $174,636. The Chief Software Development Engineer’s salary is reportedly between $160,000 and $298,266, according to the citation. The report also claims that Technical Operations Engineer (I) earns up to a maximum of $120,000, Professional Services (II) up to $195,000, Business Analyst (II) up to $105,000, Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (II) up to $160,100, Data Center (II) up to a maximum of $160,100. Engineers earn up to $160,000 and Data Scientists (II) earn up to $160,000. UX Designers (I) earn up to $143,000 and Hardware Development Engineers (II) earn up to $180,000.
Comparatively, Google is said to pay its employees higher salaries. It is generally considered one of the highest paying tech companies.
Interestingly, Google’s compensation structure includes stock options and bonuses beyond basic salaries. The data is based on information disclosed by a limited number of individuals as not all employees are comfortable sharing equity and bonus information.
