Amazon is paying as much as $263,700, or nearly Rs 2.27 crore by exchange rate on Thursday, to foreign hires for software engineer roles. The ecommerce behemoth revealed the salaries for employees hired from outside the US—with O-1 or H-1B visas—in mandatory filings for their recruitment.
The remuneration for various roles, including data scientists, business analysts, supply chain managers and more, hired from abroad starts from $63,835 (over Rs 55 lakh), as per applications received during the March quarter of 2025.
Notably, these are base salaries and do not include equity component Amazon offers to its employees. Here are the salaries Amazon pays its foreign hires.
Amazon Data Services
Amazon Development Center US
Amazon Web Services
Amazon.com Services
O-1 gains popularity as H-1B disappoints
With the popular H-1B visa becoming increasingly unreliable, a growing number of ambitious professionals are turning to the O-1A visa to immigrate to the US for work, ET reported. Employers, too, are now investing in sponsorships, encouraging candidates to bolster their profiles by publishing research papers, authoring books, and attending conferences.
Amazon job cuts
Amaozn has been trimming its workforce, with the latest round of layoffs at Amazon Web Services (AWS). At least several hundred employees were fired from the cloud computing division earlier this month, according to Reuters. The layoffs are said to impact multiple teams within AWS. One of the groups affected is known as "specialists", a team that works closely with customers to develop new product ideas and support the sales of existing AWS services.
These layoffs came just over a month after Amazon reduced headcount in its books business, including at its Goodreads review platform and Kindle operations. Before that, reductions were made in the company’s devices and services division, its Wondery podcast unit, and among staff in retail stores and corporate communications.
Meanwhile, AWS has shut down its AI lab in Shanghai, reported Financial Times, amid tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Last month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy drew criticism for his warning to employees that artificial intelligence will lead to more job cuts in the coming years, particularly among the company’s white-collar roles. In a memo dated June 17, Jassy told staff that as Amazon expands its use of AI agents and generative AI technologies, it will need fewer people to perform many existing corporate jobs.
Amaozn has started to lean heavily on AI. The company has made it mandatory for employees in several units, including smart home security brands Ring and Blink, to demonstrate their use of AI when applying for promotions, Business Insider reported last week.
The remuneration for various roles, including data scientists, business analysts, supply chain managers and more, hired from abroad starts from $63,835 (over Rs 55 lakh), as per applications received during the March quarter of 2025.
Notably, these are base salaries and do not include equity component Amazon offers to its employees. Here are the salaries Amazon pays its foreign hires.
Amazon Data Services
- Software Development Engineer: $108,826 – $223,600
Amazon Development Center US
- Software Development Engineer: $95,493 – $260,600
Amazon Web Services
- Business Intelligence Engineer: $96,678 – $176,012
- Enterprise Account Engineer: $103,605 – $238,965
- Professional Services: $105,997 – $218,200
- Software Development Engineer: $84,094 – $223,600
- Solutions Architect: $112,474 – $225,000
- Support Engineer (External): $63,835 – $160,000
Amazon.com Services
- Applied Scientist: $83,491 – $260,000
- Business Analyst: $79,518 – $143,100
- Business Intelligence Engineer: $193,200
- Data Engineer: $70,262 – $236,344
- Data Scientist: $92,040 – $230,900
- Financial Analyst: $94,300 – $204,028
- Manager, Software Development: $148,950 – $287,700
- Product Manager: $109,782 – $200,000
- Product Manager (Technical): $136,843 – $235,200
- Program Manager: $81,600 – $162,700
- Quality Assurance Engineer: $86,320 – $185,000
- Software Development Engineer: $85,384 – $263,700
- Supply Chain Manager: $77,200 – $168,000
- System Development Engineer: $105,997 – $198,000
- Technical Program Manager: $108,098 – $231,400
O-1 gains popularity as H-1B disappoints
With the popular H-1B visa becoming increasingly unreliable, a growing number of ambitious professionals are turning to the O-1A visa to immigrate to the US for work, ET reported. Employers, too, are now investing in sponsorships, encouraging candidates to bolster their profiles by publishing research papers, authoring books, and attending conferences.
Amazon job cuts
Amaozn has been trimming its workforce, with the latest round of layoffs at Amazon Web Services (AWS). At least several hundred employees were fired from the cloud computing division earlier this month, according to Reuters. The layoffs are said to impact multiple teams within AWS. One of the groups affected is known as "specialists", a team that works closely with customers to develop new product ideas and support the sales of existing AWS services.
These layoffs came just over a month after Amazon reduced headcount in its books business, including at its Goodreads review platform and Kindle operations. Before that, reductions were made in the company’s devices and services division, its Wondery podcast unit, and among staff in retail stores and corporate communications.
Meanwhile, AWS has shut down its AI lab in Shanghai, reported Financial Times, amid tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Last month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy drew criticism for his warning to employees that artificial intelligence will lead to more job cuts in the coming years, particularly among the company’s white-collar roles. In a memo dated June 17, Jassy told staff that as Amazon expands its use of AI agents and generative AI technologies, it will need fewer people to perform many existing corporate jobs.
Amaozn has started to lean heavily on AI. The company has made it mandatory for employees in several units, including smart home security brands Ring and Blink, to demonstrate their use of AI when applying for promotions, Business Insider reported last week.
