Amazon Software Development Engineer Salary (2026)
Based on 65 recent salaries of Software Development Engineers at Amazon shared on Weekday · Updated Oct 2026
- Median salary
- ₹21 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,38,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹12–27 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹14.3 LPA
- 22 salaries
- All of Amazon
- ₹5.8 LPA
- Software Development Engineers earn 262% more
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use the newest 5,000 salaries, with the top and bottom 5% removed so typos don't skew them.
Amazon Software Development Engineer salary at a glance
A Software Development Engineer at Amazon earns a median of ₹21 LPA fixed, with most between ₹12 and ₹27 LPA. That is 262% above the ₹5.8 LPA median across everyone at Amazon.
Amazon Software Development Engineer salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs22 salaries₹14.3 L₹12–23 L
- 2–3 yrs23 salaries₹25 L₹21–30 L
- 4–6 yrs11 salaries₹25 L₹9.3–30 L
7–9 yrs hidden: fewer than 10 salaries. 10+ yrs hidden: fewer than 10 salaries.
Recent Amazon Software Development Engineer salaries
Newest first. 65 in all.
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹41 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 1 yr | ₹48 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹24.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹34 L |
Other roles at Amazon
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Amazon Software Development Engineer salary FAQs
What is the Software Development Engineer salary at Amazon?
A Software Development Engineer at Amazon earns a median of ₹21 LPA fixed, from 65 recent salaries on Weekday. Most earn ₹12–27 LPA.
What is the Amazon Software Development Engineer salary for freshers?
With 0–1 years of experience the median is ₹14.3 LPA.
How much does a Amazon Software Development Engineer earn with experience?
At 4–6 years the median is ₹25 LPA, against ₹21 LPA across all experience levels.
What is the in-hand salary of a Amazon Software Development Engineer?
At the ₹21 LPA median, take-home is about ₹1,38,000 a month under the new tax regime, with basic at 50% of CTC and PF on basic.
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