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15 open Data Scientist II reqs at $136K–$184K base in Seattle and Bellevue, all on-site.

$236k–$306k
total comp (est.)
79/100
Index score
Seattle · Bellevue · Sunnyvale · NYC · Arlington · San Diego
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As of October 11, 2026

The Data Scientist II role

Amazon data scientists build econometric, causal, forecasting and ML models for operations, devices, Prime Video and AWS decisions. The role leans toward inference and experimentation with ML, sitting between Business Intelligence Engineer (SQL and reporting) and Applied Scientist (production ML), and hiring is rolling, team by team.

A dedicated Data Scientist ladder in the Science job family (DS I at L4, DS II at L5, DS III at L6, Principal at L7), separate from Applied Scientist and Business Intelligence Engineer, hired team by team across Operations, Devices, Prime Video, AWS, Twitch, Audible and IMDb.

Worth knowing: Amazon’s Devices Data Scientist II req (posted September 22, 2026) says the team is ‘investing in AI to accelerate how science informs business strategy’ and asks for econometric and ML demand-forecasting models.

Amazon data scientist salary

$136k–$184k
Base salary
$236k–$306k
Total comp (est., with equity)

Base: posted $136,000–$184,000 on ‘Data Scientist II, Decision Science’ (Seattle tier, posted Sep 22, 2026); the same req posts $157,300–$212,800 for Sunnyvale. All-in: levels.fyi Amazon Data Scientist DS II (L5), US, 25th–75th percentile (n=19; the sample skews senior, typically seven years of experience), Oct 2026. Pay is base plus sign-on and RSUs, with no cash bonus.

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How Amazon scores

Compensation
6
Program maturity
9
Career capital
9
Momentum
8

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Amazon data scientist: common questions

Amazon’s posted base band is $136k–$184k. Estimated total compensation including equity is $236k–$306k. Base: posted $136,000–$184,000 on ‘Data Scientist II, Decision Science’ (Seattle tier, posted Sep 22, 2026); the same req posts $157,300–$212,800 for Sunnyvale. All-in: levels.fyi Amazon Data Scientist DS II (L5), US, 25th–75th percentile (n=19; the sample skews senior, typically seven years of experience), Oct 2026. Pay is base plus sign-on and RSUs, with no cash bonus.
As of October 11, 2026: 15 US reqs titled Data Scientist II on amazon.jobs as of Oct 11, 2026, plus about 16 untitled Data Scientist reqs with the same 2–3 year bar, within 50 US reqs carrying Data Scientist in the title — on last-mile operations, Devices, Prime Air, AWS and Private Brands — counted from the search feed and deduplicated by req. Check the live careers page for current reqs.
Yes — there is an early-career path. 2+ years as a data scientist, 3+ years of SQL and Python and 3+ years of ML or statistical modeling; a quantitative master’s on 11 of 15 DS II reqs (several accept a bachelor’s plus 5 years). No entry-level DS req is open; the nearest junior-priced req is NA Operations at $108,300–$160,000.
Mostly not. In office — all 81 location entries on the 50 DS-titled reqs are tagged on-site, under the corporate five-day policy in place since January 2, 2025.

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