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Amazon Signing Bonus

Based on feedback from 246 Amazon employees about sign on bonuses, 45% said “I didn't receive a signing bonus.”In the case of employees at Amazon who did receive a bonus the most common sign on bonus received was $10,000+. Employees with a Master's degree were most likely to receive a $10,000+ sign on bonus, whereas those with some college were most likely to receive no sign on bonus. Lastly, employees at Amazon's Boston office were most likely to receive a sign on bonus, in comparison to employees at Amazon's Elizabethtown, KY office who were least likely to receive a signing bonus.

Q: When you were hired at your current job, what was the cash amount of your signing bonus?

Answered by 246 Amazon employees

Gender

Male

I didn't receive a signing bonus
37%
$1 - $1,000
4%
$1,000 - $5,000
3%
$5,000 - $10,000
4%
$10,000+
52%

Female

I didn't receive a signing bonus
60%
$1 - $1,000
6%
$1,000 - $5,000
10%
$5,000 - $10,000
3%
$10,000+
21%

Ethnicity

67%
$10,000+

Asian or Pacific Islander employees at Amazon answered $10,000+ the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian employees at Amazon answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
I didn't receive a signing bonus
52%
$1 - $1,000
1%
$1,000 - $5,000
4%
$5,000 - $10,000
5%
$10,000+
38%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
55%
$1 - $1,000
9%
$1,000 - $5,000
9%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
27%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
46%
$1 - $1,000
28%
$1,000 - $5,000
11%
$5,000 - $10,000
4%
$10,000+
11%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
26%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
5%
$5,000 - $10,000
2%
$10,000+
67%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
67%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
40%
$1 - $1,000
4%
$1,000 - $5,000
8%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
48%

Department

94%
I didn't receive a signing bonus

Amazon employees in Customer Support answered I didn't receive a signing bonus the most among all other departments.

Amazon employees in Engineering answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Sales
I didn't receive a signing bonus
14%
$1 - $1,000
2%
$1,000 - $5,000
3%
$5,000 - $10,000
3%
$10,000+
78%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
36%
$1 - $1,000
3%
$1,000 - $5,000
3%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
58%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
23%
$1 - $1,000
11%
$1,000 - $5,000
22%
$5,000 - $10,000
11%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
44%
$1 - $1,000
14%
$1,000 - $5,000
14%
$5,000 - $10,000
14%
$10,000+
14%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
68%
$1 - $1,000
3%
$1,000 - $5,000
5%
$5,000 - $10,000
8%
$10,000+
16%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
40%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
40%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
20%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
67%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
94%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
6%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
0%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
67%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
58%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
17%
$10,000+
25%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
60%
$1 - $1,000
20%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
20%

Age

78%
$10,000+

Amazon employees aged 46-50 answered $10,000+ the most among all other ethnicities.

Amazon employees aged 26-30 answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other ethnicities.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 61-65
I didn't receive a signing bonus
27%
$1 - $1,000
5%
$1,000 - $5,000
5%
$5,000 - $10,000
5%
$10,000+
58%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
28%
$1 - $1,000
2%
$1,000 - $5,000
3%
$5,000 - $10,000
3%
$10,000+
64%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
25%
$1 - $1,000
3%
$1,000 - $5,000
5%
$5,000 - $10,000
5%
$10,000+
62%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
40%
$1 - $1,000
5%
$1,000 - $5,000
20%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
35%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
38%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
6%
$10,000+
56%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
11%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
11%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
78%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
34%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
33%
$10,000+
33%

Education

82%
$10,000+

Amazon employees with a Master's answered $10,000+ the most among all other education levels.

Amazon employees with a Bachelor's degree answered $1 - $1,000 the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
I didn't receive a signing bonus
58%
$1 - $1,000
7%
$1,000 - $5,000
21%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
14%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
67%
$1 - $1,000
4%
$1,000 - $5,000
4%
$5,000 - $10,000
4%
$10,000+
21%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
55%
$1 - $1,000
9%
$1,000 - $5,000
9%
$5,000 - $10,000
9%
$10,000+
18%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
11%
$1 - $1,000
2%
$1,000 - $5,000
9%
$5,000 - $10,000
4%
$10,000+
74%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
14%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
4%
$10,000+
82%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
33%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
67%

Experience

69%
I didn't receive a signing bonus

Amazon employees with Entry Level experience answered I didn't receive a signing bonus the most among all other segments.

Amazon employees with 3 to 6 Years experience answered $1,000 - $5,000 the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
I didn't receive a signing bonus
69%
$1 - $1,000
6%
$1,000 - $5,000
9%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
16%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
59%
$1 - $1,000
6%
$1,000 - $5,000
7%
$5,000 - $10,000
4%
$10,000+
24%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
51%
$1 - $1,000
5%
$1,000 - $5,000
3%
$5,000 - $10,000
5%
$10,000+
36%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
31%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
6%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
63%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
19%
$1 - $1,000
4%
$1,000 - $5,000
4%
$5,000 - $10,000
6%
$10,000+
67%

Location

100%
I didn't receive a signing bonus

Amazon employees in Elizabethtown, KY answered I didn't receive a signing bonus the most among all other locations.

Amazon employees in Seattle answered $1,000 - $5,000 the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dalton, GA
  • Denver
  • Elizabethtown, KY
  • Homosassa Springs, FL
  • Los Angeles
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
I didn't receive a signing bonus
67%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
25%
$1 - $1,000
50%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
25%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
57%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
29%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
14%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
60%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
20%
$5,000 - $10,000
20%
$10,000+
0%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
50%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
50%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
100%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
0%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
67%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
40%
$1 - $1,000
30%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
30%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
46%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
8%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
46%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
67%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
33%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
36%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
9%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
55%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
32%
$1 - $1,000
5%
$1,000 - $5,000
4%
$5,000 - $10,000
5%
$10,000+
54%
I didn't receive a signing bonus
57%
$1 - $1,000
0%
$1,000 - $5,000
0%
$5,000 - $10,000
0%
$10,000+
43%

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