Amazon severance packages
10 community-shared reports from Amazon. Use them to benchmark what you're being offered.
Reports
10
Median severance
15 weeks
$34,200
Avg severance
20.1 weeks
$38,339
Typical range
12–20 weeks
Median base
$160,000
Median total comp
$364,000
Median tenure
7y
Negotiated
0%
COBRA included
40%
PTO paid out
30%
Remote
10%
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·L6 / LeadSoftware Engineer · Devices
May 22, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
20 wks
Base
Tenure
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COBRA 18moPTO payoutOutplacementEquity: Vested through date
A
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·IC4 / SeniorSoftware Engineer
May 20, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
60 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: Forfeited
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Amazon
Unspecified role
May 19, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
10 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: Forfeited
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Amazon
Unspecified role
May 19, 2026
Performance (PIP)Severance
10 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: Forfeited
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·L5 / MidSoftware Engineer · Retail
Apr 28, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
13 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: Vested through date
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·IC6 / SeniorSoftware Engineer
Jan 26, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
12 wks
Base
Tenure
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COBRA 6moPTO payoutOutplacementEquity: Forfeited
A
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Unspecified role · FABF53
Jan 26, 2026
Layoff / RIFSeverance
0 wks
Base
Tenure
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PTO payoutEquity: Continued vesting
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·IC2 / EntryOperations · AWS
Jan 9, 2026
PerformanceSeverance
16 wks
Base
Tenure
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COBRA 6moEquity: Vested through date
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Amazon
Unspecified role
Jan 28, 2025
Layoff / RIFSeverance
0 wks
Base
Tenure
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COBRA 3moEquity: Continued vesting
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·SeniorSenior SDE · Engineering
Oct 1, 2024
Layoff / RIFSeverance
20 wks
Base
Tenure
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Equity: Forfeited