Amazon.com Services LLC

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Seattle, WA · Industry: Retail and e-commerce

Also files as: Amazon Web Services, Inc. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Amazon Data Services, Inc Amazon Advertising LLC

Short answer

Yes, Amazon.com Services LLC sponsors H-1B visas. It had 13,706 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, ranking #1 among all U.S. H-1B sponsors, with a median salary of $159,000.

Green card sponsorship has dropped sharply. Certified PERM cases fell from 4,615 in FY2023 to 56 in FY2026 so far. If a green card matters to you, ask about it before you accept an offer.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

13,706

#1 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$159,000

+26% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

down from 4,615 in FY2023

Most common level

Level II

47% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

14,250FY2024

15,194FY2025

13,706FY2026*

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

4,615FY2023

2,129FY2024

0FY2025

56FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 13,706 filings

What Amazon.com Services LLC pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $115,018
25th pct: $133,100
Median: $159,000
75th pct: $182,292
90th pct: $205,050

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 22%
Level II · qualified · 47%
Level III · experienced · 17%
Level IV · fully competent · 14%

Of 10,189 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Amazon.com Services LLC sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Development Engineer II	Software Developers	3,383	$171,500	$158,300 – $184,400
Software Development Engineer I	Software Developers	1,559	$129,000	$129,000 – $136,200
Software Development Engineer III	Software Developers	873	$204,300	$186,670 – $218,100
Applied Scientist II	Computer and Information Research Scientists	585	$179,000	$168,000 – $193,200
Manager III Software Development	Computer and Information Systems Managers	379	$217,600	$198,390 – $234,100
Data Engineer II	Data Scientists	218	$154,200	$134,600 – $166,850
Pathways Operations Manager MBA	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	198	$142,800	$142,800 – $142,800
Business Intel Engineer II	Business Intelligence Analysts	188	$140,385	$130,000 – $153,900

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Seattle, WA	5,185	$161,400
Bellevue, WA	2,304	$155,452
Austin, TX	1,062	$152,100
New York, NY	792	$170,300
Sunnyvale, CA	739	$186,142
Arlington, VA	406	$148,450
Santa Clara, CA	287	$187,741
San Francisco, CA	241	$187,200

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Amazon.com Services LLC files for

Extensions of current workers41%

17,886 — Continuing H-1B employment with Amazon.com Services LLC

Amended petitions26%

11,579 — Usually a new location or role

New hires19%

8,512 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Transfers from other employers13%

5,804 — People switching to Amazon.com Services LLC from another H-1B employer

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 13% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Amazon.com Services LLC does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	4,615	8	243	280
FY2024	2,129	8	14	357
FY2025	0	0	11	—
FY2026 so far	56	0	52	444

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. · Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP · Vialto Law (US) LLP

Compare with similar sponsors

Google LLC 7,336 filings · $193,000 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 1 Microsoft Corporation 5,107 filings · $177,000 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 1,600 Apple Inc. 4,828 filings · $173,907 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 31 Meta Platforms, Inc 5,152 filings · $214,032 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 153

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Questions about Amazon.com Services LLC H-1B sponsorship

Does Amazon.com Services LLC sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Amazon.com Services LLC had 13,706 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #1 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Amazon.com Services LLC?

The median is $159,000; the middle half of filings fall between $133,100 and $182,292. The most-filed title, Software Development Engineer II, has a median of $171,500.

Does Amazon.com Services LLC sponsor green cards?

Amazon.com Services LLC had 56 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards. That is down from 4,615 at its recent peak.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.